Persimmon Cookies

At 10 PM last night, my hubby asked me to make him some Persimmon Chocolate Chip Cookies.  How could I refuse? I've never made them before, and I was nervous, but I think they turned out good!

Persimmon Cookies 

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (optional)
1 cup Persimmon pulp
2 cups flour
1 handful of chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:
Preheat over to 350 degrees.
Beat sugar and butter together until smooth.  Add in eggs, one at a time, and beat in until just blended.
Add in cinnamon, salt, baking soda, cloves, pumpkin pie spice (optional) and flour.  Gradually add in persimmon pulp while mixing flour and spices.  Beat until well blended.  Stir in a handful of chocolate chips.

Drop by rounded spoonful onto greased baking sheet.  Bake for 5 minutes, then turn 180 degrees and bake another 3 minutes.  Allow to cool for a minute or two before transferring to wire rack or wax paper to cool.

Enjoy!

Sweet Pancakes

Last night, my hubby and I decided to have breakfast for dinner :) And I must give him credit here, because these pancakes were his idea, and they actually turned out good!

Sweet Pancakes


Pancake mix as directed
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Mix powdered sugar into pancake batter.  Cook pancakes as directed on box.  Top with butter and syrup :)
Enjoy!

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

I thought I would start of my blog with a new cookie recipe I made last night for my friends.  I was going to make Apple Butterscotch cookies, but then decided to twist it up a little bit and I ended up with my very own creation.  Enjoy!

Cinnamon Spice Apple Cookies
Ingredients:
10 Tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 1/2 cups flower
1 1/2 cups grated apple
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup cinnamon chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and sugar until smooth. Add egg.
Combine cinnamon, ground cloves, baking soda, salt and flour in a separate bowl and add alternately with grated apple. Stir in butterscotch and cinnamon chips by hand.

Drop by rounded spoonful onto greased baking sheet.  Bake for 5 minutes and turn pan 180 degrees.  Bake an additional 5 minutes.  Remove from oven, and let cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes.  Transfer to cooling rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes.  Enjoy!