Patties and Brownie Cut-outs!

Yes, Baking Day continued. I wasn't lying when I told you this was serious business. And now for a recipe that I make every single year. Homeade Peppermint Patties. Let me just say...you are going to want to adapt this into your yealry Christmas baking ritual.

Homeade Peppermint Patties

Items Needed:

1 14-ounce can Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 tablespoon peppermint extract

green or red food coloring

6 cups powdered sugar

Melting Chocolate

Directions:

1. In large bowl, combines sweetened milk, extract, and food coloring until smooth. Gradually add sugar and combine until well-blended. Knead lightly on floured surface. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place on parchment and slightly flatten into a patty-shape. Let dry in refrigerator 0ne hour. Flip over, and dry one hour longer. Melt chocolate, coat, and let set. ENJOY!

Chocolate Brownie Roll Outs (thank you SmittenKitchen!)
(Ps A NEW FAVORITE!)

Items Needed:

3 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

One cup softened butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 large eggs

one teaspoon vanilla extract

2/3 cup unsweetend Hershey's Cocoa

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350*. Line cookies sheets with parchment paper.

2. Combine flour, salt, and baking powder in bowl and set aside.

3. Mix butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Gradually add flour mixture.

4. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.

5. On heavily floured surface, roll out dough. (Flour will bake off-don't worry!)

6. Cut out cute shapes! Bake for 8-11 minutes depending on size. They will be soft in the middle and pretty set on the edges.

The brownie roll-out cookie recipe cut with a teeny tiny flower shape cookie cutter.

Brownie cut-outs reindeer style. (Actually...rudolf style.)