cookies

We went to Annapolis today and had such a great day. We went to see our good friend pin on Commander and we are so proud of her. In Navy-speak, that means she got a big promotion. I have not been to Annapolis for quite a few years, and I forgot how beautiful and...

I love Rice Krispie Treats. Love. Them. I was flipping through one of my newest cookbooks, Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston’s Flour Bakery + Cafe, and I saw this recipe. I immediately knew that this was the recipe I would christen my cookbook purchase with. If it is possible to make a Rice Krispie treat...

Prep time: 25 minutes, plus several hours chill time Cook time: 10 minutes to toast almonds; 15 minutes per cookie batch Makes about 4 dozen cookies This recipe was tested by The Bee's Kathy Morrison using both regular and insulated ...

Hey, guess what? You can now Follow my blog with Bloglovin! Usually I’m really good at writing posts ahead of time. My goal is to have Sunday nights post written by Friday afternoon. Then on Mondays I do Crazy Sweet Tuesday and another post for the week, and so on. On Friday last week, I...

Snickerdoodles are my favorite cookie. Will’s too. I was given a review copy of Piece of Cake (which is a great book by the way) and when I was flipping through, I discovered that there was a chocolate version of my favorite cookie! Happiness all around. These make my Snickerdoodle just a little more...

I’ve never been one for fad diets. I’ve never been good at them either. Atkins? NO WAY. Carbs are my life. Paleo? Ha. No refined sugar? I might die. Weight Watchers…tried it. Some success. But, calculating and counting is so boring. And way overrated. And it’s not fair my husband got extra points just...

Yesterday I made my cookies for Week 2 of 12 Weeks of Christmas Treats and they were so bad that I had to throw them away. #pinterestfail. Seriously, in good conscious, I could not share them with you. Instead, I am going to share with you one of the best cookie recipes I have...

Tweet This is my last pumpkin recipe (for now). I satisfied a major fall/pumpkin craving by making pumpkin doughnuts, pumpkin muffins, and these oatmeal pumpkin cookies. As I mentioned in the doughnut post, the tricky thing about baking is that I’m trying to eat even healthier than normal, since I’m in the middle of...

Surprise! There are 12 weeks until Christmas! How is that possible? Didn’t I just put the beach chairs away? This is my 3rd year participating in the 12 Weeks of Christmas Treats, and I look forward to it every year. I love looking through my cookbooks and finding inspiration around the Internet and planning...

The compost cookie from Momofuku in New York are like taking every single one of your favorite snacks and packaging them in a simple, compact, magical treat.Let's face it, cookies can be boring. Butter, eggs, flour, vanilla, maybe some raisins or...