Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

*3 to 4 pounds Corned Beef Brisket with Spice Packet; I like Flat Corned Beef Brisket

*4 Celery Stalks, 3 inch pieces

*1 large Onion, roughly chopped in strips

*2 cups Baby Carrots

*2 tablespoons Pickling Spices

*2 Bay Leaves

*2 cups Apple Juice

*Sea Salt and Fresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste

*1 cup Water, add if needed during cooking

*1/2 large head Cabbage, roughly chopped in strips

*4 medium Potatoes, cut into chunks

In a Crock pot with liner for easy cleanup, add half the celery, onions and carrots.  Then place on top of the vegetables the Corned Beef Brisket and apple juice.  Add bay leaves, spice packet and pickling spices to the top of the brisket.  

Add the remaining celery, onions, carrots and season with salt and pepper as desired.

Cook in Crock Pot/Slow Cooker 6 to 8 hours on low.  Add the cabbage and potatoes the last 2 hours.

Remove the brisket and allow to rest 10 to 15 minutes.  Then slice as desired and serve.  

Serve cabbage/vegetables as desired.

Enjoy!

Lindy

Pistachio Pretzel Pudding Cookies

Pistachio Pudding Cookies

**Makes around 4 dozen

**Preheat oven 375*F.

Ingredients:

*1 cup Butter, room temperature

*1/2 cup Sugar

*1/2 cup Brown Sugar

*1 box 3.5 ounce Dry Instant Pistachio Pudding

*1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

*1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract

*2 Eggs, rooms temperature

*2 and 1/4 cups All-purpose Flour

*1 teaspoon Baking Soda

*1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt

*1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Chips

*1/2 cup Green Crunchy Mint M&M’s

*3/4 cup Waffle Pretzels about 1/2 cup chopped, not smashed

Instructions:

In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, on medium-low speed, cream together the butter, sugar and brown sugar. Then add the pudding, vanilla, almond extract and eggs, adding 1 egg at a time until combined and then beat for 1 minute.

Sift together in a bowl the dry mixture; flour, baking soda and salt. Slowly add a third of the dry ingredients at a time to the creamed mixture mix just until combined.

Refrigerate the dough for 20 minutes. Then use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop cookies onto a Silpat or Parchment Paper covered 1/2 baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet before removing. Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from I Heart Naptime

Enjoy!

Lindy