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Trader Joe's Tuesday: Triple Chocolate Cookies
Amy Faries • Mar 03, 2020
I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas! I spent mine with family and had a blast. We started the morning with lots of baking then our tradition of a banana bread "birthday cake" for Jesus. We sing happy birthday to Jesus then eat! It may sound silly but its a tradition my family has done ever since I can remember and it is such a clever way to remember the true reason we celebrate Christmas. This year I ended up getting an amazing new Fitbit and 11 personal training sessions from my wonderful mother. Most people would be offended by this gift but with my medical issues my mother knew I really wanted to get back into the gym in a safe and beneficial way. After a very long morning of baking, opening presents, and scrambling around trying to get ready we headed to my aunt's house. We had so much food, a white elephant gift exchange, and a whole bunch of laughs with the ones I love.
My gnome cake I made last week ended up travelling 45 minutes with me to my aunt's house and made it in perfect condition (thank god!). I made so many baked goods for Christmas I thought my family was going to kill me. Lets see...I made molasses cookies, toffee white chocolate and pecan brownies (from the Magnolia Bakery cookbook), my chewy chocolate chip cookies (made with baileys chocolate chips this time), the most delicious melt in your mouth eggnog cookies, pistachio cherry snowballs, and of course my eggnog layers with eggnog cream cheese filling gnome cake. I may have neglected to tell my aunt I was bringing all of these goodies. But...in my defense I made these cookies for gift boxes to give out to friends. After all the boxes were prepped and stuffed I brought all the leftovers with me to Christmas because I thought it would be nice to have, AND they were so delicious. After all this fun Richard and I headed to our 2nd Christmas at his house where his aunt, cousin, brother, and his brothers girlfriend were waiting. We opened presents with them and had a fun and relaxing time. Needless to say my Christmas went amazing! I hope everyone else's went great as well.
Triple Chocolate Cookie Time
I am proud to say that this week I did NOT multitask and made these cookies correctly! Once again Trader Joe's made this recipe super easy to follow and quick to whip up in a flash. The cookies look very similar to a brookie. They are crispy on the top, chewy in the middle and extremely chocolaty. If you are a die hard chocolate fan then you will LOVE these cookies! It is definitely a cookie you want a tall glass of cold milk with. Is it my favorite cookie?...No. But that is simply because I am not a chocolate fan. I can definitely appreciate the texture and taste though. On a scale of 1-10 I would give these cookies a 7. Wonderful texture but just a little too chocolaty....but honestly what else did a expect from a triple chocolate cookie?
As always you can buy this cookie tin at your local Trader Joe's! See you next week for some fun TJ talk.
Hands down one of the best fillings out there! Smooth Godiva white chocolate with the subtle taste of Guinness.
Nutty and sweet, this filling is sure to satisfy any true pistachio lover
These rich and fudgy brownies are perfect for any chocolate lover who doesn't want something way too sweet.
Rich and fudgy chocolate cake with subtle notes of sweet quinoa flour and bits of chocolate chips!
Buttery and moist bread with a subtle hint of hoppiness from a delicious chocolate stout!
A recipe that is 100% gluten free and has an option of being vegan, lets give this a go!
Moist and chewy, a delicious and easy banana bread you can whip up in a flash
Delicious rich brownies filled with chunks of gooey melted chocolate.
This 2019 trend for cupcakes is fun and easy to make! Store bought waffle cones filled with vanilla cake and edible cookie dough all dipped in pink candy melts and topped with smooth swiss meringue buttercream.
A sweet and crunchy top with a soft and tasty center, sure to please any true coffee cake lover!