Chocolate Frosted Shortbread Bites

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A few days ago I was a guest blogger, and I shared these wonderful Chocolate Frosted Shortbread Bites. Well, I wanted to share them with all of you also, so here they are!! These tiny cookies are the perfect little snack for mid morning or after school or pretty much any time! They have a deep buttery taste, and the little bit of chocolate provided a top layer of yummy  flavor! I know you are going to love these simple treats!

Chocolate Topped Shortbread Bites

(adapted from Wilton)

1 cup Butter

3/4 cup Sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

2 1/2 cups Flour
2/3 cup Chocolate Chips-melted

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla together.

Add your flour and mix until dough is smooth.

 I used this silicone pan to make my bites.
Spray the pan with pan spray. 
You could also roll out the dough and
cut the dough into small squares before cooking.

I just eyeballed the size when I made these balls.

I made one, and then pressed it into the mold.

As long as it covers the bottom and is 1/8" thick,

your cookies will be good.

I thought it was great that I was making 

24 cookies at one time!

Cook for 10-15 minutes or until light brown.

Don't over cook. They will get very hard.
Let cool.
Melt your chocolate while your
cookies are baking and cooling.

Pipe a dollop of chocolate on top of each square.
Let the chocolate set up a little.

Enjoy!
Thanks for joining me today!
 

Chocolate Frosted Shortbread Bites

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Hi everyone! I am guest posting today over at Melissa's Cuisine. I made some shortbread cookies topped with chocolate frosting that I am sure you will love. They are easy to make and they make a great presentation! Plus, they are sooooo good!

Chocolate Frosted Shortbread Bites

Stop by Melissa's and check out the recipe!

and 

Don't forget to congratulate Melissa on her beautiful new daughter!

She is adorable!!

Thanks for joining me!

Creamy Peach Hand Pies

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Today I am participating in the Behind The Curtain Dessert Challenge. This is a fun challenge that really gets your creativity flowing. This months two ingredients? Peaches and Cream. Can you say yum!? I wanted to make something special, and several different ideas came to mind, but these Creamy Peach Hand Pies were the clear winner! They are simple to make (I used ready made pie crust), incredibly cute, and you can be sure that whoever tastes these pies will love them!

Creamy Peach Hand Pies

(loosely adapted from A Feast for The Eyes)

3 ripe Peaches

1/4 cup Sugar plus 2 teaspoon Sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons Flour

Pinch Salt

1 1/2 ounces Heavy Whipping Cream

1 large Egg Yolk

1/4 teaspoon Vanilla

1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

1 box unbaked Pie Shells

1 Egg,  beaten

Peel, halve, and pit your peaches.

Place your peaches in a pan on top of the stove.

Heat the peaches over medium heat until they are soft 

and the juices have emptied into the pan.  

This will help prevent the crust from becoming soggy.

This should take about 10-15 minutes.

Once the peaches are nice and soft, cut the peaches

into thin slices. Set aside.

Mix together the 1/4 cup sugar, flour and salt.

In a separate bowl , mix together the cream, egg yolk,

 vanilla and cinnamon. Add in the dry ingredients and mix 

until smooth.

Pour the cream mix over the peaches.

This is the pie mold that I used. It isn't really necessary

to use this mold to make the pies, but it is fun to use!

  Place the closed mold on the pie crust.

Cut two for each pie. One will become the 

pie top and one will become the pie bottom.

Set your mold up like this. I put 2 teaspoons of

 peaches and cream filling in each pie.

Edge each of the pie crust pieces with the beaten egg.

This will help the edges stay together.

Fold the two pie pieces together.

Pierce the pies in a few places, and sprinkle with the

2 teaspoons sugar. Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.

Enjoy your pies!

Thanks for joining me today, and please check out 

all the other recipes for today's challenge!