Happy happy Monday! We had some absolutely gorgeous weather this weekend and I haven’t yet brought myself to terms with the fact that the hot, humid weather will be back any minute. One thing that makes the August heat a bit more bearable is cold, refreshing ice cream. And what could be better than ice…
cookies
dark chocolate pecan oatmeal cookies
I found the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Dark chocolate pecan oatmeal cookies. This is not a drill. Out of all of the baked goods, cookies are my favorite to make (as you could probably guess from the name of this blog). They are quick to make, small enough to sample, and a great base for…
chocolate espresso sables with raspberry mascarpone filling
What the world needs now is love sweet love. As we get closer to Valentine’s Day I like to find ways to share love with people all around me. Passing around a few chocolate espresso sables with raspberry mascarpone filling is a good way to start. Chocolate and Valentine’s Day are basically synonymous with each…
chocolate peppermint cookies
I have been on a chocolate and peppermint kick lately. Evidence: the box of peppermint bark in my pantry, the candy canes on the hot chocolate bar that is still up from a party last weekend, these chocolate peppermint cookies, the three other types of chocolate peppermint cookies I made in attempts to find the…
m&m and reese’s swirled sea salt cookies
Happy Halloween! These M&M Reese’s swirled sea salt cookies are just in time for Halloween and are also known as Halloween leftover cookies. Are you ready for tricks and treats and costumes and candy galore? Our candy bowl is stocked and looks so good! The past two Halloweens have been a slight fail and we…
double chocolate chip cookies
With one week until Halloween, these double chocolate chip cookies are helping me get into the dark, spooky spirit of the holiday. I have never been that into Halloween and all of the spooky decorations, but I do love seeing all of the little kids, dressed up and so excited about their candy haul. Growing…
chai snickerdoodles
Fall, fall, fall! People on social media keep telling me “it’s officially fall.” It surely doesn’t feel like it. How has Labor Day become the door into fall? We still have a whole month of heat left here, and it really isn’t “officially” fall until September 21st. Don’t get me wrong, I want it to…
ginger cookie s’mores with amaretto marshmallows
Ginger cookie s’mores with amaretto marshmallows all started with a broken jar of ground ginger. Will has been on surgery rotations for the past few weeks/months/seems like forever, and surgery schedules are really no fun. Most mornings we leave for the hospital around 4:30am, and I’m back home before 5am. Sometimes I go back to bed…
lemon ginger butter cookies
The heat and humidity of summer have officially arrived and it is blazing outside. All I want when I come inside from the hot weather is something fresh. These lemon ginger butter cookies are crisp and bright with a fresh lemon flavor and a slight bite from the candied ginger. The perfect summer combination! I…
march madness: chocolate chip cookie edition
Happy national championship game day! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Let’s go Heels!!! Can you tell I’m a little excited? Let’s celebrate with a chocolate chip cookie…or ten. Will and I were talking about how poorly our years in school lined up with our teams’ basketball national championship years. UNC won the national championship our junior year of high…