Sometimes you just need a good ‘ol butter cookie. A cookie that is in your freezer at the end of the day, waiting for you to come home and reward yourself with a few slices of dough or a couple of crisp, buttery cookies, warm and fresh out of the oven. Can you hear the…
cookies
chocolate dipped shortbread and brownie cookies
One of my favorite holiday traditions is making cookies. In my family we make the same cookies every year, and visiting family brings the same cookies every year. It is wonderful and I love the variety of small delicious treats. One of my favorite cookies to make and eat this time of year is shortbread…
thanksgiving baking roundup
Have you started your Thanksgiving food prep? Do you make the same menu every year or do you like to change it up from year to year? Do you like the traditional Thanksgiving feast or are you adventurous with your sides? So many Thanksgiving questions, so little time! If you haven’t already figured out your…
chewy ginger cookies with apple cider caramel
Get out your pots and pans. These are worth making now. I have already professed my love for apple cider and for pumpkin flavored foods. Basically fall is wonderful because it is the only time both are around. While pumpkin is my number one obsession when the weather cools down, I have a soft spot…
gluten free chocolate chip cookies
We’re branching out today. These chewy, tender cookies are filled with chocolate puddles and are gluten free! Stay with me here, you’ll like them whether you fill your diet with gluten or leave it out. A few of my good friends from college can’t have gluten. As a baker, even in college, I always wanted to…
homemade honey graham cracker and whiskey marshmallow s’mores
When I think of 4th of July, I think of ribs, fireworks and Georgia. When I was growing up, my family never had any strict 4th of July traditions. Sometimes we were on vacation, sometimes we stayed home and searched for a fireworks show, sometimes we just had brunch while listening to patriotic Aaron Copland…
oatmeal toffee chip cookies
Happy belated Father’s Day! Instead of working on this post yesterday, we spent most of the day and night with my family celebrating Father’s Day. But, have no fear! There is still a recipe for you this week! When I was growing up my parents shared kitchen responsibilities. They both cooked, together and separately, depending on…
brown butter chocolate chip sea salt cookies
Cookies are my favorite baked good to make. I have a regular chocolate chip cookie recipe that I know better than the back of my hand and can make in less than 45 minutes, including baking time. Still, I love to experiment with additions and substitutions to make different variations on the classic chocolate chip…
pretzel crusted caramel cookie bars
I’m so excited to tell you about caramel! I went to a pastry making class a few weeks ago with my mom where we learned how to make Gateau St. Honoré, a cake named for the French patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs. Only the French would have a patron saint dedicated to making…
peanut butter and jelly cookies
Did you grow up eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in your school lunches? I was more of a plain peanut butter sandwich girl myself. Actually, I didn’t really like jelly until about high school. I think it was the texture and the typical grape and strawberry flavors that turned me off to the sweet…