Whaaaat? No. It's about cookies. The most amazingly deliciously looking cookies I have ever laid eyes on. I will more than likely be making these later on today (as it is 2:00 a.m. right now).
Thanks to the amazing maggiefiasco of Reddit.com, while browsing Reddit and trying to fall asleep, I stumbled across these bad boys. I asked Ms. Maggie (as I will now call her) if I could borrow the recipe she graciously posted as long as I gave her credit. Here is what she said:
Actually I modified this recipe that I found on this blog, who found it and modified it from another blog, which was adapted from this blog, who doubtless found it somewhere else entirely...
I find that recipes are an endless passing down of knowledge with tweaks along the way. The current incarnation I have published in my previous comment is with my own modifications and additions.
She happens to have a very good point but again I asked if I could use her version. She said sure! So now, I can share this calorie-ridden, guilt-laden, coma-inducing, butter-friendly recipe with all of you lovely people! Yum!
The Dough:
- 1 1/4 c. flour
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 4 T. unsalted, soft butter
- 1/3 c. granulated sugar
- 1/3 c. light brown sugar
- 1 egg white
- 1 tsp. vanilla
The Filling:
- 3 T. maple syrup
- 1/3 c. dark brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
The Glaze:
- 1 c. powdered sugar
- 2 T. milk
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- dash of cinnamon
Directions:
- Combine the dry ingredients for the dough in a medium sized bowl and bring together with a whisk. Set aside.
- Cream the butter and sugars together in a large bowl. Add the egg white and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients by thirds, mix until just combined.
- Roll between two pieces of parchment paper or wax paper to form a 12-inch square. Chill for about 30 minutes.
- Carefully peel the bottom paper off the dough. Flip the dough and do the same with the other paper. Top the chilled dough with the maple syrup and then sprinkle with the cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Carefully roll the cookie dough up in a spiral and wrap in plastic wrap. Freeze until firm.
- Preheat your oven to 350.
- Slice into 1/4-inch slices and bake on a parchment lined sheet pan for 8-10 minutes. Place the sheet pan on a cooling rack and allow the cookies to cool on the sheet pan for about 10 minutes. Remove them from the sheet pan and continue cooling them on a cooling rack.
- While the cookies bake, mix together you glaze ingredients. Should be slightly sticky. After cookies have cooled on the sheet, drizzle glaze over them.
Turns out, I had to make a couple of modifications to the directions because the way they were written didn't make sense to me. So the wheel turns...
I hope all of you lovelies enjoy this recipe as much as I'm sure I will! Can't wait to get the ingredients and make them later! But alas, I know I will eat way too many and then I will feel guilty and have to go to the gym. Oh well! Totally worth it!
Oh, and pertaining to the gym thing... On my diet, I have so far lost 10 pounds. I dropped that the first week and then gained some back (had to eat a little fast food) and lost it again. I am hoping to lose a total of 70 pounds by August 3rd. There's a certain event I will be attending that I'd love to wear a bikini for.
I have been taking SlimQuick as well as eating fewer than 1200 calories a day and exercising at a beginner level. As far as I can tell, it's paying off. I feel more energetic and a little stronger honestly. I know I have a long way to go to "healthy" but I already feel so much better than before I started this diet.
I'm really glad I decided to take care of my body but honestly, who could resist a recipe like this?
Again, my credit for this amazing recipe goes to MaggieFiasco. Thanks Ms. Maggie!
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