Baking disasters. They are the absolute worse. Almost nothing makes me grouchier. As I see it, there are two kinds of baking disasters: Those of epic proportions (like a cheesecake that cost $30 to make and then doesn’t turn out, a Pyrex bowl full of hot lemon curd actually exploding all over your kitchen, or… Continue reading Candy Corn Sugar Cookie Bars
I was sold on this cookie recipe as soon as I saw the name of the blog recommending it: Butter with a Side of Bread. Sounds right up my alley, right? Boom. These were good. You could taste every ingredient. The butter. The sugar. The salt. The peanut butter. They were pretty much perfect. My… Continue reading World’s Greatest Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
Last night, I was watching my favorite show, Master Chef, and one of the guys on there royally screwed up biscotti. A biscotti is a twice baked cookie, and the poor contestant only baked it once. I haven’t made biscotti for a while, and I was inspired to make some. I found a great recipe… Continue reading Cinnamon Rum-Raisin Biscotti
I can never resist the urge to try a new chocolate chip cookie recipe! Any recipe that claims to be the best will always get at least an attempt out of me. Another thing that always gets an attempt out of me is other blogger’s photos where they are pulling apart a hot cookie… Continue reading The Best Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
“May 1st” has been a big thing at my house lately. Something uttered daily, in fact. You see, my sister is getting married in Hawaii in September. I am maid-of-honor and there will be hundreds of photos taken of me, and I refuse to be fat. That said, I don’t like to torture myself by… Continue reading Healthy Apple Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Wow, the title of this recipe is quite a mouthful, huh? I wasn’t sure what else to call them though. These delicious cookies have no added sugar, no flour, no butter, no oil, and still by some miracle manage to be absolutely delicious. Now, you may be asking yourself if I have been kidnapped and… Continue reading Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Confession: Somewhere along the way, writing a food blog turned me into a snob. I mean, I’m not insufferable. I’m not one of those “oh, I would sooner die before I would use a box of cake mix” people, but as a general rule, while I cook with mixes, etc., often, I don’t often blog… Continue reading Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
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