Shopping Therapy or Baking Therapy

These are two types of therapy I love. I will be the first to admit the shopping therapy rarely happens though … you know this whole life on a budget thing plus a job and family that keeps me busy. Baking Therapy on the other hand, I seem to find time for that. Some times it is after the kids go to bed and I bake just for the sake of baking. That is tonight. I printed out two recipes and didn’t have the ingredients for them. I search through my Pinterest Cakes Board and couldn’t find a recipe I wanted to make that I had the ingredients for there either.  I needed to bake so I kept looking and ended up on my Pinterest Cookie Board. I found the recipe for Skillet Baked Candy Bar Stuffed Double Cookie so I used that for my inspiration.  don’t need to eat the cookies … sure I will eat one or two but the baking is the therapy not the eating for me. I think it is the measuring and mixing and creating that I love. So …. Ta-Da …

Cookie Surprise Sundae

 

OK I was ready to take the picture and Brian (This Cookin’ Dad took over and styled that picture. What do you think?)

Want to make your own Cookie Surprise Sundae?

I totally cheated.

Ingredients

2 rolls of Sugar Cookie dough

1/2 roll of Chocolate Chip Cookie dough (or use the full thing!)

approximately 12 piece of candy (we used Reese cups, Twix, Snickers, Kit Kat bars that were left over from gosh knows what candy collecting event the kids attended … the Christmas parade maybe?)

Directions

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray your cast iron skillet with a cooking spray. Press one package of sugar dough into the skillet. Place candies on top and add the chocolate chip cookie dough to the middle of the candies. Cover the top with sugar cookie dough. Bake for 35-45 minutes. I baked it for 35 minutes and it is gooey so if you like gooey for the lesser time!

Flip it out of the skillet onto a cutting board. Cut into pieces with a pizza cutter. Top with ice cream and chocolate syrup. Enjoy!

I don’t need to eat the cookies … sure I will eat one or two but the baking is the therapy not the eating for me. I think it is the measuring and mixing and creating that I love. Well, I don’t even need to measure or mix apparently. I can just create and be happy but apparently I need to go shopping so that I can make those recipes I printed out today!

How about you? Do you like shopping therapy or baking therapy? Well you can either go shop for shoes or go buy baking supplies because Cosmetic Surgery Center of Maryland is offering one of our readers a $50 Visa gift card.  Good luck in the giveaway!

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Comments

  1. I definitely like to shop, but my wallet doesn’t agree. I find myself turning to baking often!
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  2. Baking therapy!!

  3. courtney b says:

    shopping- all the way

  4. shopping!

  5. Mary Happymommy says:

    Shopping therapy! Thanks!

  6. Jody Sisson says:

    Baking Therapy, can’t afford shopping therapy right now.

  7. rich morris says:

    baking b/c shopping just stresses me out. once you’re done baking…you enjoy the taste. After shopping, you have to pay the bills

  8. Jennifer Marie says:

    I would like shopping therapy better!

  9. Larry McCarthy says:

    baking therapy

  10. I like baking therapy

  11. Shopping therapy

  12. I prefer baking therapy

  13. Kathy Luman says:

    Shopping Therapy

  14. shopping therapy

  15. April Brenay says:

    I love to shop!!!

  16. Baking therepy, it is much more economical and lasts longer…especially on my hips! :-) Thank you.

  17. Carolyn A Colley says:

    I prefer shopping therapy

  18. Margaret Smith says:

    I prefer baking therapy.
    Thanks so much.

  19. Adrienne gordon says:

    Baking

  20. shopping therapy and by that I mean the Goodwill, I buy all my clothes there, so cheap and great finds!

  21. Can I say both?

  22. Ann Fantom says:

    Shopping therapy

  23. Baking Therapy

  24. I prefer baking therapy
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  25. Baking therapy

  26. Baking therapy – unfortunately I like to eat what I bake though.

  27. Shopping is my preference.

  28. Jessica To says:

    I like baking therapy which leads to eating therapy!

  29. I like baking therapy

  30. shopping therapy

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  31. Scarlett Graham says:

    I love shopping therapy.

  32. ryan minton says:

    baking therapy..absolutely

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  33. saminder gumer says:

    baking therapy

  34. Mary Casper says:

    i prefer shopping therapy but since I am broke most of the time I partake in baking therapy

  35. Baking therapy, it’s cheaper

  36. baking

  37. Mary Calabrese says:

    It depends on my mood. Baking costs less.

  38. Barbara Montag says:

    Shopping therapy – thank you.

  39. Rebecca Graham says:

    I prefer shopping therapy.

  40. Tari Lawson says:

    Baking therapy.

  41. Baking therapy gets to be enjoyed by family & friends & not just myself!!!!

  42. I prefer shopping therapy.

  43. shopping therapy

  44. Typically, baking therapy. But I haven’t been able to go shopping not even to look in like a year, so right now it would be shopping!!

  45. Shopping because baking therapy also goes with eating therapy and my thighs can’t afford that!

  46. Tabathia B says:

    shopping therapy is the best kind of therapy

  47. rebecca shockley says:

    shopping is my way!

  48. Nicole Newby says:

    Baking.

  49. It all depends on how the day has gone :)
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  50. shopping therapy

  51. Shopping therapy when I can afford it, otherwise baking!

  52. shopping
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  53. I prefer shopping therapy

  54. I prefer shopping therapy.

  55. shopping therapy!!! but I luv baking, too!

  56. I would have to say shopping. Thank you!

  57. I prefer baking therapy.

  58. I like shopping therapy.

  59. michelle pickett says:

    Shopping less calories lol

  60. Shopping therapy

  61. Shopping therapy (unless I am snowed in )

  62. Baking therapy…especially if someone else cleans up the mess!

  63. Scott Martin says:

    I prefer baking therapy.

  64. I prefer baking therapy!
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  65. definitely shopping!

  66. robyn paris says:

    i prefer shopping therapy

  67. Baking therapy

  68. I used to prefer shopping therapy, but I can’t really afford it these days.
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  69. krystal wethington says:

    i like both but probley shopping better

  70. Shopping therapy. It doesn’t even have to be a major purchase: sometimes a new bottle of nail polish or a magazine works.

  71. Shopping!

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  72. I prefer shopping therapy!

  73. Baking Therapy (much Cheaper)

  74. Shopping definitely!

  75. PAIGE CHANDLER says:

    Shopping therapy. wowowow

  76. Definitely shopping therepy

  77. Amanda Sakovitz says:

    shopping therapy!

  78. Thomas Murphy says:

    I prefer baking therapy

  79. I like shopping therapy

  80. Baking therapy

  81. Lisa Brown says:

    Baking therapy

  82. Diane @ Me, Him And The Cats says:

    shopping!

  83. Baking therapy :-) Thank you!

  84. I prefer shopping therapy.

  85. Theresa Shafer says:

    Baking is better. Having food for the family vs a debt is better.

  86. Monique Rizzo says:

    Shopping therapy.
    Thanks for the chance.
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  87. Shopping therapy.

  88. I like baking therapy.

  89. danielle lima says:

    definately shopping

  90. Baking therapy

  91. kelly nicholson says:

    Which do you prefer shopping therapy or baking therapy?

    baking habds down

  92. Love to bake, hate to shop!

  93. ELIZABETH C. says:

    Definately baking.

  94. Katherine Donovan says:

    Baking Therapy

  95. ~*~*~* Shopping*~*~*~ =)

  96. Shopping therapy!

  97. Susan Christy says:

    Baking – as long as I can take the food somewhere and not eat it myself!

  98. Stephanie Larison says:

    I like both, but shopping a bit better!

  99. Dwayne Berry says:

    Let’s go with baking

  100. renee walters says:

    Baking and then eating therapy!

  101. steve weber says:

    baking therapy.

  102. shopping when i can afford it and baking when i can’t afford shopping

  103. I prefer baking therapy!

  104. Eating! lol I’m not a shopper or a baker, but if I had to choose, I’d go for baking :) Then I can eat it! :)

  105. baking therapy

  106. Shopping Therapy is more enjoyable but Baking Therapy is more affordable so it depends on time and money!

  107. Debra Guillen says:

    baking therapy

  108. casey everidge says:

    i like shopping therapy

  109. shopping is definitely more fun and more expensive as well.

  110. Baking,for me its making bread, kneading the dough

  111. I do the shopping at a place where I can buy someone elses baking. Make my day, Please and I’ll be off

  112. Of the two…baking. But overall, reading.

  113. Virginia Rowell says:

    I prefer baking therapy. I hate to shop but I love to cook. Turn the radio on and cook up a storm.

  114. Steve Stone says:

    baking therapy for me

  115. Heather Hayes Panjon says:

    Baking Therapy !

  116. Shopping is better

  117. Sarah Hirsch says:

    i prefer shopping therapy (or eating therapy)

  118. tammy shelton says:

    Shopping!

  119. Baking Therapy!

  120. Shopping therapy! woohoo

  121. Ashley Hatten says:

    I’d rather shop!

  122. Katie Roch says:

    I prefer shopping therapy.

  123. I prefer shopping therapy! But baking is fun too! :)
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  124. Definitely shopping therapy!

  125. Shopping therapy.

  126. Tammy S says:

    I prefer baking.

  127. shopping therapy for sure ;)

  128. Baking as long as I can eat what i bake

  129. Emily R. says:

    Shopping therapy!

  130. Jessica Rose says:

    Baking! I’d rather be creating something

  131. Joni Mason says:

    I prefer shopping therapy!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  132. Lucinda Nelson says:

    Hello. I like baking therapy.

  133. Cody Anderson says:

    Baking Therapy

  134. Kristy Thiel says:

    If I have money, definitely shopping therapy!

  135. D SCHMIDT says:

    I prefer baking therapy

  136. Sweep Casey DuPont says:

    I love baking as long as I can give the food away to friends before I can eat it all.

  137. Stefanie Gladden (Ann Lyfe) says:

    shopping therapy definitely!! i love it

  138. Tabitha P. says:

    i prefer shopping

  139. Danna Wolf says:

    shopping therapy

  140. Baking therapy!

  141. Lesley M. says:

    Shopping therapy!

  142. kathy whitney says:

    Baking! but I don’t like the clean up!

  143. I like to do both! The problem is that both get me in trouble! LOL
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  144. Kookie Kookster says:

    Baking therapy! It’s easier lol

  145. Janet W. says:

    Baking therapy!

  146. Erika P. says:

    Definitely shopping therapy

  147. Claudia says:

    shoppong therapy.

  148. Nataly Carbonell says:

    Baking, definitively, I love pastry

  149. Kayla Porter says:

    Shopping therapy, definitely! LOL

    The boyfriend is the kitchen guru :)

  150. Denise L says:

    Baking therapy followed by eating therapy :)

  151. I prefer baking therapy. Yum!

  152. Shopping is more fun to me, so I guess that

  153. Jennifer G says:

    Shopping therapy

  154. shopping therapy

  155. shopping therapy
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  156. amy mcd says:

    baking therapy

  157. Patricia C. says:

    Too poor to shop but I love baking!

  158. ky2here says:

    Baking therapy for me!

  159. Sarah L says:

    Hate shopping, don’t bake. My therapy is reading.
    Thanks for the contest.

  160. I love to bake, but not gain weight, so I have to say shopping therapy

  161. Amanda Hoffman says:

    shopping :D

  162. Stacey B says:

    I prefer shopping therapy

  163. Derek Timm says:

    I prefer shopping!

  164. Shopping for me. . .I get stressed with baking :)

  165. I’m kind of a rarity…I SO dislike shopping of any kind except car shopping. I do LOVE baking!

  166. Michelle B says:

    I would prefer shopping if I could afford it!

  167. Bella T. says:

    Does window shopping therapy count? lol

  168. shopping though it’s usually window shopping

  169. jen gersch says:

    baking therapy

  170. julie hawkins says:

    I like both

  171. Shopping therapy! I hate cooking/baking!
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  172. Kathleen Downes says:

    I prefer shopping therapy.

  173. Rich Hicks says:

    actually like baking best

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  174. Amanda Kinder says:

    I prefer shopping therapy.

  175. Lisa Duffy says:

    Shopping therapy for sure for me.

  176. Brittney House says:

    shopping therapy, no calories

  177. Alvina Castro says:

    baking therapy

  178. JoAnn F. says:

    Shopping for me!
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  179. brandy c says:

    Baking therapy!

  180. Baking, by far! And that cookie Sundae looks delicious! Thanks for sharing! :)

  181. Erica C. says:

    Shopping therapy.

  182. Ellie W says:

    I’d have to pick baking of the two.

  183. Melanie Montgomery says:

    baking therapy!

  184. Diana C says:

    I actually do both! I love window shopping and I’m an avid baker.

    Diana C

  185. Becky Richied says:

    I would most definitely say shopping therapy does it for me every time.

  186. Honestly, eating! I hate shopping, so I’d have go go with baking.
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  187. Paula Michele Hafner says:

    Shopping therapy! I love poking around a thrift store. It always puts me in a great mood!

  188. Gennie Lancaster says:

    Shopping therapy!

  189. Shopping for me

  190. Anthony says:

    shopping therapy

  191. Geoff K says:

    Definitely the shopping — I try to avoid emotional eating and would much rather drop a few dollars than gain a few pounds!

  192. Linda Lansford says:

    shopping for me

  193. Angelina J says:

    I prefer baking(:

  194. Daniel M says:

    shopping !

  195. I’m definitely a baking therapy type of gal
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  196. Well, if I have any money to shop with, that would be my first choice, but baking works, too. :)
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  197. Beth McLeod says:

    Baking therapy!

  198. Peter G says:

    Baking!

  199. Shopping Therapy

  200. Karen L says:

    Definitely baking therapy! My co-workers love me.

  201. Bobby Tarumi says:

    Uhhhhhhh. Lol. I’d like to enter this giveaway, so baking. Though I’d much rather shop for a donut :)

  202. Baking therapy, definitely! Afterwards, I need to go shopping to buy bigger clothes… LOL
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  203. Jacob LaFountaine says:

    Shopping therapy when I don’t have to think about the money

  204. Shopping therapy … well, more like window-shopping

  205. Shopping therapy

  206. Ashley Morrissey says:

    Shopping! If only my bank account agreed!

  207. pam saighman says:

    baking is my best choice

  208. baking therapy.

  209. Sarah S says:

    I prefer baking therapy.

  210. Breanne says:

    baking therapy

  211. s riches says:

    I prefer baking therapy

  212. Sheila Hickmon says:

    I love shopping therapy!

  213. Linda G. says:

    I’d prefer the baking therapy.

  214. Rebecca Peters says:

    Shopping!

  215. Angela Winesburg says:

    Shopping Therapy is more enjoyable

  216. Paula Tavernie says:

    Baking Therapy!
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  217. Hesper Fry says:

    Shopping therapy!

  218. Lisa Garner says:

    Baking therapy for me!

  219. baking therapy

  220. Baking therapy, since I really do not like to shop.

  221. Michelle W says:

    Baking therapy

  222. Tanya Bartlett says:

    Shopping Therapy

  223. Shopping therapy.

  224. Marty Harris says:

    I prefer baking therapy.
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  225. Leona P says:

    baking therapy

  226. Kari Flores says:

    Shopping therapy, I don’t like baking at all.

  227. I love to bake.

  228. Zipper McGee says:

    Shopping therapy really speaks to me.

  229. betty grace says:

    hm. that is a very good question….i would have to say shopping therapy. both of these leave me either broke or bloated….so there ya go :0

  230. G Andolina says:

    I’d rather bake any old time.

  231. Tately Casler says:

    I would definitely have to say baking therapy. It’s tastier and cheaper.

  232. Glen Yumul says:

    I love both shopping and baking, and if I had my way I’d do both everyday!

  233. I like both. When I want baked goods I have to bake as I am gluten sensitive.

  234. I would rather go “baking” anyday that I may be stressed. Baking can cure just about anything! LOL

  235. Heather S says:

    shopping therapy

  236. kourtney kvenbo says:

    my goodness that cookie looks good, i have to go to the gym after just looking at it! lol

  237. Kerry W says:

    Both! You must shop to buy the ingredients and then you bake the day away

  238. Tim Anderson says:

    Baking Therapy

  239. Emily Allan says:

    baking therapy because it costs less and I’m a broke college student.

  240. baking therapy!!

  241. Mary Cloud says:

    Shopping therapy
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  242. Shopping Therapy!

  243. Shopping, baking is too much work!!

  244. Definitely Shopping therapy

  245. Julia Goldberg says:

    Now that I have gotten older baking for sure. Once in a while a good shopping trip is in order

  246. I’ve always liked to bake.

  247. Valerie Taylor Mabrey says:

    baking
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  248. Annette Rosenberg says:

    For me it depends on what kind of therapy I’m needing – if I’m stressed I want to shop, but if I’m angry I’m gonna bake and clean and everyone should just stay out of the way…lol

  249. baking!

  250. James Beck says:

    Baking therapy

  251. Shopping therapy

  252. I much prefer shopping therapy, although baking therapy can be nice at times as well… especially when it involves lots of chocolate-y goodness!

  253. Denise Donaldson says:

    I prefer shopping therapy. :)

  254. Suzie Williams says:

    Shopping therapy!

  255. tracey byram says:

    I prefer shopping therapy.

  256. Ruth L. says:

    Baking therapy – shopping is too expensive!

  257. Lenora D says:

    Definitely baking

  258. I like baking therapy.

  259. Shopping therapy!!

  260. Shopping!

  261. Baking therapy!

  262. Shopping therapy!

  263. Both, but overall shopping.

  264. Katherine H says:

    I’d have to say baking!

  265. Susan Smith says:

    Baking, it’s more fun to bake and eat the goodies than shopping and spending money.

  266. mary gardner says:

    baking!

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  267. amy deeter says:

    Baking therapy!
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  268. Jeanette H. says:

    I like both…shopping and baking :D

  269. James Taylor says:

    Shopping Therapy

  270. neither -massage therapy

  271. shanta spradlin says:

    I like Baking therapy

  272. crystal allen says:

    baking therapy thanks

  273. Snow day…help!!!

  274. Amanda Travis says:

    Definitely baking

  275. susan smoaks says:

    i prefer shopping because when i bake i eat

  276. Baking!!!

  277. Coriander Warren says:

    I LOVE to shop, but rarely have any money…so baking therapy is much better for me

  278. thischickwins says:

    shopping therapy

  279. shopping therapy

  280. Nicole C. says:

    shopping therapy

  281. Baking therapy.

  282. Both!

  283. Melissa says:

    both, but if i have to pick- shopping therapy

  284. Baking! I love to bake!

  285. Shannon says:

    shopping usually, unless it’s really cold

  286. Kristy M Dobbs says:

    Baking or cooking..it calms me

  287. carol lewis says:

    Shopping therapy. Ross for clothes. For the home estate sales or Tuesdaay Morning or Pier 1 are all fun.

  288. Rochel S says:

    definitely shopping therapy :)

  289. Lillian says:

    I prefer shopping!

  290. nicole w says:

    a great shopping trip beats baking, but they’re both helpful to me!

  291. Allison says:

    shopping therapy!

  292. Ellie Wofford says:

    I have newly discovered a love of Baking Therapy! :)

  293. Lorina Padgett says:

    I prefer shopping theraphy

  294. Baking Therapy

  295. Vicki D. says:

    I prefer shopping therapy.

  296. Jodi J. says:

    Shopping Therapy

  297. kendra mcbride says:

    baking who can resist the smell of fresh chocolate chips cookies or an apple pie the smell alone will calm my nerves

  298. I love Baking Therapy!
    Thank You!

  299. Shopping , thanks

  300. brenda arbaugh says:

    shopping therapy

  301. Toni Jones says:

    I like to do both, but prefer shopping.

  302. lisa lo says:

    Baking for me.

  303. betsy cortez says:

    baking therapy

  304. almanyc says:

    shopping therapy

  305. Baking by far, shopping is not relaxing to me.

  306. Theresa H says:

    shopping…mainly for the deals I can find!! If I bake, I eat it.

  307. Tim Moss says:

    Shopping therapy.

  308. Shopping, it doesn’t have calories

  309. Samantha says:

    shopping therapy!

  310. Trisha McKee says:

    oh my, you want me to choose between the two? It all depends on my mood- but the baking thing is such a comfort. When I don’t want to face the world- the crowds and stores – baking works for these times.

  311. ELIZA E says:

    Baking therapy….nothing like cookies to calm the soul.

  312. Shopping therapy for me!
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  313. Shirley Zolenski says:

    Baking therapy and then eating therapy

  314. Both, but maybe shopping a little bit more.
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  315. cassandra (rab pom) says:

    I would have to go with baking therapy!

  316. Baking is my thing!

  317. I prefer baking therapy

  318. Yum, make me some! :)

  319. Shopping is my preference.

  320. Bryan E. says:

    Thanks for the giveaway…shopping !

  321. baking wins every time!

  322. Oh, I love retail therapy. My 13 year old has taken over on the baking obsession!

  323. Christian Alejandro says:

    Shopping to bake!

  324. Shopping therapy for sure!

  325. christina holmes says:

    shopping therapy!

  326. I go back and forth between both but right now it would be shopping therapy.

  327. i prefer shopping therapy :)

  328. SHOPPING THERAPY !!!!
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  329. Kelly Britton says:

    I love to shop, just never seem to have any money to do some shopping therapy!

  330. Diane Kleemann says:

    Definitely shopping!

  331. Corey Olomon says:

    Baking!

  332. Baking

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