Bailey's Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Chips

Bailey's Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Chips

A couple of weeks before school let out, I made a batch of surprise Bailey's cupcakes for a friend. It was a special request that she jokingly asked me to do, "Will you make me something with Bailey's?" I've seen countless recipes using Bailey's Irish Cream, and other kinds of alchohols, but I had never made the effort to go out of my way to bake something that incorporates them.

Nutella Brownies.

Nutella Brownie

I have yet to meet a single person who dislikes Nutella. What could be better than chocolate and hazelnut combined into the most delicious and addicting spread, ever (at least I think so).

Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie

Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie

A few months ago, my best friend posted a link to Picky Palate's blog on my Facebook wall, which featured this chocolate chip cookie stuffed with an Oreo. Originally, I had set the idea aside thinking this was kind of a weird concept, and not very "creative." 

Well, to go back on my word, I obviously made these monsterous two in one cookies. This cookie recipe has been flooding the foodgawker, pinterest, and food blogging world. I finally caved last week and decided, that I too, needed to follow the trend. 

Hot Chocolate Cookies

Hot-Chocolate Cookie

Hot Chocolate Cookies. Or, you can call them Chocolate Surprise Cookies. Regardless, the name sounds pretty awesome. Hot chocolate flavor packed into a cookie with a marshmallow on top, this sounds promising.

Unfortunately, these cookies disappointed me. The chocolate cookie dough baked to be pretty dense. The chocolate flavor was dark, but also a tad chalky. These tasted like chocolate graham crackers, or chocolate teddy grahams, which if you like that taste, then you will love these. However, I am not a fan of either of these delights, and therefore I wasn't a huge fan of these cookies.

Pretzel Crusted-Peanut Butter- Brownie Filled Thumbprint Cookies

What a long name to describe a cookie! This cookie describes the end of Winter Quarter: a bunch of different components all tied into one delicious thing. It was simultaneously, the last baked good I made over the course of the past three months!

This is the twelfth baked good that has made it on my blog. I can agree with all of my friends that I have definitely amped up my baking this quarter. Baking is continually becoming more of an outlet for me during stressful school days. This all being said, I took a break over finals week away from baking and searching for recipes online. It was a huge relief not feeling anxious about the giant mess, and time, that baking would take out of my schedule (as much as I love it, it can be a time consuming task!). 

Homemade Oreos

Homemade Oreos

I was told this past weekend, "These are the best cookies you have ever made!" To justify my friend's point, I brought (around) all 30 cookies to a small dinner party that included five people this past weekend. The next morning, when I received the plate back, there were only two left.