Tuesday Cook Off ~ Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tuesday Cook Off ~ Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I want to apologize that I missed last Tuesday’s post.   With Thanksgiving and my parents in town from Illinois, I was just overwhelmed!  Plus, business is picking up with everyone trying to get his or her last minute Christmas pajamas.   Just FYI, we are almost sold out of our Sara’s Prints Christmas pajamas 🙂  There are only a few sizes left in stock.

Now back to Tuesday Cook Off!  So when my mom was in town we cooked a lot and tried some new recipes and I will be sharing them with you soon.   She showed me a quick and easy calzone recipe that everyone loved.

Before it gets too late for pumpkin, I wanted to share this amazing pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.   These cookies were so good!  I even made a second batch to freeze so I can grab a cookie when the urge hits.  My family and I agree these are the best pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.  But I will let you be the judge!

Recipe from: I Heart Nap time

Ingredients:

• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp milk
• 1 TB vanilla
• 1 11oz bag chocolate chips

Directions: 

Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, and egg in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt. Dissolve the baking soda with the milk and stir into the wet ingredients. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir for about one minute.  Add vanilla and chocolate chips and stir until combined.  Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Drop cookies on by the spoonful. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

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Tuesday Cook Off ~ Brown Sugar Pumpkin Muffins with Crumb Topping

Tuesday Cook Off ~ Brown Sugar Pumpkin Muffins with Crumb Topping

It is starting to feel like fall here in Phoenix.   The mornings and evening are finally getting cool and it’s a joy to actually walk outside.   So when temperatures start to dip here in Phoenix I start to break out the pumpkin.   My whole family is pumpkin lovers and likes almost anything pumpkin.   So I found this recipe on Pinterest and have been waiting to make these muffins. Finally, this weekend I made the muffins and they were delicious!!  Next time my youngest son wants me to add some chocolate chips to the muffins and I know this will be a great addition.

Here is the recipe from:  Top Inspired

Ingredients: 

2 1/2 cups AP flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp ground cinnamon

a pinch of freshly ground nutmeg

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 sticks (12 tbsp) unsalted butter, melted

2 cups packed brown sugar

1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree or 1 1/2 cups homemade puree

3 large eggs

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 375.  In a large bowl whisk together dry ingredients.  In another bowl combine the butter, sugar, pumpkin, and eggs.  Add dry to wet ingredients, stir to combine, don’t over mix.

2.  Pour batter into lined muffin pan.  Makes 12 big muffins. Or: one buttered and floured 9×5 loaf pan.

3.  Bake for 25-30 minutes (1 hour and 15-20 minutes for bread), until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Dig in while they’re still warm!

For the Crumb Topping:

• 3/4 C brown sugar
• 1 1/2 C AP flour
• 1/2 C butter, cut into small pieces
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Do you have a great recipe you would like to share?  Just email us at Linda@mybabypajamas.com.  Please attach a photo if you can.  If your recipe is chosen, you will win a $25.00 Gift Certificate to our website   Who doesn’t want free kids pajamas?  Please share this contest/giveaway!

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Tuesday Cook Off ~ Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

Tuesday Cook Off ~ Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

The kids are back in school and Labor Day has passed us.  It’s time to start thinking about pumpkin!  I love pumpkin bread, cookies, pies etc.   I have been scoping out my pumpkin recipes for months now.   So with Labor Day behind us, I thought I would feature my first pumpkin recipe of the fall.   This bread is so easy to make and is so good.  I promise you will just love the taste of this bread.  My youngest son, who is also a pumpkin lover, gave it a thumbs up!  That is hard to get from him 🙂

If you have a great pumpkin recipe, I would love for you to share it with us.   Please email Linda@mybabypajamas.com.

Yields 1 loaf

Recipe from Delishhh Blog

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups unbleached flour (you may substitute up to 3/4 cup whole wheat flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1-2 tsp milk

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour one 9×5-inch loaf pan. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, soda, salt and spices. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until well combined. Add flour mixture alternately with pumpkin, mixing well between each addition. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread batter into prepared pan and bake for 65-75 minutes, until loaf feels firm and springy when pressed in the center and a tester inserted comes out clean (except for melted chocolate chips). Cool in pan for 15 minutes then remove from pan and cool on a wire rack. To prepare glaze, sift powdered sugar with nutmeg and cinnamon in a small bowl. Add milk until mixture is thin enough to drizzle. Pour glaze over cool bread. Bread will keep well wrapped at room temperature for two days, in the refrigerator for five days, or in the freezer for up to four months.

Do you have a great recipe you would like to share?  Just email us at Linda@mybabypajamas.com.  Please attach a photo if you can.  If your recipe is chosen, you will win a $25.00 Gift Certificate to our website   Who doesn’t want free kids pajamas?  Please share this contest/giveaway!

Don’t forget where to find great footie pajamas, toddler pajamas and more, at My Baby Pajamas.