Confectionery Canary

What could be better than cake and cookies? Cake cookies!
Oh yes, these cookies are delicious and incredibly simple!
I discovered these tasty treats while visiting my husbands parents.  His sister and mom had made some, so we gave them a try and it was love at first bite! I knew I had to make them for us asap and add some cream cheese icing too!  They've quickly become one of my favorite "cookies!"

*or you can add in the flour to make a firmer dough.  I like mine to pull away from the sides of the mixing bowl and not be sticky to the touch.  Now pinch off 1 to 2 inch sized pieces and roll them between your hands to form a ball.  Place on cookie sheet, gently press down, (similar to how you'd treat a peanut butter cookie) They don't spread too much so you can fit a couple more onto your pan. Place in oven for about 8 to 10 minutes.  These bake FAST so keep a watch on them.  Just when you think they need a couple more minutes, it's time to take them out! Place on cooling rack.

Cream Cheese Frosting is one of the most simple, delicious and versatile frosting's you can make! It's great on cupcakes, cakes, cookies and spoons! ;)

What you'll need:
-1 8oz block of cream cheese (room temperature)
-3 to 4 cups of confectioner's sugar
-1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:
Let cream cheese reach room temperature. Place in bowl of electric mixer. Sift in confectioner's sugar cup by cup. Cream together on medium speed. Add in vanilla, scrape down bowl, mix thoroughly until thick and fluffy. Add more sugar for thicker frosting.  Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes if using a piping bag, (this helps stiffen the frosting to better show the design you pipe) otherwise, ice cooled cakes or cookies and enjoy!  For more frosting, simply double or triple all ingredients.

*Sweet Tweet Tip: Oh no! Forgot to let cream cheese reach room temperature? No worries, simply place on your stove top surface, above your warm oven, while you bake. (obviously doesn't work if stove top and oven are seperate units.) The heat from your oven will warm the upper surface of your stove top where your cream cheese is, softening it much faster. Works for butter too!

Hello & Welcome to my sweet blog, Confectionery Canary!

My name is Lindsey and I'm a 20 something girly girl who lives in the US but I left my heart in Canada.  I LOVE sweets, to eat them, to make them, to smell them! Yum! My diet consists of 70% sugar and 30% cheese/pasta/bread.  Healthy, I know...
If you follow this blog, you'll discover lots of sweet recipes along with some dinner and side dish recipes too. I love to be in the kitchen!  I'll attempt to cook most anything once, as long as it's not meat related.
Each time I attempt to make a new recipe or share an old recipe, I'll let you know how to make it and how it turned out for me!
Food is an adventure, both cooking it and eating it! So grab your bowl and a spatula and come along with me on this tasty adventure!

Our gorgeous wedding cake! (Bake Shoppe)