Homemade Gifts: Chocolate Chip Biscotti
Posted on December 19, 2007 - Filed Under Cookies, Gifting Goodies, dessert | Leave a Comment
I spent Tuesday morning doing something I despise. Ironing. A sheet. It seems that despite the expensive price of this sheet set, the manufacturer couldn’t quite make something that would come out of the dryer without deeply embedded wrinkle lines. Ugh. So, section by section, I ironed, starched and ironed again until it was all [...]
Read More..>>Yes, Kalyn (and Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies Revisited)
Posted on June 1, 2007 - Filed Under Cookies, Mama's baby, Pregnancy | 9 Comments
Back in April, Kalyn posted a question to me here. I tactfully (or perhaps not so tactfully) ignored it because it wasn’t one I was ready to answer in public. But I think I have waited a sufficient amount of time now. So, the answer is yes, Kalyn, I am pregnant. Will, my sweet little [...]
Read More..>>A new cookbook and a realization
Posted on December 10, 2006 - Filed Under Cookies, cookbooks, dessert, product reviews | Leave a Comment
I received The Good Home Cookbook in the mail a few days ago after Andy of Spittoon Extra fame alerted me to these babies being given away to good homes so long as they got honestly written about.
Honesty? That’s my specialty!
First off, I was totally shocked by the size of this cookbook. [...]
Read More..>>Pumpkin Cookies
Posted on October 13, 2006 - Filed Under Cookies, On the web, dessert | Leave a Comment
I got busy in the kitchen for FitFare making these delicious pumpkin cookies. They were soft, moist and deliciously cake-y. And they went really fast at a recent family event.
You can read all about them over by clicking here.
Read the full post at Cucina Bella, a family cooking blog.
This feed contains copyrighted photos and [...]
ARF: The things cravings are made of …
Posted on July 18, 2006 - Filed Under Cookies, dessert | Leave a Comment
I am not a big fan of oatmeal raisin cookies. Really. I rarely touch them. So you can imagine my surprise when that was exactly what I wanted – no craved – last week. It must be the hot weather getting to me…or the medicine for the bronchitis (yes, ladies and gentlemen, I managed to [...]
Read More..>>I’ve been a bad girl…
Posted on June 2, 2006 - Filed Under Cookies, dessert | Leave a Comment
…a very bad girl.
I made these triple chocolate chunk chocolate cookies. YUM. Let me tell you. They are simply amazing. The combination of flavors is exquisite. My husband was so excited about them that he ate three as soon as he came home.
But then again, so did I.
That’s why I have been bad. I ate [...]
If you are looking for a chocolate fix . . .
Posted on May 1, 2006 - Filed Under Cookies, dessert | 1 Comment
. . . you HAVE to check out Virtual Frolic’s blog. She’s a chocolate addict and has an array of scrumptious brownie and cookie recipes sure to get your choco-fix on.
See that cookie pictured above? It’s a mudslide cookie and it was AMAZING. Now I cannot take credit for the cookie or the photo, [...]
Aphrodite’s Brownies
Posted on February 14, 2006 - Filed Under Cookies, dessert | Leave a Comment
Aphrodite’s Brownies
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp honey
1/3 cup brewed expresso or strong coffee
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp allspice
1/3 cup water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to mix [...]
Read More..>>The Best Jelly Thumbprint Cookies Recipe Ever
Posted on December 14, 2005 - Filed Under Cookies, dessert | 3 Comments
Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
jelly, jam or fruit preserves
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, brown sugar and eggs. Add vanilla, salt and cinnamon. Mix on low as you slowly [...]
Mounds of Cookies
Posted on December 14, 2005 - Filed Under Cookies, dessert | 5 Comments
It’s almost time for me to start baking. Christmas is 11 days away and I have dozens of cookies to create. I am not the best baker, honestly, but for some reason I just love baking Christmas cookies.
Maybe it’s a sickness. I just like to see mounds of sweets piled high for the holidays. And [...]
