Mickey's Christmassy Nutella Thumbprint Cookies

Mickey's Christmassy Nutella 

Thumbprint Cookies 

Written by: Christine | December 18, 2022

Ingredients:

1 C. butter 

1 C. sugar

⅓ C. brown sugar

1 egg 

1 egg yolk 

½ tsp. vanilla extract

2 C. flour

⅔ C. cocoa powder

½ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

½ C. Nutella

~40 chocolate mickeys (candy melts or chocolate chips melted ad directed on packaging and molded into mickeys in a silicone mold)

1 C. sprinkles

Directions:

*Let your butter and eggs come to room temperature.  

 

·        Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl.

·        Cream the butter and sugars in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer for 2 minutes. Scrap down the sides when needed with a rubber spatula.

·        When the mixture has lightened in color and is fluffy add egg and yolk one at a time until combined.

·        Add vanilla and mix.

·        Slowly pour or spoon the dry ingredients into the mix.

·        Place dough in a bowl with a lid or cover the mixture and put in fridge to cool at least 30 minutes up to overnight.

·        Preheat oven to 350°F.

·        Using a small cookie scoop, scoop into 1 inch balls.

·        Roll each ball in sprinkles and place on parchment lined pan.

·        Bake 8-10 minutes or until the edges are set.

·        Remove from the oven and cool for a few minutes.

·        Scoop Nutella into a plastic bag, snip the corner when ready to fill cookies.

·        Use the back of a ½ tsp. measuring spoon to press a thumbprint into your cookies

·        Squeeze ¼- ½ tsp of Nutella into each cookie and top with a Mickey!

·        Let cookies cool completely on a rack.

·        Enjoy!

Enchanted Rose Apple Tarts

Written by: Christina | December 14, 2022

Belle is my favorite princess of all time so I needed to celebrate her with a gorgeous and delicious treat.  These Rose Apple Tarts look far more intricate and difficult than they actually are.  In addition they don't require a ton of ingredients which I always love.  

Ingredients

• 1 puff pastry
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. butter (softened)
• 1/2 Tbsp. cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 2 apples
• 1 cup water
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• confectioners sugar (if desired)

How to make Belle's Rose Apple Tarts

Preheat oven to 375 F.  Grease a cupcake pan (recipe makes 6 tarts). Combine the cinnamon and sugar and set aside.

Thinly slice your apples leaving the skin on.  Place the sliced apples into a microwave safe bowl and add the water and lemon juice.  Microwave the apples for 3 and half minutes or until apples are soft enough to bend without breaking.  Strain the liquid and set aside.

Make sure you have thawed your puff pastry (This should take about 30 minutes).  Roll it out into a rectangle.  Cut the puff pastry into 6 equal strips.

Using a pastry brush, spread butter on half of each strip.  Next take the cinnamon and sugar mixture and sprinkle over the buttered half of the puff pastry strip. 

Then begin placing apple slices over the cinnamon and sugar.  Skin of the apple should be sticking out slightly.  Overlap the apple slices. 

Begin rolling at one end of the strip.  Once it's fully rolled place into a greased cupcake pan. 

  

Bake for 40 minutes.  Remove from tin and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar (if desired) and enjoy!