cookies · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Ahhh, summer.  The glorious time of year when stay at home moms like me spend relaxing days, sunning ourselves by the kiddie pool, iced tea in hand, watching our kids splash around and have a wonderful time.  As wonderful as summer is though, for me it is just a passing fancy.  The real appeal of summer,… Continue reading Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

chocolate · cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Being from Seattle, one of my very favorite places to visit for the weekend is Leavenworth, WA.  My grandparents have a cabin there, and I love to walk around in the little barvarian village.  One of the things I NEVER miss in Leavenworth is a visit to Das Sweet Shoppe, where they sell the very… Continue reading Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

bars · chocolate · cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Is there a more classic dessert than a gooey, warm chocolate chip cookie?  Well, maybe apple pie.  But chocolate chip cookies are a close second.  Chocolate chip cookies are one of my husband’s very favorite desserts.  So when I saw the recipe to make them in bar form, I thought “Why not try them?” These… Continue reading Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

bars · cookies · Desserts

Snickerdoodle Blondies

You know that scene in Sex and the City where Miranda has to dump dish soap all over the chocolate cake so she won’t eat it?  I made the mistake of not sending these to work with my husband and I actually had to DO this with these snickerdoodle blondies.  They were THAT good. The… Continue reading Snickerdoodle Blondies

cookies · Desserts

Cinnamon Butter Filled Snickerdoodles

Cinnamon butter filled snickerdoodles What do you get when you breed a snickerdoodle cookie with a muffin and fill it with a glorious cinnamon-brown sugar-butter filling? Well, you get perfection. Sure, this isn’t much to look at.  “What is it?” you might be asking (as was I, as I tried to come up with a… Continue reading Cinnamon Butter Filled Snickerdoodles

bars · cookies

Sugar Cookie Bars with the BEST frosting EVER.

Sugar Cookie Bars with the BEST frosting EVER Are you ever in the mood for soft, yummy sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles, but you just don’t have the energy to roll out, cut out, and frost those individual cookies? I give you your solution: Frosted Sugar Cookies… in BAR form. No more hassle, no… Continue reading Sugar Cookie Bars with the BEST frosting EVER.

bars · cookies

Frosted Molasses Cookie Bars

Frosted Molasses Cookie Bars Frosted Molasses Cookie Bars.  Hands down, my favorite of all cookie bars. Picture a molasses cookie.  But much fudgier and more moist. Topped with a delicious glaze, and then cut into bars. This is a great dessert to bring to a party, a potluck, or to include in your Christmas baking. … Continue reading Frosted Molasses Cookie Bars