Melt in Your Mouth Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups butter, softened

2 cups granulated sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 eggs                                   

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 15-ounce can pumpkin

4 cups all-purpose flour

Frosting

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 to 4 cups powdered sugar (add until desired consistency/firmness)-We did 3 cups pd Sugar

ground cinnamon sprinkled on top (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl beat the 2 cups of butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, baking powder,baking soda,salt,the 1 teaspoon cinnamon,and the nutmeg. Beat until combined. Beat in the eggs and 2 teaspoons of vanilla until combined. Beat in pumpkin. Beat in as much of the four as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon.

2. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until tops are set. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

3. For frosting, in a small saucepan heat the 1/2 cup butter and brown sugar until melted and smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Spread frosting on cookies. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon if desired.

Caution... This recipe makes A LOT of cookies. Be prepared to give some away.. Or you will end up like me and eat 20 of them in one sitting. ;) ..No but really.. I ate at least 20. 


http://parentpretty.com/pumpkin-cookies-recipe/

Thai Peanut Noodles

Thai Peanut Noodles- Our Best Bites

Ingredients: 

1/2 c. chicken broth

3 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter

1-2 tsp. Sriracha chili sauce (1 is mild with a bite, 1.5 is medium, 2 is hot) (we did 1 tsp)

1 1/2 Tbsp. honey

3 Tbsp. soy sauce

1 1/2 Tbsp. fresh minced ginger

2-3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced

8 oz. Udon or linguine noodles ( I used Linguine)

Chopped green onions

Chopped cilantro

2 limes, cut into quarters

Chopped peanuts

Directions:

Cook noodles in salted water. In the meantime, combine chicken broth, peanut butter, chili sauce, honey, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk until smooth and remove from heat. Toss cooked noodles with sauce and divide among 4 bowls. Sprinkle with green onions, cilantro, chopped peanuts, and garnish each serving with 2 lime quarters. Before eating, squeeze lime juice over noodles and stir to combine.

*If desired, you can add meat to this dish by stir-frying shrimp or very thinly-sliced chicken (partially freeze it first) in some olive oil with a couple cloves of garlic, some fresh ginger, some green onions, soy sauce, and a small squirt or two of Sriracha chili sauce.

Josh and I bought some "cheaper" shrimp to go with it.. and it was amazing. We just sauteed some up in olive oil and butter. Seriously. Our new favorite meal. Oh and I only did 1 tsp of the hot chili sauce. Next time I think we might add a little water to the sauce to make it not as thick.(Josh wanted it thinner.) But really, I LOVE this recipe. 

I added this picture from their website so you could see the hot sauce bottle they used. I found it by the chinese noodles you would use in Hawaiin Haystacks or the Soy Sauce. It took me forever to find it. So I figured I would try to give a little tip and help out if you want to go find it:)

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/09/thai-peanut-noodles/