Hot chocolate & holiday nights in with your favorite childhood cookies >> Come make these very festive Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies + Hot Chocolate Board with me!
Ingredients you'll need:
1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
¾ cup Granulated Cane Sugar
½ cup Brown Sugar, packed
2 large Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
3 cup All Purpose Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
½ tsp. Baking Powder
½ tsp. Fine Sea Salt
1 cup Chopped Chocolate, or Chocolate Chips
½ cup Crinkle Cookies
½ cup Pretzels, roughly chopped
¼ cup Sprinkles
½ cup Colored Chocolate Candies
How to Make Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies:
Preheat oven to 375F. Line a large baking pan with parchment paper.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugars. Beat 2 minutes.
Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat another 1-2 minutes, until creamy.
In a separate large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together. Mix well. Add to the stand mixer bowl.
Mix the flour into the wet ingredients just until combined.
Add in all the toppings to fold in just until combined, and there’s no more flour clumps.
(Optional) Cover and chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Using 2-3 tablespoons of dough per cookie, place the cookies on the prepared pan 3” apart.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, just until beginning to be golden brown along the edges, and just set in the center. Be careful not to over bake the cookies!
Tap the baking pan on your stovetop 2-3 times to help interrupt the baking process and create those iconic crinkly tops.
Let the cookies cool on the pan 5 minutes then remove to a baking wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
How to Store Leftover Cookies:
Store leftover cookies in a air-tight cookie jar at room temperature away from moisture up to 1 week, or freeze in a freezer-safe bag up to 4 weeks.
Healthier French Hot Chocolate Recipe:
The French are known for their luxuriously rich, creamy, and thick hot chocolate. And while this recipe isn't completely traditional, I've made it taste just as chocolate-y without the unnecessary amounts of heavy cream Lol
This recipe makes 2 large cups or 4 smaller cups of hot chocolate.
Ingredients you'll need:
2 cups Whole Milk
1/3 cup Heavy Cream
2 tsp. Powdered Sugar
1/2 tsp. Espresso Powder (optional)
8 oz. Bittersweet Chocolate, chopped
How to make:
Add the whole milk, heavy cream, powdered sugar, and espresso powder (optional) to a saucepan over medium heat. Heat just until warm. Do not let boil!
Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the chopped chocolate. If needed, reheat on LOW heat until desired preference. Enjoy!
Topping for Hot Chocolate:
Whipped Cream (+ a dash of ground cinnamon)
Marshmallows
Festive Topping to Add on the Whipped Cream:
Crushed candy canes
Cinnamon sticks
Chopped chocolate, or chocolate shavings
Ground cinnamon
Drizzle of chocolate fudge
Drizzle of salted caramel
Cook with me! ⬇️
I truly hope you all enjoy this treasured recipe that has nestled its way into our hearts here in the ABM kitchen! ’till next time… xxL
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“"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” ~ Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
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Hey, I’m Lauren!
Welcome! The recipes you’ll find here are inspired by seasonal ingredients, generations-old family recipes, and places I’ve grown to love most. My hope is to inspire you inside the kitchen with a love for home-cooked foods, as well as outside the kitchen since everyday is another chance to make a bright moment in someone's life ;)
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