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).

Finds # 1: Chewy Junior

We first came across Chewy Junior about a year ago after having a buffet lunch with my then boyfriend, now husband, and his sister and her husband. Sissy was craving for something sweet and so she bought a box of mini cream puffs from this store. With my love for pastry, I went on and tasted it immediately - no "shy-type" gesture was present. :P

I liked that each bite was really chewy - a testament to its name, and the vanilla filling was just right - not too sweet, not too salty, and not too bland. To top that, the flavours were simple and straight to the point - if it says chocolate, you'll definitely taste chocolate with every bite. And puff, before you know it, you have chowed down a puff already!