Cookie Butter Overload Ice Cream Cake

hehe I'm back! Hopefully this time I'll actually post more and continue on with this...I might as well name this blog "coo-coo for cookie butter"

So yesterday someone told me Trader Joe's has Cookie Butter ice cream. I was so excited and the first thing that came to mind was a Cookie Butter ice cream cake, with a Speculoos cookie crust, drizzled with Cookie Butter! Ran out to TJs this morning before work and had 30 minutes to make this and it was more than enough time. Super easy, fast AND involves cookie butter?! Count me in.

What you will need:
-1 quart Cookie Butter ice cream
-1 tub Cool Whip, thawed (I used fat free, but this won't make a difference)
-18 Speculoos Cookies (plus some extra to garnish, optional)
-2 tbs butter
-1 tbs cookie butter, for drizzle (optional)


- 9-inch springform pan
-Food processor
-1 medium bowl
-1 large bowl
-Large spoon for mixing



Instructions:

Take 18 Speculoos Cookies and crush them in the food processor until fine, then pout into medium bowl. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter and mix them well with the cookies; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan

In a large bowl, combine 1 quart of ice cream with 1 tub of Cool Whip, mix well. Then pour into the springform pan 

Put 1 tablespoon of Cookie Butter in a Ziploc bag and put it in the microwave for 20 seconds, or until melted. Drizzle onto the top of the cake, along with crushed Speculoos Cookies 

Freeze for at least 4 hours and serve immediately after it's out of the freezer (it melts quickly) 

The final product! Enjoy :) 

Chocolate-mocha cupcakes with cookie butter frosting

 I tried cookie butter for the first time about a year ago and it's AMAZING! I decided to combine these two flavors together and make this delicious cupcake. I went to Trader Joe's after my final on Friday excited to get back into the kitchen and bake something, but when I got there I couldn't find the cookie butter :( I'm not very familiar with Trader Joe's, so after walking through every aisle I decided to ask someone. She ended up telling me that the warehouse ran out of them and none of the Trader Joe's have them anymore...that was a lie. I went to the one by my house today and found it, so here are the cupcakes :D 

For the cupcakes, you can use pretty much any recipe. Chocolate or vanilla. I used my chocolate mocha recipe because it was the most moist and goes well with this frosting.

Cookie Butter Frosting: 
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup cookie butter 
2-3 cups powdered sugar 
1 tsp vanilla extract 
1 tbs milk 

Directions: Cream butter and cookie butter until smooth. Add in powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk. Add more powdered sugar and milk till you get your desired consistency.

My first post

It's  spring break, so I decided to take advantage of this free time and finally start my own blog! I love to bake and do anything oven-related. I try to remember how all of this started and would love to share this cool story about how I got into baking, but I honestly don't know :( I just know it all started with out-of-the-box recipes and slowly started making everything from scratch. This blog is mainly for the desserts I make, but I may share some random things here and there. Enjoy :)