nutella cookie sandwiches

in celebration of superbowl sunday and some fabulous friends of ours coming over i got out the baking mittens yesterday!

on the menu, nutella cookie sandwiches:) which i found on pinterest and they linked me, here.  due to personal taste and some things i think needed changed, i have changed up the recipe a bit.  

cookies

1 1/2 cups cake flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking soda

6 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup Nutella

filling

6 tbsp. unsalted butter at room temperature

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

pinch of salt

3/4 cup marshmallow fluff

1/2 cup nutella

preheat oven to 375

in a small bowl whisk the flour, salt and baking soda; set aside.

in a large bowl cream butter, brown sugar, and sugar. 

 in large bowl, add egg.  add nutella until combined, then the vanilla. 

add dry mixture to wet mixture until combined.

line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.  spray the foil, coating well.  using two spoons, scoop a ball with one and scrape it off onto the foil with the other. 

bake 8 minutes, allow to cool before frosting.  do not overbake or they'll become crunchy!

to make the filling, cream the butter and sugar in a medium bowl.  add powdered sugar and beat until smooth.  stir in vanilla and salt.  mix in the marshmallow fluff and nutella, and whisk until light and fluffy.  if the filling is too soft or runny add more powdered sugar as needed.  put filling in an icing bag or ziplock bag and place in the freezer until cookies are done and have cooled down.

once the cookies are ready, remove the bag from the freezer and cut a tip off of the edge.  place 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling onto half of the cookies (approximately 14). 

 top with remaining cookies to create sandwiches.

note//my cookies turned out a little flat, i have changed the recipe to prevent this.

hearty and delicious//banana oat muffins

i am a sucker for a good muffin and even more so a grab and go breakfast.

it is nice to make a batch of home made muffins on the weekend so that the hubby and i have a quick breakfast to grab as we are running out the door during the week.

this week, banana oat muffins.

i try to pick healthier options and definitely something with fruit.

wren also loves muffins, so it is a win-win!

let's go shopping!

-1 1/2 cups cake flour

-1 cup rolled oats

-1/2 cup sugar

-2 tspn baking powder

-1 tspn baking soda

-1/2 tspn salt

-1 egg

-1/2 cup milk

-1/4 cup vanilla almond milk

-1/3 cup olive oil

-1 cup mashed bananas

and get to work!

preheat your oven to 400 degrees

in a medium size bowl, mix together your dry ingredients.

note:  you can use all-purpose flour, but i think cake flour makes for a better muffin:)

in another medium-large size bowl, mix together wet ingredients

note:  instead of using a mix of almond milk and cow's milk, you can use all cow's milk but i prefer adding in the almond milk.  if you go with all cows milk, you may want to add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla as well.

mash your bananas

note:  1 cup is approximately 4 bananas

add to the wet ingredients

slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until well combined

this makes 12 muffins.  coat your muffin pans well with a spray oil, or use liners.

pour the mix in, fill almost to the top, don't be afraid!

bake at 400 degrees for 18 minutes.

ENJOY!