The cookie jar is empty, and that will not do. This Easy Pecan Shortbread Cookie Recipe is delicious and a snap to make. Easy Pecan Shortbread cookies are fancy enough for company, and simple enough for having alone in the afternoon with a cup of coffee. I took these to a soccer dinner once…. the moms kept […]
Cookies & Brownies
Turkey Sugar Cookies
This time of year takes me back to Elementary School… we used to prepare for Thanksgiving by coloring Turkeys. (We also talked about Pilgrims, but I never could get my head around why they landed on a rock.) Back to the Turkeys…. To draw a Turkey the teacher would have us trace our hands, and then […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes Scratch
Looking for Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes, scratch like your Grandmother made them? With a few simple changes, one easy Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe can become 5 Different Homemade Cookie Recipes. Once you have flour, sugar, butter and eggs, it’s just a matter of adding a bit of creativity. Some of the recipes need a slight […]
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookie Bars
I didn’t grow up on Peanut Butter and Jelly, but my people love the stuff. For them, I bake Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookie Bars. These bars are LOADED with Peanut Butter, and you can fill them with any flavor jelly or jam you like. You can even do what I did… go half and half […]
Coffee Toffee Bar Recipe
This Coffee Toffee Bar Recipe is great for working out frustrations. You see, I love smashing things with a hammer. (In fact, a sledge hammer may be my favorite tool of all time.) It’s so satisfying. What once was big, is now pulverized…. Wheeeee Before you call in the padded truck …. keep in mind […]
Millionaire Shortbread Bar Recipe… with Sea Salt
Millionaire Shortbread bar Recipe... sounds delicious, but with Sea Salt? Salt? on Caramel and Dark Chocolate? Sounds like something you’d see on one of those food shows where they are trying to pass off something icky as actual food (you can cook Brussels Sprouts any way you want to, they will still be Brussels Sprouts). But, I […]
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cookies
These are the Peanut Butter Cups of Cookies…. which means they are the first ones to vanish from the cookie jar (much like Peanut Butter Cups are the first Candy to vanish from the Halloween Candy Bag… so… as the holidays approach, people will be looking for these!) A soft chewy chocolate cookie surrounds a peanut butter […]
Candy Bar Brownie Recipe- Use Up Those Halloween Candy Bars!
Bet you are wondering how I came up with this Candy Bar Brownie Recipe…… So, I’m in the Grocery Store, like I am just about every day (sometimes twice… I really have to make better lists), and the Halloween Candy displays are all up. CANDY CANDY CANDY. I know, if I buy Halloween Candy today, by next week, it […]
Vanilla Crescents Vanille Kipferl
Vanilla Crescents or Vanille Kipferl come with a history lesson…. seems they were invented by the Austrians to celebrate a victory over the Turkish army in some war or another (which one is not important… there were so many…. and there won’t be a test, so you can stop taking notes.) Can you just picture […]
How to use Leftover Frosting? Make Cookies
Want to know how to use Leftover Frosting? Read and learn…. (To my horror) I found out that a friend of mine THROWS AWAY leftover frosting. BLASPHEMY!!! Got leftover frosting? There are a number of things you can do with it. How to Use Leftover Frosting 1. Sit down in the corner and eat it. […]
Soft Sugar Cookies Scratch
Had a few girlies in the house today working on school stuff and I figured they could taste test some Cookies for me. Baked up the Soft Sugar Cookies, scratch (of course)…. made up the Buttercream Frosting…. and went to my sprinkles storage box (yes, I have a sprinkles storage box, don’t you?)… Where are […]
Lemon Bars Scratch
Tuesday was a good day to make Lemon Bars (scratch)… Why?Because it’s day 4 of the flu Epidemic in our house. I’ve been dealing with sniffling, sneezing, feverish kids for what feels like forever. I need a break. Lemon Bars are the ticket. They are like a bite of sunshine on a dreary day. Baked up a […]