Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

1 cup cocoa powder

2 cups white sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1) Combine all ingredients well, except powdered sugar. 

2) Cover dough and chill for 2-3 hours (or overnight)

3) Preheat oven to 350*

4) Use medium cookie scoop and drop dough into your hand. Roll into a smooth ball. Coat each bag in powdered sugar before placing on lined cookie sheet.

5) Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let stand on cookie sheet for a couple minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool.


1 1/2 recipe:
1 1/2 cups cocoa powder
3 cups white sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
6 eggs
3 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt

1 cup powdered sugar

--yields 30 large cookies (large cookie scoop--3 TBSP)

Easy Banana Apple Muffins

Original recipe from momscoop.com

Ingredients

3 Ripe bananas smashed
2 medium apples peeled, fine chopped
1/3 c . Melted butter
1 c . Sugar
1 Egg beaten
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 c . all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

-Preheat oven to 350°F
-Mash bananas
-In a large bowl: use a wooden spoon to mix melted butter into bananas
-Add sugar, egg and vanilla. Mix well.
-Stir in baking soda and salt
-Add flour and stir until blended
-Using an apple corer peeler to fine chop 2 medium apples
-Stir apples into mixture
-Place in muffin pan with paper cups
-Bake 25 – 30 minutes
-Cool on rack before storing

Chocolate Banana Bread

Original recipe from simplyrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 3 large ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (packed, light or dark)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Pre-heat oven to 350*
1) Combine all ingredients in order, until combined. 
2) Spray and flour 1 loaf pan
3) Pour batter into loaf pan, and bake for 50-60 minutes, depending on size of loaf pan
4) Let cool for 10 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.