Back for baking !

finally survived thru the two weeks in camp
gonna enjoy the freedom of being a "civilian " for the next one year
before my next reservist in feb 2010.. -_-"

oh well , my blog been pretty lag lately
so , it's payback time ! lol ..
yes! gonna blog more before i gets really really busy at work ..

it's been quite sometime since i last bake , hmmm
so today , i'm back here with a brand new entry !

make a guess ?
what i will be baking today ? =p

haha..
alright ... shall not ramble anymore ..

let's check out what i've specially prepared for you guys today :)

ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (2 sticks)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup hershey's cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
  
• cream cheese
• peanut butter
  
• chopped dark chocolate for topping
  

To make the Chocolate Cookies,

in a large bowl cream butter and

sugar , eggs until light in color and fluffy.

In another medium bowl stir together the flour , cocoa powder, baking powder .

Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir to combine using spoon.

Place the dough on a sheet of plastic wrap.

Press the dough into a 1-inch high round.

Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 day.

Roll out the dough to between 1/8 and 1/4-inch thick.

Use a 1 3/4-inch round cookie cutter to cut out the dough.

Bake on a heavy baking sheet for 15 minutes at about preheated 350 degree F oven .

Place the baking sheets on a wire rack to cool cookies.

For cookie filling :

To assemble the cookie sandwiches,

place about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese & peanut butter respectively on a cookie.

Top with another cookie and press together .

And after my fav garnishing part ....

here you are !
featuring ..
my first creation in 2009 !

peanut butter and cream cheese chocolate cookie sandwich

Sandwich cookies are about contrasts in flavors or texture .
with these peanut butter & cream cheese cookies the contrast is in the texture .
two crisp cookies paired with creamy and soft filling ,
both the cookies and filling are full of the flavor of the peanut butter ,
yet while the cookies are sweet ,
the filling also contains cream cheese which gives it a touch of tanginess .

simply love the subtle combination of the peanut butter and cream cheese,
accompanied by these chewy chocolate cookies .
An uncomplicated desserts that has a very appealing visual as well as tasty effect
is perfect for tea time !

When I started this blog it was so easy to keep up.
I fell in love with baking instantly
and the thought of baking just once a week seemed absurdly limiting.
Yet here I am quite (well, incredibly) late for my update
It seems that I assumed that my personal matters wouldn't interfere with my baking
but alas, they have.

nevertheless .. in the year 2009 , my goal is to exert myself out of my comfort zone
especially when it comes to work ...
gonna achieve and accomplish more than what i am capable of !

alright peeps ..
gotta run .. hope what i did today score well again =P
have a nice & smooth week ahead everyone ! hugs .... :)