Maple Bacon Cheddar Chocolate Chip Cups

Yes, the name is quite a mouthful and so are these!

Yes! You! Will! Love! These!

Trust me on this...most amazing thing you've ever eating! Ever!!! These little bite are the perfect size for a sweet treat, but size is the only small thing about them! They are bursting with an awesome combination of flavors!

Ya, I know there are a lot of exclamation points up there. But, these really are out of this world, especially warm and gooey, straight out of the oven.

 

Try them, you can thank me later.

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour                            

1 1/8 tsp baking soda                            

1 tsp salt                            

1 c unsalted butter

3/4 cup granulated sugar                            

3/4 cup brown sugar, packed                            

1 tsp pure vanilla extract                            

2 Tbsp pure maple syrup                            

2 large eggs                            

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips                            

1 lb maple bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled                            

4 oz medium cheddar cheese, cubed to about 1/2 inch                            

                               

SPECIAL ITEM NEEDED

mini muffin tin



 

 

Directions                                                    

1. Preheat oven to 375. If using a good non-stick mini muffin tin, great. Otherwise, you'll need to grease the mini muffin tin with oil or butter.            

2. COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and maple syrup in large mixer bowl until creamy.            

3. ADD eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and bacon.            

4. FOR each mini muffin well take 1 tablespoon of cookie dough and fold around 1 cube of cheese. Place 1 in each of the wells.            

5. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool for about 5 minutes, enjoy!

Wash that Funk Right Out of My Hair

As promised I will share my homemade recipes for personal care products. Now, to be honest I had to tweak other recipes because I had to be certain the ingredient list was small, too big usually equals complicated. I hate complicated! And, long lists also (usually) mean pricey. I'm pretty frugal so I'm not about to create some shampoo that costs $20/bottle. Mine ended up costing about $8 for 1 1/2 months worth. So, pretty reasonable!

So I'll start with my easiest personal care products...Shampoo and Rinse!

Splendid Shampoo and Simple Rinse

My daughter and I tried the “no-poo” method and it turns out it really just isn't for everyone. Our hair was very oily and just gross. No amount of waiting was going to help. I just love what I came up with. The shampoo smells yummy, but leaves hair feeling a bit like straw. However, the rinse is perfect to counter that. When you are done with this two part process your hair is clean and silky soft. And, I actually have body. My hair has never had body.

Shampoo

1 cup Pure Castile Liquid Soap (I like Dr. Bronner's Almond)

1 cup canned coconut milk (I used organic BPA-free)

Rinse

2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar

1 cup water

To make shampoo mix soap and coconut milk together and pour into a pump bottle. Give a quick, gentile shake before each use.

To make rinse add both ingredients to a spray bottle.
To Use: Wet hair and use 1-4 pumps to wash hair. Rinse well. Follow up with an all over spray of the vinegar mixture. Allow the rinse to sit for a few minutes and rinse well.