Meet my Itty Bitty Chocolate Chip Cookie-wiches!  Aren’t they the cutest little things?

I had to run across the street to our local Gelson’s market last week when I ran out of butter (who does that?) and as I was waiting behind the slowest customer in the entire store when my eyes glanced over to the beautiful cheese display to my right.  It was then when I saw these adorable little “Petits Toasts” right above the cheeses. I quickly snatched a package before my turn to check out.  I had a zillion things in mind that I could do with these cute little toasts.

When the boys had a friend over a couple days ago I told them I’d make them some warm cookies for a snack.  I took my cookie dough out from the fridge then saw my little toasts in the pantry and the light bulb went off.  I was so excited to see how these would turn out and let me tell you it’s all GOOD!  The toasts are not too crunchy, but just enough.  You are going to love these….and so will everyone else!  Here’s a picture of the package below.

photos from google images

Here’s the cute package of Imported Petits Toasts.  I would first check your nicer grocery stores in the cheese section, then look in the cracker section.  IF you can’t find them in your stores, I found them on Amazon for $2.99

Y’all ready for the extreme difficulty of this recipe?  Ok, brace yourselves….place your mini toasts onto a baking sheet then place 1 teaspoon of cookie dough over top and bake for 9 minutes.  Phew, that was tough!  lol.

Here they are baking.  Now, I will say you will want to use a chilled cookie dough that has a good amount of flour.  I will give you my cookie recipe that I used below.  It didn’t ooze over the sides of the toasts at all and still tasted delish.  I use this cookie recipe all the time.

Right after you take the toast/cookies out of the oven, quickly get the other toasts to gently press over top while cookies are warm so the top toast sticks after they cool.

I melted some good chocolate, drizzled it over the tops and viola!  Here you have the cutest little cookie-wiches you ever did see   Enjoy!

Itty Bitty Chocolate Chip Cookie-wiches

1 package Imported Petits Toasts

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (This Recipe worked great, stayed on top of toasts nicely when baked)

2 sticks butter

3/4 Cup brown sugar

3/4 Cup granulated sugar

2 Large eggs

1 Tablespoon pure vanilla

3 1/4 Cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

2 Cups chocolate chips, I used semi-sweet

1.  To prepare cookie dough, cream your butter and sugars in a stand mixer until light and fluffy.  Add eggs and vanilla until well combined, scraping sides of bowl.  Place flour, baking soda and salt into a large bowl; mix then slowly add to wet ingredients along with chocolate chips.  Beat on very low until just combined.  Transfer dough to a tupperware/bowl with lid and chill for a minimum of 2 hours or overnight.

2.  To prepare Cookie-wiches, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Place mini toasts onto a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet.  Place 1 teaspoon of chilled cookie dough balls over top of toasts and bake for 9 minutes.  Remove from oven and gently press more toasts over top of hot cookies.  Don’t press too hard or cookies will just oooze all over the place!!

3.  Melt chocolate, spoon inside a corner of a ziplock, snip a tiny edge and drizzle chocolate over top of toasts.  Let chocolate harden…or don’t   Serve and enjoy!

at least 3 dozen cookie-wiches

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Have a great rest of your week and weekend!  See y’all soon

Simple recipes make me so happy, that’s just how recipes should be right?  Feast your eyes on my latest quick and simple dessert….. Honeyed Apple Peanut Butter Tart.  This is another play on one of our favorite snacks….apples and peanut butter.  How could that fabulous combo not be completely delicious layered nicely over butter pastry dough?

Looking forward to hearing how you guys like this one, take a peek!!

Here is your simple line up of ingredients….please note that I ended up using 2 apples and some powdered sugar to dust over the finished recipe

Lay out your puff pastry onto a nice baking sheet.

Peanut butter and honey time!

Spread peanut butter mixture over each square of pastry.

Slice your beautiful apples…

…..and layer them over the peanut butter.

Drizzle warm honey over your apples….

sprinkle with sugar and it’s time to bake!

Ahhhh, gorgeous…..and it was delish too!

Honeyed Apple Peanut Butter Tart

1 sheet Puff Pastry, thawed

heaping 1/2 Cup creamy peanut butter

2 Tablespoons honey, warmed plus 4 Tablespoons for drizzling

2 apples of choice, sliced thinly

2 Tablespoons granulated sugar

Powdered sugar for dusting

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Slice puff pastry dough into 3 equal size rectangles and place onto a silpat lined baking sheet.  Warm peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl until liquid like.  Drizzle in 2 Tablespoons of honey, stir then spread evenly over 3 pastry rectangles leaving 1/2 inch border around edges.  Layer apple slices neatly over top of peanut butter, drizzle with warm honey, sprinkle with sugar then bake for 30-35 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned and puffed around the edges.  Let cool completely then drizzle with additional warm honey if desired and powdered sugar.  Serve as whole tarts or cut each tart into fourths.

3 full tarts or 12 slices

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Have a great new week, see you soon!

Aug 26, 2010 | Desserts | Tags: 5 ingredients, cheesecake, chocolate, cream cheese, dessert, Oreo Cookies, pretzels, quick and easy, white sprinkles

Oreo Cheesecake Pretzel Bites

7 whole Oreo Cookies

1 oz cold cream cheese

24 square pretzels

1 Cup chocolate chunks or chocolate chips, melted

White Sprinkles

1.  Place Oreos into a food processor and process until finely ground.  Mix Oreo crumbs and cream cheese until dough forms.  Pinch 1 Tablespoon of dough and form into a little square.  Place onto pretzel then gently press…Continue Reading »

Aug 24, 2010 | Uncategorized

Seems like just about everyone has started back up at school.  My boys have a few more weeks, but come on over to Smithfield.com to see my latest post on tricks that have made our school mornings so much smoother.

I would love for you to visit me at Smithfield and leave a quick comment to say hi.  Thanks so much!!

xoxo

Jenny

Aug 23, 2010 | Desserts | Tags: cupakes, marshmallow, oreos, quick and easy, yellow cake

My boys are growing up entirely too fast.  What do I do to stop them, can hardly believe my oldest is already 8 years old!

I really do LOVE birthdays, I had so much fun sneaking around Thursday night after the boys went to bed decorating the whole house.  I’m talking good old fashion streamers, balloons and cheesy Happy Birthday signs. …Continue Reading »

Aug 19, 2010 | Cookies

Ok, someone stop me from making more cookies   But wait, these only have 4 ingredients so let me share these with before I’m banned.

The boys and I were up early Monday morning and decided to make these perfectly simple/no butter/no sugar cookies.  Instead of butter I had the boys mash up 4 bananas, add some creamed honey that…Continue Reading »

Aug 17, 2010 | Uncategorized | Tags: Levain Bakery, NYC

One of the absolute highlights of my trip to NYC was visiting the Famous Levain Bakery!  Come see all the tasty photos and my review of each and every cookie at my Life in OC page.  Prepare to drool

Have a beautiful Tuesday! xoxo

Jenny