Sun Butter Kisses & Chobani Giveaway

As I mentioned in my last post, I had a chunk of leftovers from this past weekends cookie exchange. One of those leftovers was a previously un-shown container of Hershey kisses:

I had planned to make cookies this week to include in the packages of gifts I’m giving to Kaylin’s teachers at daycare. Once I saw the leftover kisses, I instantly thought peanut butter blossoms! And then I remembered the no nut rule at daycare. I adapted this recipe and made sun butter kisses instead:

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sun butter
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups AP Flour
• 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• Additional granulated sugar (about 2 tablespoons)
• Hershey Kisses

Directions:

Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, peanut butter, butter and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in additional granulated sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately press 1 chocolate candy in center of each cookie. Let cookies sit one additional minute on the cookie sheet and then remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Allow cookies to cool COMPLETELY before packaging.

Makes ~ 28 cookies.

And now, for a fun giveaway! As you know, I love Chobani Greek yogurt. I recently received their new 32-ounce containers and used them in a batch of chocolate chunk bread and as a sour cream replacement in dip.  Now YOU can receive two 32-ounce containers of Chobani!! This giveaway is open to all readers in the US and Canada. You DO NOT have to have a blog to enter. To enter, leave a comment below by Sunday, December 18 at noon, telling me one recipe on the Chobani Kitchen website you’d like to try. (Disclaimer: I received my Chobani for free and you will receive YOUR Chobani, if you win, for free)

Winners will be randomly chosen- good luck!!

Cookie Exchange

Hi guys! Sorry I disappeared at the end of last week. Josh had been on travel all week, so I was playing single mama (props to all the single moms out there- boy is it tough work) and I was getting ready for my cookie exchange. Anyone else have trouble guessing how much food to make for parties? I always over do it and was trying to really be right on this time. For the twenty ladies and few peanuts we had over, I put out crackers and cheese (no picture), meatballs:

Hummus & Veggies:

Chips & Salsa

Chocolate mint M&M & sun butter cookies, pumpkin bars and TJs eggnog covered almonds:

Fruit & fruit dip

and tortilla rollups (tortillas topped with whipped light cream cheese, turkey, spinach & light mozzarella cheese (no pick):

In the end, I had too much food . But, I did better than I usually do!

For the exchange, I made sun butter cookies (Jenna’s from Eat Live Run!) with red & green chocolate covered sunflower seeds:

My final plate (I some how missed a few of the cookies on here):

We had a blast! A big thank you to my Mom who helped with prep, clean up, and taking care of Kaylin during the party!! And Josh for keeping Frank busy & helping with clean up. AND my Aunt for helping with clean up. Y’all are amazing!

What do you have on tap this coming week? Usual over here! Work/teaching at the gym/Kaylin/Josh/Frank!