Homemade Fudge Rounds
I don’t really understand people who say they wish they could be a kid again.
Seriously, being a kid is not that great.
Being an adult however, is completely awesome.
I mean, I get to open a new box of cereal before the other boxes are finished, wear however much eye makeup I want, and eat Skittles for lunch.
Sounds good to me.
The only real problem I have with being an adult is the lack of prizes and incentives.
My son comes home from school every day with a smiley face and a good behavior prize at the end of the week from the treasure chest.
And I remember that when I was a kid, the teachers at my elementary school would randomly pass out gold sheriff stars to kids they caught behaving good.
So sometimes when I do something really adultish like make an important phone call about a doctor appointment, pay bills AND have the stamps on hand to mail them off immediately, AND plan dinner that includes several side dishes and rolls, I sort of find myself looking around for someone with a cute sticker or a star to give me or something.
Oooh!! Or one of those scratch and sniff stickers, you know the ones that smelled like chocolate or whatever?
Anyways, I’m thinking that I might start my own business where I just patrol the land looking for adults doing good adult things and give them stickers or sheriff stars.
Or candy.
And I’m not exactly sure when this business of mine will take off, or where my patrols will take me, so you should all probably do super adultish things just in case I make it your way.
Do any of you know where to buy those chocolate stickers?
Anyways.
Another good thing about being an adult is that I don’t have to wait until after school to eat a Little Debbie. I can have them whenever I want!
I’m partial to Fudge Rounds, so I decided to make my own.
**cookie recipe from Bake or Break
(click here to print)
INGREDIENTS
1 1/4 cup salted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
Heat oven to 350.
In the bowl of a mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time mixing after each addition. Mix in vanilla.
In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking soda. Add slowly to the butter/sugar mixture in the mixing bowl. Beat until combined.
Drop spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 7-9 minutes. Remove baking sheets to cooling racks and remove cookies after a few minutes to continue cooling.
While cookies cool, make your filling.
FILLING
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup salted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup cocoa powder
3 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons warm water
In the bowl of a mixer, beat the shortening and butter on medium speed until smooth and combined. Beat in vanilla. Add cocoa powder and powdered sugar and beat on low until just combined. Add water and beat on medium high for about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.
Once cookies have cooled, pipe or spread filling on the flat side of half of them. Gently press another cookie on top of the filling.
For the stripes, microwave 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a microwave safe bowl, stirring every 15 seconds until smooth. Drizzle or pipe on top of Fudge Rounds. Refrigerate until chocolate is set.
I recommend eating a whole big stack of these right before dinner.
You’re an adult so….that’s totally allowed, right?
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(sorry, don't have any chocolate stickers)
OMG I just shoved one of the pre-packaged ones in my mouth – you know, the BIG ones?! Yum.
Must try these NOW!
These look absolutely awesome!! And I loved reading about your trip to NY!!
I love the look of these fudge rounds!! LOL there should be a gold star for doing a good job at adult activities. These cookies could work as a gold star for me, though:-)
They are perfect!
I think you should move to Texas. They are building new houses next to mine. Just a thought. :p
OH WOW!!! This just made my day :)
I think you're absolutely right. And we can watch cartoons whenever we want too. Boomerang is like my favorite channel. I love little debbies. These look fantastic, Kristan.
I loved scratch and sniff stickers. There was a Mello Smello wearhouse near where I grew up. There was one kid at my school who's mom worked there, and he always had the neatest stickers. I don't know why you don't see them anymore. They were the coolest things ever. I saw some of those stickers on Ebay but they were crazy expensive for a sticker!
ps those cookies look good. Breakfast of champions!
Haha! Love this post – and fudgy things ;)
I hate when I have to do grown up stuff. Makes me all ornery. ;) Love these!!
Total and complete cruelty this is! I want one right now. Never mind that I just started my diet for the 324'th time…grrr!! Yum!!
I love your blog!! Except for the fact I will probably blow up like a hippo..because I want to try and make EVERYTHING you have posted!! I can almost taste it just from your delish looking pictures:)
I think I would get so much more accomplished in life with those smelly stickers! :) Your fudge rounds look awesome!
I know I would be way more motivated to get things done if there were stickers. Especially Hello Kitty stickers. Just sayin' :) My bestfriend loves fudge rounds so I am totally marking this to make her some homemade ones!
you get a big chocolatey smelly sticker from me for these fudge rounds!!! i need about 1000 more occasions for ALL of your yummy recipes!!!!
sharon
I always think it's weird when my kids say they can't wait to be grown up. Pahleeze, they aren't paying attention, are they?!
I often give myself "prizes" for doing something well, getting things done, etc. Like I buy a new shirt or treat myself to an ice cream cone…I think it helps keep me positive:)
I miss how even the small things make you so excited as a kid. Yummy cookies, though, I could use those about now!!
I know what you mean about needing a sticker, I want my gold stars when I do a good job!!!
I would be more than happy to reinforce myself for effective multi-tasking with one of these fudge rounds.
I. Love. Stickers.
I used to be the teachers pet at school, and just to get the other kids to behave, the teacher would randomly give me a whole sheet of stickers for not doing anything. And he would get me happy meals. First grade was pretty awesome.
I was just thinking yesterday about how much I miss being a kid! And now I miss it more – I wish somebody would hand me a few scratch and sniff stickers! :) I really enjoyed reading this post. It made me smile. And then drool. The fudge rounds look SO good. I would happily take one of those instead of those stickers… Thanks for sharing :)
Ooo… you have opened the floodgate of little star memories for me. I don't remember getting a prize at the end of the week, but I do remember charts full of stars next to all the kids' names – gold being the most coveted.
Oh and the scratch and sniff stickers – I loved them, especially the strawberry scented ones. Fruit scented magic markers were another fun item. I don't think I ever had my own, but I always thought the kids who had them were pretty lucky.
I totally hate being an adult! True story. I also grew up as a kid hating all those little debbie snacks and stuff like that. weird, right? But the only ones I liked were the fudge rounds! YUM!
Oh my goodness! These look so good you can have all the stickers you want!! Can't wait to try them.
Do you remember the weird scratch & sniff stickers….like the ones that smelled like rotten eggs, skunks, or gasoline???? Blech!!!
oooh, my family would LOVE these! thanks Kristan!
That photo is just killing me!
I do grown up stuff all the time, so if you're in the DC area, please bring your chocolate stickers with you! My next grown up task will be making these cookies. Yum!
I wish I could attach a picture here, Please head to my blog to see the picture I have for you. http://trooppetrie.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-is-for-friend-who-taught-me-to.html
They look awesome. Can I ask how many your recipe makes? Gotta make enough for the whole office ya know!
You absolutely inspire me with your cookie creations. I once thought I was pretty talented, but wow you make me feel like a novice! Keep up the great work!
Ooh these look like heavenly fudgy goodness. Are the cookies soft and chewy like the boxed variety?
Oh those look wonderful. Can I place an order?
These look amazing. Soft and chocolatey and delicious.
If you catch me doing any adult things (like vacuuming the rug under my dining room table…that is totally adulty and I hafta do it every dang day.)I'd like one of those pretty Lisa Frank stickers. Are those still around?
Okay, wow, you are a life saver! I LOVE Fudge Rounds, but I can never justify buying them because we always have something I made still hanging around. But now…these will just be another one of my baking adventures!
Please do the sticker idea! It could be like a "pay it forward" type thing. I would love handing out stickers too!
yay! I can't wait to make these! And I always wants rewards for everything. If I do something I think is spectacular I can't help but say to my husband "did you notice how clean the house was today?" or "don't you think dinner was good?" haha in essence saying "tell me I did a good job please" :)
I LOVE your idea! And I totally need to call and make a doctor's appt….I know the thought of a sheriff's star sticker would get me to the phone.
And, um, the cookies…YUM!
Fudge rounds and nutty bars where my favorite! I never actually thought to try and make them, thanks for the recipe…maybe next you can try making Nutty Bars!!
Oh my goodness… I want one of these right now!
I think you absolutely earned a gold star for these.
Oh em gee, I know what you mean about getting a gold star when you do something completely grown up. I'm totally with you.
Thanks for being one of the best parts of my day! :)
stay up late, watch bad movies, eat dessert first, avoid the vegetables if i so choose, shop til i drop . . . pay the mortgage, pay taxes, make the car payment, clean the toilets, do the laundry, mow the lawn . . . hmmmmm . . . . what is wrong w/this picture???
I remember these! I LOVED them as a kiddo! I can't wait to make them!
Ahaha, I would LOVE it if someone randomly came up to me and gave me a sticker for being a good adult! Especially if I was like, at the dentist or something. Although that might be kind of awkward if they followed me to the dentist. But still, chocolate-scented sticker? I'm so there.
Oh so yummy! Like homemade oreos, only better.
I'd like to invite you to share this recipe on my weekly link-up, Sweet Tooth Friday. I hope to see you there. http://alli-n-son.com/2011/05/19/chocolate-chip-muffins/
Oh wow….yumalicious!
I had a friend who would make origami swans and wander around town giving them to people. He also made the tips he left at restaurants into origami forms. People seemed to love it. Although I think baked goods are a far better treat.
Mmm these cookies sound so fabulous!
ooooo girl you're killing me lol. I need these in my life!
Wow, these cookies look incredible. Yum!
These look very tasty! Fudge Rounds were my favorite snack cake growing up! You deserve a smiley face sticker for making these!
These cookies look delicious! I love your photography! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for linking up Kristan!!! I featured your post in my wrap up! http://tidymom.net/2011/im-lovin-it-wrap-up-5-21-11/
What a great post! I totally agree about being adultish. Reminds me of when we were in Italy and my husband wanted gelato before supper time and we totally had a gelato supper because we were Adults!! Thanks for the smile!
I'm making these right now! I'm sure they are going to be 1000x better than store bought. :)
I did notice that in the directions for the cookies you left out the part about adding the cocoa powder to the dry ingredients.
When I was in elementary school, I loved stickers a lot. I used to have collections of all different kinds. My teachers didn't hand them out a lot, but I found that if I went and talked to the school counselor, I would get a sticker. I went to the counselor all the time after I saw her great sticker collection.
Oh my gosh! I use to get Little Debbie fudge rounds packed in my lunch in grade school! They were my favorite treat along with cosmic brownies! Can't wait to try these.
Kristen,I am excited, I am making these for our church carnival spring fling for something different…they always expect cake/cupcakes from me but no…no I say…these will be such a welcomed change! thanks
Fudge rounds are my weakness…my fiance knows this, so everytime I have a bad day, he surprises me with one. I made these and now, I don't think I will ever buy Little Debbie again!
These were great and I already have a line of people at work who want to sample :)
I made these last night. You are my new best friend. THEY ARE DA BOMB!
Thank you for the recipe. I took them to work and everyone loved them.
I have to try making these, I feel like I will be in the elementry school cafeteria again. i just need a thermos of milk!
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I noticed your recipe doesn’t say when to add the 3/4 cup cocoa. I assume with other dry ingredients. I am gonna try this right now. Just thought you might want to correct that part of this recipe… just to clarify directions. Especially confusing for those who don’t bake often. Thanks. Can’t wait to try.
Wow, these were awesome and easy to make! :-) I followed the directions, and they looked just like the pic (I did guess about when to add the cocoa but no biggie). Thanks so much for the recipe. Fudge rounds were always my fave lil debbies. Love your great posts and yummy creative recipes.
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