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Cupcakes, Cookies, and Craft

October 25, 2008 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 28 Comments

This week I have been busy and have baked some M & M cookies. 

125 g butter
¼ cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
¾ cup plain flour
¾ cup self raising flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon bicarb soda
140 g M &M’s Baking bits

Preheat oven to 190 degree C. Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Sift flours, salt, and soda into mixture and beat. Stir in choc chips. Grease a baking sheet. Roll teaspoons of mixture into balls, place on baking sheet, and press with a fork. Bake for 10 mins until golden brown.

A few people asked for the recipe for the Coconut Cupcakes that I posted about here. Here is the recipe, it is from Donna Hay latest magazine. 
125 g butter, softened
¾ cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 ¼ cup plain flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup desiccated coconut
½ cup milk
Shredded coconut to decorate
Preheat oven to 160 degrees C (320 F). Place butter, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl of electric mixer and beat for 10-12 minutes or until light and creamy. Gradually add eggs and bat well. Add flour, baking powder, desiccated coconut, milk and beat until well combined. Spoon into 12 muffin tins lined with cupcake liners. Bake for 18 – 20 minutes or until cooked when tested. Cool. Ice as desired and sprinkle with shredded coconut.

Continuing on with my Mothers latest obsession with paint charts, I have made a cute little gift tag. 

Posted By Sarah

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Comments

  1. CurlyPops says

    October 25, 2008 at 9:40 pm

    My three favourite things…I’m printing out those yummy recipes for my recipe folder…now I’m hungry!

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  2. Christy says

    October 25, 2008 at 10:05 pm

    delightful recipes and projects! i’ll make your coconut cupcakes next weekend!

    keep up the creative vibe!

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  3. Rachel says

    October 26, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    Those coconut cupcakes sound delicious!

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  4. our shabby cottage says

    October 25, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    The recipes sound great and I like the little tag – cute!!

    Reply
  5. Janellybelly says

    October 25, 2008 at 11:33 pm

    Your baking always looks so delicious. Keep it up with those paint sample craft ideas – they’re wonderful.
    Blessings
    Janelle xx

    Reply
  6. Hoppo Bumpo says

    October 26, 2008 at 3:27 am

    Those M & M cookies sound delicious. I must give them a try – thanks for sharing the recipe!

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  7. Tine says

    October 26, 2008 at 3:44 am

    Mmmm! Those cookies look yum! We don’t have self-raising flour here, could I use a little bakingpowder in regular flower instead?! I have no idea if that makes any sense at all….not that much of a cake-baker 😉

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  8. princess pudge says

    October 26, 2008 at 3:36 am

    yummo with the m&m cookies, thanks for both recipes, can’t wait to make them 😀 i can see you’re going to need a 12 step program for those paint chips 😉

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  9. Roseanne says

    October 26, 2008 at 4:05 am

    yum those M&M cookies look good . I love it when i have a cooking day with my grandsons .

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  10. Kris says

    October 26, 2008 at 4:12 am

    I love your gift tag Sarah. I think the colours are lovely, but I especially like the names of the colours. Did you choose the paint chip for the names? They fit a gift tag perfectly!

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  11. Cheryl says

    October 26, 2008 at 4:55 am

    Thanks for the wonderful ideas!!! Love the paint chip tags, you are so clever!!!!!

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  12. Lee-Anne says

    October 26, 2008 at 5:40 am

    Those cookies look yummy!! M & M’s are my favourite.

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  13. Jenny says

    October 26, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    More yummy recipes and that gift tag is very cute!

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  14. Jessica says

    October 26, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    I do love M & M cookies!

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  15. raining sheep says

    October 26, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    I love cookies – but, M&M cookies are such a memory. I used to babysit for this lady and she always made me a big batch to eat when I was there. My best babysitting job ever.

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  16. Michelle says

    October 26, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    yum yum…i’d be eating the M &M s by the handfull…

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  17. pinkflowerbuttons says

    October 26, 2008 at 8:41 pm

    Those cookies are my favourite. Well done.

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  18. LizzieJane says

    October 27, 2008 at 9:09 am

    Wonderful recipes, thank you so much. The little tag is so cute!

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  19. Knit and Sew City Girl says

    October 27, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    Hi! The cookies looks yummy. Thanks for the receipes.

    Mary

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  20. Kylie says

    October 27, 2008 at 5:49 pm

    Thanks for the recipes – will have to give them a try.

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  21. Hannah says

    October 28, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    I am adding those ingredients to my shopping list! Thank your for the wonderful recipes! Those cards are adorable, what a great idea!

    Reply
  22. picklesticks says

    October 27, 2008 at 11:37 pm

    Oooooh, I love m&m’s.

    Reply
  23. Leni and Rose says

    October 28, 2008 at 2:52 am

    Excellent! Thanks for the recipe, I’ve always wanted to make m&m cookies!

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  24. Mama de Saga says

    October 28, 2008 at 5:15 am

    The M&M cookies will be perfect for my student’s Halloween party on Friday.

    Reply
  25. paper dolls for idiots says

    October 28, 2008 at 5:50 pm

    Color me an IDIOT, but I just figured out there was 2 of you posting. A mother and daughter TEAM! Duh. Hello to both of you, darn good looking cookies!

    Reply
  26. LollyChops says

    October 29, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    I have always wanted to try to make these cookies.. but I usually end up eating the M&Ms instead of cooking with them. I love your little tags too! They are soo sweet!

    Reply
  27. Annie says

    October 29, 2008 at 4:08 am

    Mmmm, I wouldn’t mind one now with my coffee.

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  28. Tracy says

    October 30, 2008 at 4:24 am

    YUM!! Love M & M cookies…and I like the idea of icing and coconut topping…mmm…Such fun to see what all the paint chip tags are unfolding into…Happy Days ((HUGS))

    Reply

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