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Women’s History Month: Life Lessons & Recipes Passed Through Generations

When I was growing up my family adopted the “it takes a village to raise a child” motto. Therefore I had valuable influences from so many women in my household. My childhood was dominated by the influences of my aunt and grandmother, and my adulthood by the bond that I’ve created with my mother. So each of these women gave me values that I cherish today and lovingly pass on to my daughter. My aunt taught me strength and gentleness, my grandmother taught me how to be hardworking and caring, and my mom taught me patience. I love them all dearly for the impact they had and continue to have on my life and it steers my parenting. 

This March is Women’s History Month, so what better time to share some of the lessons I’ve learned from my matriarchs with my daughter! If you guys have followed me over on Instagram, then you know that my daughter has a passion for baking. I love being the cook, and she loves sharing delicious baked goods with the family. She actually got the baking gene naturally, because my mother-in-law also loves to bake. So this brings our time spent together in the kitchen full circle because we are utilizing a tried and true recipe passed down through the generations from my mother-in-law. Every Christmas holiday, my mother-in-law either comes to visit and bakes cookies with my daughter, or she sends freshly baked cookies to us by mail. This past winter, she decided to gift my daughter with a recipe book filled with her favorite cookies. What a sweet and meaningful gift to have that hopefully, my daughter can also pass on to her children! 

We decided to bake my mother-in-law’s chocolate earthquake cookie recipe while I shared some sage advice from my matriarchs. I know some people call these crinkle cookies, but my mother-in-law has always called them earthquakes because of the way the dough breaks apart as the cookies bake, so we’re sharing earthquakes! We used our delicious AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate – Finely Grated Baking Chocolate because it is perfect for creating traditions for a lifetime of memories. AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate is based on authentic recipes from the 1750’s and contains 8 spices including vanilla, orange peel, and cinnamon used by early American chocolate makers to flavor chocolate. We love a variety of different flavors and spice notes in the foods that we eat and especially infused into our baking. Long ago, spices from around the world would have been blended directly into the cocoa, giving the chocolate a wonderful and unique flavor. So we are giving a fun and tasty twist to a much loved and treasured family recipe. AMERICAN HERITAGE Finely Grated Baking Chocolate is easy and versatile to bake with. It is already grated, and melts easily and smoothly, and can be substituted 1 to 1 in any recipe that calls for semi-sweet baking chocolate.

CHOCOLATE EARTHQUAKE COOKIES RECIPE

Easy and tasty chocolate cookies!

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Ingredients

  

• ¾ cup melted butter
• ½ cup AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate Finely Grated Baking Chocolate
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• t teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• In a large bowl, mix melted butter and AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate Finely Grated Baking Chocolate
• Then whisk in sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract
• In another bowl, blend flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
• Slowly add flour mixture to the chocolate mixture with a large spoon and mix until combined
• Roll dough with hands to form small balls
• Then roll each individual ball in powdered sugar
• Place on an ungreased baking sheet 1" apart
• Bake for 10 minutes at 350°F
• Cool thoroughly on a wire rack
• Enjoy!

THREE LESSONS SHARED WITH MY DAUGHTER WHILE BAKING

1. Real strength comes from doing something you might find difficult, but you persevere and do it anyway without giving up. 
2. It costs nothing to be caring, but it can mean everything to a person who needs kindness and compassion. 
3. Patience teaches us to stay the course even when we can’t see the outcomes in life. It is one of the keys to success and will bring you peace.

We thoroughly enjoyed creating this treasured earthquake chocolate cookie recipe in the kitchen together! The cookies were delicious and barely lasted a few minutes! It’s super easy to make, so I hope that you can create it with your daughters this Women’s History Month, while sharing beautiful advice. Head to Amazon to find AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate to add a delicious and authentic layer to your recipes.