March9th
Sometimes I want a sophisticated cookie.
The kind that deserves a pretty plate instead of a ziplock baggy. And the kind that requires an explanation to others when you offering them one. “An olive oil cookie, what does that mean?”, I was asked as I gave these to my co-workers. They were delicate, delicious and sophisticated, and led us all to the office coffee maker (to discuss important business matters like Charlie Sheen.) Read More | Comments
September23rd
Natalie: 2 Macarons: 1
Confused? Let me explain. Macarons are notorious on the internet and food blogs for failing. They are not necessarily hard to make, but so many factors can cause their ultimate demise. Either they crack, they stick, they are flat, or the dreaded macaron that doesn’t have feet. Read More | Comments
September12th
Yes, another chocolate chip cookie recipe. As if the internet doesn’t have enough. When googling ‘Chocolate Chip Cookie’ there are 1,320,000 results. So how do you decide which recipe to make? Do you have a standard, never changing chocolate chip cookie recipe? Or do you like trying a new recipe every time? My chocolate chip cookie making ways differ. Usually, I prefer this recipe here. You melt the butter and let the sugar melt in it, which creates an absoluely perfect cookie… seriously.
But this certain day that I was making chocolate chip cookies, I realized I had no butter whatsoever in the house. I couldn’t believe it and slapped myself around a bit. And then went back to the chocolate chip cookie making business. I realized I had plenty of vegetable oil and where butter goes, oil can usually replace it (hey, just look at my pie crust recipe!). So these are butter free chocolate chip cookies (which by the way, only yields 519,000 search results on google. Now, 519,001!) Read More | Comments
June6th
Just last month I made Killer Compost Cookies, and this week we have another kind of killer cookie! Reminder, if a recipe is killer then it is the best of my best. My creme de la creme. And this cookie is just amazing.
I got the idea from chocolate snow cap cookies usually made around the holidays. Sometimes they are called crack cookies. The idea is to roll the dough in powdered sugar, and when the cookies bake and spread it creates cracks in the cookies. I love the chocolate espresso variation with the dark cocoa colored cookie and bright white powdered sugar, but I wanted something lighter. Something that would be one to two bites, and perfect with a glass of lemonade or iced tea on a summer afternoon. Read More | Comments
May25th
I did something good. Actually, I did three good things.
First, I cleaned out my pantry. Which I should do more often, it gets out of control and something always gets sticky. Second, I used all my random, small portions of baking ingredients that were taking up space. Less clutter in the cabinet means I get to buy more to fill it up! And lastly, I baked cookies. Compost cookies! And I couldn’t have done each of these without the other. Read More | Comments
May14th
When I was a kid, I had a problem. A candy, cookies, and sweets problem. Meaning, I ate too much of it. If there was candy in the house it was mine. If there was trail mix in the house, then I was going to pick all the M&Ms out of it and leave the nuts and raisins for everyone else. And if there were any oatmeal creme pies that were not hidden good enough for me not to find, then I was going to savor them.
Part of me hates the constant sweet tooth. The more sugar you eat, the more you have to work out. And thats not an equation I like. However, when choosing a career they say to do what you love. Well, I love sweets. Always have, always will. Read More | Comments
April16th
Beware, this recipe is for major chocoholics.
You can’t have one of these Triple Chocolate Cookies without a large glass of cold milk, and that is why these cookies bring such a big, silly grin to my face. No one ever gets grumpy when it comes to cookies and milk. Give someone cough syrup? Yuck. Prune Juice? No thank you. But freshly baked cookies and cold milk, now thats something everyone will smile at. Even Santa, which is probably why we leave him cookies and milk.
These cookies have ‘triple’ the chocolate, but one of the chocolate sources may surprise you. Read More | Comments
March6th
Dear Old Neighbor,
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