I have been dreaming about this recipe for Chocolate Sugar Cookies since last Valentine’s Day. I was knee-deep in butter, sugar, and flour making chocolate shortbread when I got the idea of having that recipe mingle with my favorite Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookie. After a few practices, I had the butter and sugar, along with …
Cookies and Bars
In my previous life, I was a nanny. Max was only three months old when I started, and I could not wait until he was big enough to bake cookies with me. I believe, if my memory serves me right, that began as soon as he could sit on the counter. I was overzealous to …
Who doesn’t love a good oatmeal cookie recipe? I know I do! When I need my cookie fix, which is usually only one or two cookies, I will bake a batch then, eat a couple and then the rest gets mailed to someone special; usually our nephews. Lenny doesn’t like too many sweets laying around …
Brownies come in all sort of shapes and sizes these days. The choices are kind of overwhelming, at least in my opinion. What happened to the good old fashioned brownie? The kind that melts in your mouth from all the buttery goodness and is rich in chocolatey sin. I remember when I was a little …
When you ask most people what their favorite cookie is, the answer is usually chocolate chip or maybe oatmeal. Occasionally, a peanut butter cookie slips by. When you ask Lenny, the reply is always a coconut macaroon. If we stop by a bakery or coffee shop, and there is a coconut macaroon on the menu, …
The past few years I have been using my brother-in-law’s trusty pecan ball recipe as a holiday cookie recipe when I need something to whip up fast during the holidays. It is a great hostess gift, as well as a baked holiday gift in general. This year after making a couple of batches, I decided to …