First Day of Fall!

My calendar says "Autumn Begins" today and those words couldn't make me any happier! As an addition to the fall-inspired goodies I've been baking lately I have made Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies for this wondrous occasion! And, if I do say so myself, they are pretty friggin delicious! I also celebrated the beginning of fall by buying 4 bags of Halloween candy and setting out all my Halloween/Fall decorations. I've already been burning a pumpkin candle for a few weeks so hopefully with that and all the pumpkin baking my place should smell less like Baloo and more like Fall. Here are some pictures of the cookies:



Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies (recipe adapted from My Baking Addiction):

2c flour
1 1/2c old-fashioned oats
1t baking soda
1 1/2t cinnamon
1t pumpkin pie spice
1/2t kosher salt
1c (2 sticks) butter, softened
1c packed brown sugar
1c sugar
1c pumpkin puree
1 lg egg
1t vanilla extract
1c white chocolate chips
1c dried cranberries

Preheat to 350F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a medium bowl.

Beat butter, brown sugar, and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add pumpkin, egg, and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture, combine until all ingredients are just incorporated. Stir in white chocolates and cranberries.

Drop by rounded tablespoons onto baking sheet. Bake about 12 minutes or until lightly browned. cool on sheet for 2 minutes, then cool on racks fully.

I was hoping this recipe would be a good one for deployment packages in the fall, but they are pretty flimsy so I don't think they will travel really well. That being said, they are like thanksgiving dessert in your mouth with the pumpkin and cranberry- sooo amazing! Enjoy!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip

Phew I've been busy lately! I haven't posted much since Christine's wedding, whoopsies. Well I tried the most delicious recipe the other day. It was so delicious that I made it again this weekend and have been distributing them amongst my friends. I loooove pumpkin and all things Fall/Autumn in general so I decided to get things started a bit early this year. The original recipe was for pumpkin chocolate chip bars from Bake at 350, but I also made pumpkin chocolate chip cupcakes with dark chocolate icing and spiced cream cheese icing. All were delicious but I think I would like just plain muffins next time, the recipe is a bit dense for cupcakes. Here are some pics of the different goodies:




Here is the recipe from Bake at 350:

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins/Bars/Whatever Pan you have around

2c flour
1 1/2t cinnamon
3/4t ginger
1/2t allspice
1/8t cloves (you can also leave this out-I usually do)
1t baking soda
3/4t salt
1c unsalted butter, room temp
1 1/4c sugar
1 egg
2t vanilla
1c pumpkin puree
12oz semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease/spray/line your pan. (This recipe will make 2 8x8 pans or 24 muffins)

In medium bowl, whisk together flour, spices, baking soda, and salt.

Cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in pumpkin puree. It will look curdled, no worries.

Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.

Pour batter into pan. Bake ~30min for bars ~18min for muffins. Cool completely in pan.

September Means Fall Weather!

I'm so excited for September because that means Autumn-my fave season- (Sept 22nd) and cooler weather. So, all these great knits I've been doing all during the hot summer will actually be able to get some use! I just finished this really great baby hat last night:



It's from another Ravelry pattern: HAT! I'm thinking of adding some knit flowers to the side to liven it up a bit. I can't wait to see how it looks on an actual baby because you'll be able to see the ruffle a bit better. This hat was one of my favorites to knit because it's pure cashmere! This should fit approximately an 18 month old :)