cookies · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Iced Pumpkin Tea Cookies

Click photo to enlarge In my family, we have lots of tea parties.  I’m having one today.  I made these delicious little iced pumpkin cookies, and they are so yummy.  I can’t wait to sit down with a nice cup of tea and some good conversation and devour them. 🙂 Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose… Continue reading Iced Pumpkin Tea Cookies

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Cranberry Almond Biscotti

Click photo to enlarge Great treat with a nice cup of coffee or tea. 🙂 Ingredients 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup white sugar 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 egg white 2 tsp almond extract 1/2 cup chopped almonds 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1 cup white… Continue reading Cranberry Almond Biscotti

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Potato Chip Cookies

Click photo to enlarge These are delicious Old fashioned cookies made with crushed potato chips and topped with sugar.  This is a crunchy, buttery, delicious cookie. Ingredients 1 cup butter 1/2 cup white sugar 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup crushed potato chips Sugar for sprinkling (I… Continue reading Potato Chip Cookies

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Urban Legend Chocolate Chip Cookies

Click photo to enlarge You may have heard this story… a woman asks to buy a cookie recipe and is told that it will cost “two-fifty.” She thinks this means $2.50, but then she gets her credit card bill and finds out it is $250.00. Outraged, she spreads the recipe far and wide to try… Continue reading Urban Legend Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Barefoot Contessa’s Shortbread Cookies

Click photo to enlarge I heart the Barefoot Contessa. She is fabulous. So are her shortbread cookies, which I made today. Ingredients 3/4 pound unsalted butter at room temperature 1 cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3 1/2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt chocolate chips with a little milk/cream… Continue reading Barefoot Contessa’s Shortbread Cookies

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Click photo to enlarge I’m in a baking frenzy, making some goodies for my neighbor who just had a beautiful baby boy. 🙂 I started to make my standard best cookie (peanut butter oatmeal) when I remembered she is allergic to peanuts! Luckily, the butter and sugar mixture was easily saved and turned into these… Continue reading Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Sugared Jam Tea Cookies

Click photo to enlarge These cookies are perfect for a tea party, if you have tea parties, and my English family has lots of tea parties. I was skeptical of a cookie recipe without a leavening agent or eggs, but these turned out buttery and delicious. They reminded me of scones, if you turned a… Continue reading Sugared Jam Tea Cookies