Cookie dough dip

• This recipe is so much fun to make and eat! it tates just like when I used to lick the cookie dough batter off the spoon when I was done. (or maybe still do) I recomend you make this recipe for a party it's delicious! My  Girl Scout troop and I made this and everyone loved it! 
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• 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature 
• 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips type of your choice (I used mini chocolate chips semi sweet morsels)
• graham crackers for serving

1. Using a stand mixer (or a hand mixer + small bowl), add in butter and cream cheese and beat on medium until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
2. Drop mixer speed to low and add in brown sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar. Mix until thoroughly combined.
3. Using a spatula or spoon, fold in chocolate chips until chips are evenly dispersed.
4. Serve immediately with graham crackers, nilla wafers, pretzels, or other snack food. If preparing in advance: Keep in the refrigerator until ready to eat.
   

I found this recipe at: homade hoopla cookie dough dip, Yum!

Blueberry Breakfast Bars

Today it was raining. Another rainy day in Madison. But there is some good news...  I get to cook one of my all time favorite recipes, Blueberry Breakfast bars! I found the recipe in Whole Grain Mornings by Megan Gordan. They taste like heaven!

In this link you will find all sorts of fun ideas for you or your child. It also has a little bit about blueberries and their history. These were really fun to make, especially for a rainy day.

These bars are delicious and if anything you should try making them. It will be a sweet surprise. Speaking of sweet, there are so many different tastes in these. Especially sweet. I hope you enjoy the baking. Have a nice day. -Ginger :)

Nutty Millet Breakfast Cookies

     This afternoon I decided to make cookies. But not just any cookies... They were healthy cookies! The recipe was from a book called Whole Grain Mornings  by Megan Gordan. The cookies were supposed to be a healthy whole grain breakfast, whether you're in a hurry to get to the bus or just taking it slow on a Sunday morning these make a great breakfast.

     In the fall my mom and I started a list of recipes from this book we wanted to try. Twice a week for ten weeks we made a special breakfast for each morning. We made everything from Peach cobbler to Ginger Bread cake. These are some excellent recipes and you should definitely try  them sometime. We also had to be very flexible, one day hazelnuts weren't in season so we couldn't make our own chocolate hazelnut spread so we used nutella! Every recipe in this book uses whole grains like farro, spelt flour, buckwheat flour, millet, brown rice, barley & wheat berries. Whole grains are healthy for you, that is why we like this book so much.

     These were some great recipes and you should definitely try them sometime. We have only tried 20 recipes so far I look forward to making them all. If you check out some recipes I wish you the best of luck. Good luck on the cooking. -Ginger :)  

Herb Garden Plans

Check out this cool idea I found it in a National Geographic Kids Cook Book! Its a Herb Garden, that you can make from an empty recyclable can, sand paper, scrap construction paper or wrapping paper, glue, stickers, markers, ribbon (etc), potting soil, some herb seeds (your choice of what they are), water, labels, small stones or marbles, and wooden craft sticks.

I like this idea because, you can make this at home and you don't need a lot of an adults help. I also like this idea because you can grow plants from your own herb garden. You can use the herbs from your garden to use in dishes that you make. Another reason I like this idea is because, you can decide on what you want to grow, and it teaches you how to take care of a garden. The experience of taking care of a garden might help you be more responsible.

- Cinnamon :)