“I’m a barbie girl, in a barbie wooorrlllldd”
“Life in plastic. It’s fantastic.”
Yep, that’s right, Nutella baking week has taken a barbie-fied turn to placate all the divas, the girly girls, the princesses, the fairies and pink lovers in general. There is no place here today for boorish brutes or yucky muck or anything like that – sorry boys 😛
If you can’t dress in pink, don’t even think!
Why did I take such an extraordinarily pink turn in my Nutella week? It definitely was not because I liked the two recipes this combination post involves or anything and found them interesting. Not at all *sarcasm*…
No, actually see, my fairy godmother sent me a message from her iWand saying how the all the princesses she knew and fairies were starting to gossip and get a little well, let me put this in the nicest way possible – girl angry with me – since they had a problem with all the recipes that had been posted so far.
Sleeping Beauty: “I can’t eat that, the molten lava cake will drip on my dress – I would be eating lying down you know!”
Tinkerbelle: “I can’t eat that, the kheer, I’ll fall into it!”
Lola Bunny: “I can’t eat that, the fudgy brownie will get stuck in my teeth!”
Barbie: “I eat that? I confuse scroll flakes with hair!”
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Here is what I really wanted to say (being the last thing from a girly girl that I am…)
SB: “Go get kissed already!”
Tinkerbelle: “What, sorry I didn’t hear you, where are you?”
Lola Bunny: “I finished with my braces last year, you want them?”
Barbie: “You understand me *drawled*? Me, friend.”
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But here is what I did. I just made a recipe which would surely pacify them. Sorry, I made two recipes which would pacify them. Honestly, I did not want any cat fights or claws or hair wrenching coming within 10km of my personal bubble!
No big blogs of brown, no fudgy or slightly thick pudding like texture today. And no spoons required!
Dainty, delicate and pretty! Fit for the [overly girly] queen!
Recipe 1: Dainty Strawberry Nutella Thumbprint Cookies
Recipe 2: Homemade Strawberry Milk (to serve alongside)
These recipes are tea/milk party friendly and are supposed to bring out the inner 5 year old in you. I’m talking pink, pink and more pink with a sprinkle of girly on the side. Oops, got another message from the iWand – Fairy godmother wants me to tell you the rules the other princesses and fairies have come up with if you want to eat these delectable dainty delights
“and with a bippity, boppity, boop…”
- You can only eat them at a party where there must be at least 2 unicorns present and 2 fluffy teddy bears
- You must sip your milk from the finest china
- You must wear a pink dress below the knee like a proper lady
- There should be no boys unless they are dressed in a black tux, pink rose compulsory, hair combed and pink shirt optional
- You must be in a garden with pink roses (white optional)
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Finally, now that they’ve left me alone, let’s talk recipe!
First these gorgeous Strawberry Nutella Thumbprint Cookies. From the delightfully Sinfully Spicy, these cookies are small, cute, utterly delicious and very pink (obviously). They have a melt in your mouth texture and when that first hit of Nutella reaches you, it feels like Nutella dipped strawberries all over again!
I did make a couple of changes with these cookies
- I added 1 egg into the dough – originally eggless, the dough just wasn’t sticking together for me 😛
- I added strawberry essence instead of vanilla
And that just about did those 🙂
Second, the beautifully smooth strawberry milk. I was stoked to find this recipe since I am a huge lover of store strawberry milk and to be honest, it is full of artificial flavours, chemicals and preservatives. Finding this alternative makes it an all natural experience with less calories and a better taste to the boot 😀
This recipe gave me strawberry ice cream in milk form, I kid you not. And when I say strawberry ice cream, I am talking like my creamy homemade version 😉
The simple syrup made to be poured into your milk means I didn’t exactly have a range of options to change. All I did was add a touch of strawberry essence – seriously, do you think I am addicted?
And I am sure you can use the same trick for any type of fruit – anyone fancy blueberry milk? Or raspberry milk? Or five berry milk? Excuse my imagination 🙂
Well, I will leave you now to get ready for your own milk-tea parties and to iron your pretty pink dresses 🙂
Gossip, laugh, chatter and get all frou-frou! How utterly berry-licious (cringes when used word!)
Remember the rules but only for today because tomorrow gets very icy cold and those dresses won’t help protect you from what’s coming…
P.S. I have placed this gorgeous recipe into the awesome blogger Teenz’ Yummy Delights (check it out, so fabulous!) Valentines Day Event! Join you own recipes as well for sure 🙂
Along with this totally loved recipe, I also have these very lovely, made for Valentines Day entries in the event as well
- Candy S’mores Pancakes w/ White Chocolate Marshmallow Sauce – perfect for sharing with your special someone and spooning delicious marshmallow sauce together 🙂
- Raspberry White Chocolate Ice Cream – Similar to a flavour from Baskin Robbins, it is named Love Potion #31 there – coincidence or flavour destiny 😉
- Raspberry Coconut Cake w/ Raspberry Cream Cheese Frosting – Initially made for a birthday, this cake is so pretty pink, it would win all hearts – just change the writing from Happy Birthday to Happy Valentines Day 😛
- Strawberry Ice Cream – The most romantic berry of all berries, how could such a sweet dish not be put as an entry 😀
- Strawberry Caramel-Chocolate Encasing Meringues – These represent all the Valentines day stands for – an overwhelming amount of love which flows out after the first taste of the day
lol you are hilarious!! I love these cookies ( then again, anything with nutella is a huge win for me :$) Great colour, great taste – – great cookies 🙂
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Haha thank you 😀
These cookies went perfectly with the Nutella – definitely urge you try them!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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These are so cute & i loved the pink colour too! Great post & thanks for linking !
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I am glad to have linked them and that you enjoyed them – can’t wait to see your collection for the wonderful event 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
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Love love the pink!!!
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I know right? It is totally perfect with the beautiful glossy Nutella brown 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
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I thought about you and all of the nutella deliciousness as I used nutella for a cake filling. Oh My Goodness!
These thumbprints are to die for!
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Awww, thank you – now about this cake with the nutella filling where may I find it? I’ll trade you these biscuits (by baking up a new batch :D)
Thanks for dropping by!!!
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Choc Chip Uru
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I am laughing so hard right now. Great post (and great blasts from the past from “Barbie Girl” to “Pretty in Pink”). Fantastic looking cookies! I am saving the recipe for V-Day.
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What would this pink post be without a little ribbing? 😛
Smiling and then enjoying the food makes it so much tastier!!!
Let me know how the cookies turn out for V-Day 🙂 – I am sure you will love them!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Great gurly post! Lovin the strawberry milk, and the cute dainty cookies..mmmm 🙂
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Thanks 😀 – It brought out my inner barbie as well!
Glad you stopped by to enjoy this post!
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Choc Chip Uru
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I love pink! Those sweet little thumbprint cookies are calling out to me ..
Thanks for your comment on my blog 🙂
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Then these cookies are definitely calling to you (they talk to those in love with pink :P)
I really enjoyed your blog – thanks for stopping by mine as well 🙂
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Choc Chip Uru
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Homemade strawberry milk! I am so sick of buying the artificial pink powder for my children. Bless you!!
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i’m sure your children will prefer this all natural version over that artificial flavouring – enjoy and thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Choc Chip Uru
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Yes yes yes to all of this! I didn’t even know you could make homemade strawberry milk. And the combo of strawberry and Nutella in those cookies? Yum!
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I will fill your order as soon as I can 😛
I am glad you totally enjoyed this post!!! And trust me, if there is anything irresistably, it is strawberries used as the spoon into Nutella!
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Choc Chip Uru
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Strawberry Milk is definitely a throwback to when I was 10 – we lived off the Nesquick Stuff….so bad I know- your version actually is made with rela strawberries, love it!
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Haha aaah the memories – at least Nesquick is better for you than straight strawberry milk (my favourite)
But never again – and served with cookies 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
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You have a lot of tasty links here, but the nutella thumbprints are the best in my opinion! Glad you pulled these out right before Valentines-they are perfect. I had to save that recipe -yum!
The strawberry drink looks refreshing, I will need to try that also.
Great post! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Aww thank you – I rather favoured them too because of the gorgeous colouring!
If you make them, definitely let me know – I would love to know your thoughts!
Hope you too have a fabulous weekend 🙂
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Choc Chip Uru
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Among all that I see in the pics, that strawberry drink is what I want. Its a perfect way of starting the day, packed with energy.
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Health-wise most definitely! I can’t believe the taste in comparison to the Ingreduents 🙂
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Choc Chip Uru
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