There’s so much going on! Do you ever feel like you’ve got too many hands in the cookie jar? I realize some things can be helped. But there are things that must get done. Like baking the best chocolate chip cookies. And taking care of our sweet canine buddy, Jasper. Last week we had to…
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valentine sugar cookies with royal icing
Here ya go! The perfect treat for your sweetie next week! These adorbs valentine heart sugar cookies are decorated with royal icing, sprinkles, and love. Bake up a batch for someone you love – or horde them for yourself. No judging here. Some holidays are just meant for sugar cookies with royal icing. Christmas and…
linzer cookies with marionberry lavender and cranberry fillings
I can’t believe I’ve never made linzer cookies before! Where have you been all my life?! These are very much a shortbread type cookie and I made two fillings because, well cookies. There were so many recipes that I wanted to make over the Christmas holiday, and there just wasn’t enough time to fit in…
the famous neiman marcus chocolate chip cookies
I’m sure you’ve heard of the story of the customer that requested the recipe for chocolate chip cookies she had while dining at a Neiman Marcus cafe. The legend goes that she loved the recipe so much, she requested the recipe and was told it would be “two fifty”. She assumed it was $2.50 and…
christmas cookies for gifting
Don’t you love how every season there’s something new to discover in the kitchen? Tarts and crisps in the summer; pies in the fall; cookies for Christmas. There are so many baking blogs with great ideas for gifting treats. I love Half Baked Harvest’s cookie box ideas. She has the best recipes and I love…
chocolate espresso crinkle cookies
Every year the granddaughters on my in-law’s side get together to bake Christmas cookies. These chocolate espresso crinkle cookies are my take on a favorite the girls make every year. They’ve been doing it since the oldest (who is about 30!), was old enough to bake with grandma. The cookies are divided up and given…
ginger cookies
There are certain flavors that scream fall. Pumpkin. Cranberry. Molasses. Apple. Gingerbread. I like some more than others. I’m sure that’s true for just about everybody. And I don’t mind trying new things to see if there are combinations that will appeal to me. When I was a kid, I recall eating these rock hard…
dulce de leche sandwich cookies
Everyone is making pie and here I am making cookies. Because there’s no wrong time for cookies. Let me hear an “amen!” I don’t dislike pie, but when I want something fairly predictable and easy to make, my answer is always a cookie. These Dulce de Leche cookies come courtesy of America’s Test Kitchen. I…
speculaas
It still feels like summer here and I’m already craving the flavors of fall. I know some people go crazy for pumpkin lattes. Me? My newest obsession is a spice blend called speculaas, used in Dutch baking. I found this wonderful trio of flavors from King Arthur Flour and decided to splurge. And you see…
look to the cookie
Look at that cookie. WHO wouldn’t want to eat that?? This is how the cookies turn out when baked straight from the freezer. I just HAD to show you how beautiful they are! Here’s a link to the recipe.This morning, after picking up my grocery shopping from Fred Meyer ClickList, I came home, unloaded everything,…
chocolate chip cookies
Let’s get something straight. There’s an art and science to making the perfect chocolate chip cookies. Getting the right ratio of chocolate to cookie dough. Deciding which sugar to use more of, depending if you want a crispier cookie, or a chewier cookie. I could declare these the “Best” chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had,…
hazelnut espresso sandwich cookies
You guys. I’m on this cookie kick. I’ve been baking all sorts of cookies lately but had to share one that isn’t even mine! I love America’s Test Kitchen (ya know all those product reviews? SO helpful!). It’s like I have a mini team of researchers in my kitchen.
chocolate sugar cookies
There’s something about chocolate – you either love it, or could do without it. Me? I’m in the category of LOVE IT! I’ve been finding new ways to use chocolate – bittersweet, unsweetened, cocoa powder, dutch process. There’s so many different ways to get rich, chocolate flavors. I plan on a post that talks about…