I love baking cookies for special occasions throughout the year. I especially enjoy sugar cookies, and I have cookies cutters for all the holidays. Recently I modified by classic cutout sugar cookies recipe to make a delicious chocolate version of the classic treat. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups of white sugar 1 1/4 cups of butter […] More
I recently had a dream about potato chip cookies. To my surprise, potato chip cookies actually exist! I therefore whipped up a batch of some super yummy, salt-and-sweet chocolate chip potato chip cookies. Ingredients 2 cups of softened butter 1 cup of white sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla 3 1/2 cups of white whole-grain flour […] More
I love pecans, and I love chocolate. My pecan pie is one of my absolute favorite pie recipes. Up until my first pregnancy, I was allergic to nuts. Once I discovered that my immune system had changed enough and I had outgrown my allergies, I began cooking with pecans galore! For Thanksgiving this year, I […] More
I love peanut butter, and I love chocolate. I especially love peanut butter and chocolate together. During the holidays I love to make all sorts of tasty treats. My family also loves peanut butter and chocolate. While going through my baking supplies, I discovered an unused bar of chocolate bark coating. I also have a […] More
I absolutely love baking cookies during the holiday season. I always bake all my favorite recipes and then try out a couple of new cookies too. I particularly enjoy whipping up many different types of cake mix cookies. To make some festive cookies with flavors perfect for the Christmas season, I made some dark chocolate […] More
Over the holiday season, I added some sinfully delicious coconut macaroon blossom cookies to my Christmas cookie repertoire. Some of my favorite recipes are blossom cookies including my peanut butter Kiss cookies and butter pecan blossom cookies, so the new coconut blossom cookies were a huge hit. For Valentine’s Day this year, my kiddos and […] More
I absolutely love baking cookies for the holidays! Some of my favorite recipes are blossom cookies including my peanut butter Kiss cookies and butter pecan blossom cookies. I am also a huge fan of coconut macaroons. During my holiday baking this year, I made some delicious coconut macaroon blossoms with the help of my daughter. […] More
I always make at least two pies for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Two of my holiday favorites include pumpkin pie and pecan pie. For Thanksgiving this year, my daughter asked me to make her a chocolate pie. As a chocolate lover myself who had never made a chocolate pie from scratch before, I granted her request. […] More
Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday of the year! Unfortunately, the day to give thanks often gets overshadowed by the Christmas season, which seems to start the day after Halloween, if not sooner. Although I do start putting up some Christmas lights at the beginning of November (especially outside when the autumn weather is still […] More
Some of my fondest childhood holiday memories revolve around helping my mom make Christmas treats in the kitchen. In addition to dozens of cookies, my mom also made a pan or two of homemade fudge. For the first time this year, I made my first batch of easy fudge with the help of my two […] More
Baking Christmas cookies is one of my favorite activities during the holiday season. I always bake all my favorite recipes and then try out a couple of new cookies too. I particularly enjoy whipping up many different types of cake mix cookies. To make some festive and tasty cookies for the Christmas season, I made […] More
As Christmas approaches, I always bake dozens and dozens of holiday cookies. In addition to my favorites, I also enjoy whipping up many different types of cake mix cookies. To make some festive and tasty cookies for the Christmas season, I used a box of Funfetti cake mix with some red and green holiday M&M’s […] More
