Baking chocolate crinkles is fun, easy recipe here!

Baking chocolate crinkles is double the fun with little hands

Hello ladies!

Hope you are all having a great day so far. Today, I will share with you a recipe for a yummy dessert, which could also be a snack alongside a glass of ice cold milk! This post, will feature one of my childhood favorite pastries, Chocolate Crinkles.

Chocolate Crinkles is one of the first pastries I learned to bake as an older kid. And why not? It is so easy to make. It is so forgiving actually. Besides, the ingredients are pantry staples!  The only downside in this recipe is the wait time before we can form those yummy-yummy balls.

Baking Chocolate Crinkles as a fun activity

Fast forward to when I became a mom, Chocolate Crinkles are just so fun to make with the kids. Kids love messy hands and clay consistency and so making these yummy discs of chocolatey goodness is a walk in the park, and super enjoyable. HOWEVER, like me, they too get impatient about the wait time for chilling or refrigeration.

But after two hours of chilling, the littles get so excited rolling those dough balls, and rolling them once again in powdered sugar. Can I blame them? No, no, no. I was once a kid, so why not share the joy right? More importantly, their crinkle making time is also a time for rest for me. I let them enjoy themselves for a good 20 to 30 minutes, and just re-chill the dough balls so that it will not spread out too thinly while baking.

Let’s bake chocolate crinkles!

So, without further ado, I am now sharing with you, my little familia’s tried and tested go-to recipe for chocolate crinkles. If you decide to double this recipe, just store the left-over crinkles (if any, hahaha – that is how delicious it is!) in a vacuum sealed container. BTW if you are looking for more baking recipes, please check out our baking recipes here

Ingredients:

·       ½ cup cocoa powder

·       ¾ cup white sugar

·       ¼ cup melted butter, cooled

·       2 eggs, beaten

·       1 cup All Purpose Flour

·       1 tsp Baking Powder

·       ¼ tsp Salt

·       1 tsp vanilla extract

·       Powdered sugar for dusting

Procedure:

Sift the cocoa, flour, and baking powder. Set aside. In a bowl, mix the melted butter and the white sugar until fully combined. Add in the eggs and the vanilla extract. Add the sale into the dry ingredients, and combine it with the wet mixture in two increments.

Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least two hours. After two hours, you can now preheat the oven at 350F or 180c. Scoop and form the chilled dough balls according to preferred size. Arrange them in a cookie sheet or baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10-12 minutes, and let it set in the pan for another 20 minutes.

Serve and enjoy! Thanks for stopping by, and till next post!

A happy homemaker is a Happy Pinay Mommy!    

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Kid-approved oatmeal raisin cookie recipe

Here is a kid approved oatmeal raisin cookie that will surely make your home smell like Christmas!

Making oatmeal raisin cookies is one way to help increase your children’s fiber intake. This recipe I will be sharing with you today, is super no-fuss, and it can even buy you time (click here for more kids activities) to do other chores, or have a half an hour to yourself to catch up on your reading and enjoy your homemade iced americano!

How so? Just prepare the batter, and get the little kids “help out” by forming the cookies with their cute little hands! Yes there may be an added mess that you must clean up, but hey the 30 minutes these squiggly bodies would be more than enough to compensate for that. Plus of course, the cookies that you and the tots will surely enjoy!

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe

The first thing to do it so assemble the ingredients. Make sure to melt the butter first. Salted is best, but if you do not have salted butter then just add a pinch of salt to the recipe. Here goes!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup muscovado or dark brown sugar

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 egg

1 1/2 cup rolled oats

1/2 to 1 cup raisins

You can add nuts too!

Make cookie baking fun

You can then make the dough balls using an ice cream scooper, or get the little tots making the dough balls for you. Yes it would not be perfect, but it is an excellent activity for them. You can help them out or leave them be! whatever the case, this recipe is so forgiving it can withstand all those tiny hands and it would not melt or become too gooey in the end. But if you do not have time to make all those dough balls and the tots are not too keen to do the activity then you can check out this post on easy choco chip cookie bars.

Place the cookies in a cookie sheet lines with a silicone mat or a parchment paper for easy clean up.

Ready to bake the cookies

When you are ready to bake the cookies, you can preheat your oven to 350F (or 180c), and bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes! Your house will surely smell like Christmas even if it is Summer! Enjoy the cookies any time if the day (or evening). You can store it in an air tight container and it can last for up to two weeks! Thanks for stopping by and till next post!

A happy homemaker is a Happy Pinay Mommy!

Hidden Gems to Explore by Road in the Philippines

There are a lot of hidden gems worth exploring in the Philippines!

If you are ever on a road trip and want to have a less common experience that is not as crowded as some tourist destinations, the Angono Petroglyphs and Pililla Wind Farm are excellent choices. 

When traveling with small children, the scenic drives make for a great experience. The views provide plenty of opportunities to play car games. Road trips are perfect for family bonding, and exploring hidden gems together creates lasting memories.

The only downside to road trips is the possibility of getting a small dent in your car because of debris on the road. Thankfully, these dents are easy to fix on your own with a plunger, or if you prefer a repair shop, they can cost around 800 pesos.

Angono Binangonan Petroglyphs

Located in Rizal, the Angono Binangonan Petroglyphs are rock drawings made by carving into a rock wall in Angono, Rizal, Philippines.

There are many symbolic representations associated with both healing magic and sympathetic magic in these engravings. Tagalog folk religion considers the site sacred, believing it to be the home of anitos or ancestor spirits.

Visitors can explore these ancient drawings independently or take guided tours led by experts from the National Museum of Anthropology in Manila or other private organizations certified for tourism services.

The National Museum of the Philippines declared it a National Cultural Treasure in 1973. The Angono Binangonan Petroglyphs is the perfect stop for those interested in the culture and history of the Philippines.


Pililla Wind Farm

Also in Rizal is the Pililla Wind Farm with 27 wind turbine generators. The whole wind farm can generate enough electricity to power more than 66,000 households.

Pililla Wind Farm is a must-see for any visitor to Rizal. The site offers panoramic views of Laguna Bay and Tanay, and lush greenery surrounds the wind turbines. Visitors can walk to various parts of the site, making it accessible for all ages and mobility levels. 

Pililla Wind Farm is located about two hours from Manila. It is considered one of the country’s top leaders in clean energy, contributing to its vision of becoming a clean energy economy. 

Hidden gems can be found all over the Philippines. Whether you are interested in history, culture, or nature exploration, there is a hidden gem waiting for you to explore with your family on your next road trip.

Thank you for reading up mommies! Till next post!

A Happy Homemaker is a Happy Pinay Mommy!

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