White Chocolate Brownies with Sprinkles

Made these for my niece G's birthday - we took them to her last week (on our girls road trip) and didn't want to make cake that would fall apart or cupcakes that might dry out - so googled for other birthday dessert ideas that would travel well and found these white chocolate brownies full of sprinkles. They are pretty, chocolatey (even though it doesn't look it), and they arrived fresh and in one piece. Can't ask for much more than that in a birthday dessert! She kept cutting off little pieces saying she couldn't stop eating it - I'll take that as they are yummy in addition to being pretty :)

• 6 tablespoons very soft butter
• 8 oz. white chocolate (I used chips)
• 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sprinkles (I used regular sprinkles in the batter and topped with my sprinkle mix - click here for that post)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350'F.
2. In a glass bowl, melt the white chocolate according to package instructions (I put in micro for 30 seconds, stirred, then did 15 more seconds and stir again until super smooth)
3. Once melted and smooth, stir in the softened butter. Add sugar and mix will with a wooden spoon. Mix in the salt, vanilla, and eggs until incorporated. Stir in flour until well combined. Fold in the sprinkles until evenly distributed.
4. Spread batter into a greased 8" pan and add a few extra sprinkles on top. Bake for 28 minutes until it's set and lightly browned. Let cool before cutting into squares. 

serves 16. Found the recipe here. 

note: I cut parchment to fit the pan and lightly sprayed with non-stick spray so I could easily lift them out of the pan. Then I put in a large baggie to transport. 

she's a teenager and wouldn't
let me take her picture!! 

two years ago: see the earrings I made out of fish lures!

Oatmeal White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

 I made these a while back but forgot to give you the recipe - I shared the cookie sheet hack (click here for that post) but not the cookies! I don't know where I got this recipe so can't credit the original source, it's a pretty basic recipe tho so I don't think I'm gonna get in trouble for stealing it!


Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup white chocolate chips

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. 
2. In another bowl beat the butter and sugars until smooth. Mix in the egg until incorporated and then add in the vanilla. 
3. Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Add the oats, cranberries and chocolate chips until combined. 
4. Cover the dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
5. Spoon dough out in about 2 Tablespoon balls, place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper, flatten slightly with your hand.
6. Bake at 350' for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks. They'll look slightly underdone when you take them out of the oven, they'll cook a bit more while cooling. 

2 years ago: "Palentine"/Valentine dinner menu