Why is this Ginger Cookies Recipe easy? Because I made it with stuff I had on hand, in no time flat! See…I was in a real hurry. The track team needed cookies, they were leaving in an hour. I started mixing up the ingredients for Gingersnaps, and broke a cardinal rule of cooking…. MAKE SURE […]
Cookies & Brownies
Best Recipe Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
After many tries (and a few fails) I’ve found the Best Recipe for Oatmeal Raisin Cookies EVER! Because you see…the cookie jar is empty again. Really? Where the heck do the cookies go? Ok, sure, there were 7 teen aged boys in the house last night, and they are all athletes, and as far as […]
Best Sugar Cookie Recipe Cutouts
I have wonderful memories of baking the Best Sugar Cookie Recipe cutouts in all different seasonal shapes with my mother. We would make sugar cookies every Christmas, then ice them and load the cookies up with sprinkles. And there would be hearts at Halloween. We didn’t have a huge collection of cookie cutters like I […]
Recipe Lemon Blueberry Bars
This Recipe, Lemon Blueberry bars, is a real favorite in my home. I grew up surrounded by groves, and working in my father’s wholesale Nursery. Those memories stuck hard in my taste buds…and I end up reaching for that sweet/sour bite of Lemons when I cook…. and especially when bake. That tartness freshens up the […]
Chewy Chocolate Cookies Scratch
Needed an indulgent treat today. Something gooey, rich, and above all, chocolate. Nothing fancy or froo-froo…. I wanted the kind of treat that didn’t need a fork, or fancy ingredients, or special tools. I needed a Chewy Chocolate Cookie! Put on an Apron, and started pulling out ingredients. Basics… Butter, Sugar, Flour, Egg, Cocoa… mixed […]
Oreo Brownies
I know Fall officially only just started, but it seems like it’s already gone on forever. Summer was easy… well… how about this… Summer was less taxing on the Mom-Taxi. But Fall is different. School starts in Fall, and while it seems that I might just have a little bit more free time during the […]
Best Cinnamon Roll Cookie Recipe
It’s time to bake the Best Cinnamon Roll Cookie Recipe... WHY? Because when the Holiday Season comes rolling around, as it does every year, and that means it’s time to start living according to the that stress free schedule. Up in the morning… get everyone dressed… get everyone fed… pack lunches…. wave good-bye! Then head […]
Mixed Berry Bars Recipe
I love most any dessert that uses fruit… especially berries. And now it’s summer, so berries are in season… It’s time to bake this Mixed Berry Bars Recipe! Then there’s streusel. I could eat it without the cake underneath it. Pick pick… I’d get my fingers slapped for that…For those of you who don’t know… […]
Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Fudgy Peanut Butter Swirled Brownies
Jelly Roll Cookie Recipe
It was “fridge Clearing Day” in my house today. Oddly, I end up with lots of almost-but-not-quite-empty jars of jam. Time to clear things out! This Jelly Roll Cookie Recipe is the perfect way to get rid of those odds and ends. These delightful rolled up treats are a thick vanilla cookie, rolled up with jam, and perfect […]