Cookieventure # 5: Christmas Giveaways: Chocolate Chip Cookies and Chocolate Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

Every year, we give small gifts to our friends, and colleagues like planners, pens, notepads, etc. But this year, we've decided to give out something more personal - home-made cookies and cupcakes.

Earlier this week, we dropped by my favorite store, Limcon, to buy a few ingredients and materials. We were able to buy, a pack of mini cups, plastic pouches, cupcake boxes, mini cupcake tray, confectioner's sugar, and other ingredients used in the previous post for only Php 747.50.

The cupcakes that we made are the same ones as did before (found here: http://mycookietasticdiary.blogspot.com/2013/10/cookieventure-2-chocolate-cupcakes-with.html), except that we used smaller cups to achieve a bite size version. We also used yellow coloring to give color to our frosting, and added sprinkles for color (it is after all the colorful holidays).

Happy Holidays!

So sorry for being MIA in the past month, but I hope to be back and baking in the coming year. I am an accountant by profession, so do expect for my absence in the coming month as year-end usually takes more effort than usual, but don't fret as I will be back soon! :)

For now, I just want to greet all of you a Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year ahead! Hope 2014 will bring more happiness and love to us all.

PS: I will be sharing to you some of the yummy treats we made this holiday.

Cookieventure # 4: Christmas Feast: Cheesecake, Cookies and Cupcakes

Since it's the holidays, and the most wonderful time of the year, the kitchen calls yet again. So for today's blog, I will share with you what I made for the family and our guests this festive season.

To start off, I will share with you what I made for the family. They requested the usual favorite, Blueberry Cheesecake, and then I decided to add a few more treats for the guests which are Cookies and Cupcakes. But, lower down your expectations a bit as these cookies and cupcakes are store-bought (Cheat day). Hahaha!

For the Blueberry Cheesecake, we'll need the usual ingredients and make the same as previously shared in the previous blog: http://mycookietasticdiary.blogspot.com/2013/10/cookieventure-3-blueberry-cheesecake.html.