MAKE IT CUTE

 

What you’ll need: 

• 2 cups cookie crumbs
• ½ stick butter
• ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
• ¼ cup evaporated milk
• Water, as needed 

What you’ll do:

1. Start by making the cookie crumbs. If you have a cookie that has filling (ie, Oreo or Nutter Butter), use a butter knife to remove the filling. (You won’t be needing it.) Put the cookies into a food processor and blend until the cookies become a fine powder. Keep blending until you get 2 cups’ worth of crumbs. (Cookies come in all shapes and sizes, so there is no definite measurement we can give you!)

2. In a small saucepan, heat the butter until it is melted, then add in the sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk until it all blends together.

3. Pour ½ cup of the blend into the crumbs. Keep adding in small amounts of the liquid until the cookie butter is just wet enough to hold together. If your cookie is really buttery, like a sugar cookie, you won’t need as much of the liquid as you would for a drier cookie, like an Oreo. Keep an eye on the butter’s texture as you add more liquid and stir.

4. Put the cookie butter into a bowl and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. If you want a butter that can easily be used as a dip, add water in ⅛ teaspoon portions, mixing thoroughly after each addition, until it reaches the desired consistency. Store the cookie butter in a fridge in a covered jar. 

5. Try your cookie butter with pretzels, apples or even sandwiched between two other cookies! Yum! 

Photo credit: abeautifulmess.com   

by Kelly Myslinski | 2/1/2016