Chocolate Butters

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Well, the Chocolate Covered Oranges were a success...for some..lol, I got mixed reviews but mainly the few people who didn't enjoy them as much said--" I'm just not a chocolate covered orange person, but they were good" Which is great to know because now whenever I have a "Special of the month" It won't be as popular as some...or maybe it will surprise me and more people will like it than my tasters did...we shall see!

So, last night I had a meeting with my marketing lady, my Sister-In-Law, Jamie... She has TONS of ideas to get us up and running and I can't wait...The website, the logo, tasting parties, little menus to give to caterers..the list goes on and on......

After a night off, I couldn't WAIT to get home and make some goodies,I had visions of a great Vanilla Buttercream Frosting but that will have to wait until tomorrow as my supply is running low on ingredients. In the midst of brainstorming on what to make I  had an AHA! Moment. We already have Occasion Baskets (You pick it, Cookies, Brownies or Cupcakes that come in..Thank You, Sorry, Get Well, Congrats and so on) on top of everything else, then it hit me...Cupcake Parties! Little girls LOVE decorating, So we will offer parties where I bake the cupcakes and make the frosting and bring all of the supplies over to the party and let the little girls(or boys) go at it..so after jotting a couple notes and  putting our little man to bed I got started on Chocolate Butters--My Peanut Butter Cookie with Chocolate Drizzle.

The first batch, yes FIRST batch, didn't go so well. I tried it with honey instead of sugar and the bottom burnt and the top didn't bake hardly at all--I threw them out and started again..this time using 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 of brown sugar. (I like trying new things just to see what happens, isn't that what it's all about?) This batch baked well, except the bottoms got a little crunchy while the rest is soft and chewy. (Which makes me wonder if it was the honey that made the first batch crunchy??) My top taster, John...REALLY liked it this way, but call me old fashioned I like my cookies soft all the way around.....I went ahead and melted the chocolate and drizzled, dipped and dunked. Tomorrow I will try again, definitely exnaying (sp?) the brown sugar because I'm pretty sure this was the reason for the crunchy bottom. Once again, this is why we are in research and development! :)

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My goal by the end of the month is to have two new recipes to add to the list. Next months goal is to have all my frosting's on lock... like I said before,I think I have found a way to get my buttercream frosting perfect.I want these all to be perfect, these products are a reflection on me. I want to know these recipes like the back of my hand, be able to do it in my sleep. It's going to take a lot of work but like my Dad always says " You can't half-ass it" lol...words to live by right there.

Next up tomorrow-- a retry of the Chocolate Butters and Sugar Cookie Bars with Vanilla Buttercream (yet to be named) and making the first gift basket that Seluna will offer!