Now that you have cinnamon sugar in your kitchen, it’s time to make Snickerdoodles. Snickerdoodles are a cookie with a funny name (like someone laughed with playing Pictionary), but despite that, they are sooo good. Vanilla cookie rolled in cinnamon sugar, light, sweet and delicious. This traditional cookie has been around for years for a […]
I didn’t grow up on Peanut Butter and Jelly, but my people love the stuff. For them, I bake this Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookie Bars Recipe. 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 […]
So, it’s late November, and I’m starting to gear up for my annual holiday panic. You know that feeling, it comes earlier every year, the “I HAVE TO MAKE LISTS,” “I NEED TO BUY GIFTS”, “FOOD, I NEED FOOD, LOTS OF FOOD” feeling. I’m racing through Costco, throwing everything that’s not nailed to the floor […]
The origins of these Cranberry Orange Meltaway Cookies are lost in the mists of time….. Actually, what happened is, about 20 years ago I copied the recipe out of a magazine into a notebook, and I recently came across it while sorting out my recipe cabinet. (yes, I do occasionally clean up, and YES, the recipes take […]
Rich and delicious, Millionaire Shortbread with Sea Salt is an amazing treat. A crisp and light shortbread layer is topped with a layer rich Caramel and THEN capped off with smooth Dark Chocolate Ganache. Swoon. To gild the lily, a sprinkling of Sea Salt makes all the flavors POP! It only looks difficult, Millionaire Shortbread […]
These cookies 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 it? Yeah! We […]
These Easy Homemade Gingerbread Cookies are a must during the holidays… although my people like Gingerbread so much I’m happy to make them at other times of the year! (well… not so much in July). Granted, my cookies look more like snowmen or ghosts than Gingerbread Men… but decorating was never my thing. The […]
Ginger Snickerdoodles are a yummy twist on traditional Snickerdoodles…. They are loaded with ginger and cinnamon, then rolled in brown sugar for a surprising and sweet taste. Ginger Snickerdoodle Recipe…..
When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Lemon Bars There is never a bad time to make Lemon Bars. Lemons are available year round, so there are always some hanging on your tree (or in the bin at the supermarket). This delightful treat is both sweet and tart at the same time. This recipe makes enough […]
Once again, cookie jar is empty (I think elves come into my house on midnight raids), and I ask everyone in earshot…. “what kind of cookies should I make?” Oddly enough…. “anything without chocolate” was the response. (WHAT? Who are you people??) “something new” (HA! A challenge!) So I start digging through cookbooks (yes, I have […]
I dropped off a pan of still-warm Peppermint Patty Brownies in the teacher’s lounge at school today. Turns out, teachers don’t like being called “guinea pigs”, they prefer the term “beta testers”. Sigh…(Like it makes a difference…) Especially when it comes to Brownies with Peppermint Patties baked inside them. Yup, rich gooey brownies covered in […]
Double Chocolate Raspberry Cookies These cookies came out of a conversation with an online friend (do you call them conversations if you never hear their voice? It’s all on Facebook….) Anyway… I was rattling around one day with Baker’s Block (yes, it is so a thing… Baker’s Block has been well documented by the Baker’s […]