Cookies | Tags: Cookies, meatloaf, oatmeal, potatoes
Before we get to the food, I need a shameless little vote from my readers. I am up for the best family/kids food blog from the Well Fed Network and would love to see little ol’ Picky Palate get some votes. Thanks to all of you who have supported me! Click HERE to vote, just takes a second. Thanks!
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So, we just got back from a great weekend in AZ. It was so nice to see our family and friends. What about those AZ Cardinals huh? I’m pretending to be a sports fan here. I just know how excited my hubby and other male family members are for this crazy win!
I’ve got a great weeknight dinner here. These little meatloaves are great individual servings for everyone and taste incredible. It’s best to free form them and place them on top of a baking rack that is placed over a baking sheet, so the juices have somewhere to go. I found these cutest little dutch potatoes at the grocery store here in
The cookies below speak for themselves. Crisp around the edges, soft inside with butterscotch and Toffee bits. They are heavenly I tell you! Take a peek…
Petite Meatloaves and Garlic Herbed Dutch Potatoes
Petite Meatloaf
1 lb lean ground beef
2 eggs, beaten
3 Tablespoons milk
1 Tablespoon mustard
3 cloves fresh garlic
½ Cup grated parmesan cheese
½ Cup fresh bread crumbs (you can use the ones you get at the grocery store too)
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
½ teaspoon
¼ Cup ketchup
6 strips ready bacon (that kind you get at Costco and you just have to microwave it)
1. Gently combine all ingredients with hands into a large bowl until just combined. Form into 6 mini loaves and place onto a baking rack lined baking sheet. Lightly brush tops with ketchup and top each with 2 bacon halves. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.
Garlic Herbed Dutch Potatoes
1 lb Dutch Potatoes, left whole, or any potato of choice cut into same size ½ inch pieces
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon garlic salt
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 Tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place all ingredients into a large bowl. Toss to combine. Place onto a large baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes or until fork tender.
4 servings
Oatmeal Butterscotch Toffee Chip Cookies
2 sticks softened butter
¾ Cup sugar
¾ Cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ½ Cups flour
½ Cup quick oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 ½ Cups butterscotch chips
1 Cup toffee chip pieces
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla until well combined. In a large bowl combine flour, oats, baking soda and salt. Slowly add to wet ingredients along with the butterscotch chips and toffee bits just until combined.
2. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop onto a silpat or parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 9 minutes or until cooked to your liking. Let cool for 5 minutes before removing.
Have a great week ya’ll. Thanks again for voting. I’ll be back soon with more dinner ideas and probably some treats too!!
Congrats! I will go vote. So much yummy food here! I especially love the cookies. All my favorite flavors are there!
I voted once, can you vote more than once?
Great looking M & T dinner! And yum to the cookie. I just posted a similar one, with cinnamon chips and white choc. chips.
How fun that you got to go home!
those potatos and cookies look great!
i will make sure to vote!
Congratulations on the nomination! Loving those cookies. Those could do some serious damage to my diet.
Those potatos look soo good! Very earthy…remind me of summer backyard bbq’s…and you got my vote
What a great meal! Congrats, you got my vote! Looks like you are way ahead. Goodluck!
These all look great! Cute potatoes!! I’ll definately vote for you!
Looks delicious! Off to bookmark those cookies for future use.
And I voted
You are well ahead right now. I’ll vote again if it lets me.
Those cookies look wicked good, I’m going to have to try them out.
Good luck Jenny, you allready have my vote. Yummy meal and cookies!
Those cookies sound lovely. Buttercotch chips are a fav of my husbands. I will so have to try them. Congrats on your nomination. I have to go vote now!
Congrats, and I definitely will be putting in a vote. Oh wow, the meatloaf and potatoes looks so comforting.
What great comfort food.I hope your blog wins.
I voted already!
Those cookies look like another winner! Love the mini meatloaves, too… great idea to do individual servings.
Meatloaf is the perfect comfort food on cold days! Good luck with the contest.
Meatloaf, potatoes and cookies…can’t get much better than that combo! Those are sweet little potatoes….I’ve never seen them around here-so will use the recipe with cut up potatoes.
I just went and voted for ya…hope your blog wins!
All three of these recipes look wonderful! I went and voted and it looks like you have the award in the bag-over 74% of the votes! Woohoo!
Of course I voted for you!! You’re doing awesome. Congrats!
Voted for you – good luck!
Congratulations on your nomination!
Your cookies look amazing! I just made ice cream with toffee bits and it was delish. I’m sure the kids will be head over heels in love with the cookies too.
Those potatoes are so cute and it looks like a meal my husband would love. I’ll have to try the cookies, too- yum!
I voted for you before I even read this!
I made the meatloaf last night and it was fabulous! The fresh garlic was perfect in it. My picky eaters loved it. Thank you.
Hi, congratulations on your nomination!
It all looks so delicious! I will try those mini meatloaves for sure. I’m always looking for dinner ideas and you always have some awesome ones!
BTW, I did vote for you! I think I left you a message on FB about it..
Those potatoes look beautiful! And I voted for you – you’re blowing away he competition.
They whole meal looks delicious! And of course I had to vote for you since your blog is the best!
You are so going to win. Count wait to see you on food network. How do you think your mini meat loaves would do with ground turkey?
That meatloaf looks so yummy. One question – do you mix the 1/4 cup ketchup with the meatloaf, and then put additional ketchup on top? Or do you use the 1/4 cup ketchup to top them? Thanks!
Hi Brooke,
The ketchup gets brushed on top, not mixed inside with the meat. Hope you enjoy!!
I made these last night with my daughter- they were a big hit! Fun to make, too.
Hello Jenny!
Thanks for another great recipe! My 1 1/2 and 3 1/2 year olds ate it up quickly and asked for more! Woo hoo! 
One question, what temperature for the meatloaf? I made it tonight but had to cook it forever (I guessed 375)! Oh, and I accidentally mixed ketchup IN the meatloaf since I didn’t see the only brush it on top comment until now! Oh well!