We love cookies at our house. A recipe for Maple Vanilla Chip Cookies has been in my files for many years. Like my mother and grandmother, I like to write notes beside my recipes when I serve them for various occasions. The first two notes by this recipe are marked, “6/22/01 – Beach” and…
Are you a cereal lover? I am and I come by it honestly. My mom and I both could eat cereal for every meal and be happy as clams. Not only is cereal good for breakfast (or dinner in my case on occasion), it also is great for making tasty treats. No Bake Energy bites…
Many moons ago I attended a cooking class where the chef made her own ice cream and then topped it with a puff pastry cookie. I remember that I liked the cookie better than the ice cream, even though the ice cream was very good. During a recent snow break from work, I recreated the…
Today I’m sharing a family favorite cookie that brings back so many wonderful memories. My grandmother was a wonderful cook and baker. When she came to visit, she would arrive with tin after tin of assorted cookies. The cookie that we most looked forward to eating wasn’t in a tin, it was in a Russell…
Have you done any Christmas baking? I love to bake and especially love to do so during the Christmas season. A cookie exchange is always a fun holiday party and this week I’m joining 29 other bloggers in a Virtual Cookie Exchange hosted by The Everyday Home. My contribution is a family favorite, Iced Ginger…
Pumpkin bars are a great treat to enjoy in the fall. They don’t require a lot of ingredients and they are easy to make. Anytime that I’ve served this easy fall dessert recipe, it has received rave reviews. Doesn’t this look delicious? If you like pumpkin, don’t miss trying my pumpkin honey beer bread and…
Peanut Butter Bars….Mmmm…. My grandmother made this recipe for my family time and again when I was growing up. When I went off to college, my grandmother lived close by and would bring a container of this luscious treat to me on occasion. If you like a Reese’s Cup, you are sure to like this…
When I make cookies I tend to make either chocolate chip or peanut butter. This weekend I decided to make a recipe that I haven’t made in a long while. White Chocolate with Orange Cookies are a mouth watering cookie, much enjoyed by us and a few of our friends. **(See below for an easy to…
Whenever my friend Suzanne visits New Mexico, she brings Biscochitos home to me as a treat. This delicious sugar cookie has two ingredients that make it unique: anise and brandy. I recently baked some for a party in traditional Christmas shapes. Suzanne kindly shared her recipe with me. We both agree that it’s best to…
A favorite dessert at our house is cookies and chocolate chip ranks as our number one favorite. Yesterday I whipped up a batch of cookies using my favorite recipe. I know there are thousands of versions of chocolate chip cookie recipes to be found and I’ve tried quite a few of them. The version that…