If you don’t love-love soft, colorful, happy, pretty sprinkles, these cookies are NOT for you. If you are like me, however, and crave them on cake, cookies, chocolate dipped pretzels and Carvel soft vanilla swirl ice cream (the best), then go ahead and take the butter out of the fridge…you are in for a treat. […]
I have been looking for a real good reason to make peppermint patties again, and what better opportunity than Valentine’s Day. These patties are the perfect combination of oh-so-minty and deliciously-creamy, and I couldn’t resist turning them into a sweet Valentine’s treat. After I formed and pressed the prepared patty, I cut them with a […]
I’m going to a bridal shower on Sunday for my beautiful niece, Nicole. I baked these as a surprise and I have to say that I had a really good time creating them. It took three batches of sweetsugarbelle’s sugar cookies to make 50 large cookies and, instead of making the royal icing from scratch, […]
I like peanut butter cookies, but I hardly ever add them to a cookie tray as the aroma (like mint) tends to attach itself to all the other cookies and, before you know it, you have a peanut butter extravaganza. So, for me, these cookies are a stand-alone favorite, and Betty Crocker seems to do […]
I love Love LOVE Almond Joy candy bars. So much so that I buy bags of them every Halloween knowing full well that it’s not a favorite amongst trick-or-treaters and knowing full well that there’ll be a ton left over for me. As candy goes, I can’t think of a more perfect combination…creamy coconut, sweet […]
Includes recipes for Spritz, Mom’s Best Peanut Brittle, Hazelnut Raspberry Almond Thumbprints, Pignoli Cookies, Vanilla Drop Sugar Cookies, Almond Diamonds, Susan Branch’s Lemon Squares, Sugar Crusted Snowballs, Italian Christmas Cookies, Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies, Molasses Sugar Cookies, Toffee Turtle Bars, Double Coconut Biscotti, White Chocolate, Cranberry, Pistachio Biscotti
Little a and I enjoyed our marathon holiday baking weekend, and there’s so much to share. Instead of snowflakes this year, we chose to decorate ornaments and trees: The basic sugar cookie and royal icing recipes came from Sweet Sugarbelle. I just love her blog and her cookies inspire me to keep trying, although I […]
Crispy on the outside…..soft, vanilla wonderful on the inside. These are goooood!! Print Vanilla Drop Sugar Cookies Ingredients 3 sticks butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 3/4 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp cream of tartar 1/2 tsp salt Instructions Cream together butter and sugar until light and […]
My holiday baking is underway, and raspberry thumbprint cookies are an all-time favorite…and they’re pretty too! For these cookies, I combined two of my favorite recipes: Pillsbury’s Hazelnut Melting Moments and Land o’ Lakes’ Raspberry Almond Shortbread Thumbprints. With toasted and chopped hazelnuts, the Pillsbury recipe* makes a tender and delicious base, and I used […]
Move over York. I’ve found me a new peppermint patty, and it is DE-licious! Easy to make, too. My inspiration was from sweetapolita, who was inspired by Joy of Baking, who was inspired by who knows. And who cares. These are fun and easy, and make a great new addition to my holiday baking (although, […]
Ohhhhh………….I had way too much fun making these cookies. I have become somewhat totally obsessed with creating and perfecting cut-out sugar cookies. My cookie cutter collection is growing and I actually look forward to sitting at the kitchen table for hours, playing with my decorating tips and doo-dads, and making a humongous mess. I made […]
According to Wikipedia, pizzelles “are traditional Italian waffle cookies made from flour, eggs, sugar, butter or vegetable oil, and flavoring (often vanilla, anise, or lemon zest)”. According to me, pizzelles are deliciously light and crispy cookies that are addictive and should only be eaten by the dozen. In order to form the cookie, you’ll need […]
Includes recipes for Bethy’s Pink Cookies, Pignoli Cookies, Chocolate Macaroons, Rainbow Cookies, Spritz Cookies, Chocolate Espresso Balls, Double Coconut Biscotti, Mexican Tea Cakes, Raspberry White Chocolate Bars, No-Fail Sugar Cookie Hearts, Neapolitan Sugar Cookies, Almond Diamonds
Rainbow cookies are deliciously moist and rich tri-color cookies that are usually found at Italian bakeries. They have an intense almond flavor and are held together with thin layers of either raspberry or apricot jam (or orange marmalade) and a layer of melted chocolate tops them off. They are a fussy and time-consuming cookie to […]
I LOVE these cookies. REALLY love ’em. They are a soft version of the ever-popular Italian iced cookies and, once you start, you can’t stop eating them. They are exclusive to my friend Bethy and, quite honestly, nobody makes them like she does. We spent a day together baking cookies for an upcoming wedding shower, […]