• Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Chocolate chip cookies are one of my absolute favorite cookies on the planet. I use my go-to recipe about once a month (sometimes more often) and it always produces a classic, soft and chewy winner. Today on this rainy, dreary Saturday afternoon, I decided to make another batch. Except that…

  • Almond Lime Snowball Cookies

    Almond lime snowball cookies are the perfect, festive holiday recipe to add to your cookie list! Growing up, my extended family lived nearby and we always spent a day together making Christmas cookies. We made the same four kinds every single year, which is exactly what you want with a…

  • Holiday Chocolate Sugar Cookies

    This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pompeian Grapeseed Oil Spray for yummy holiday chocolate sugar cookies. It’s time to start thinking about holiday baking, right? Thanksgiving is next week (GAH!), and yet I feel like school just started, summer just ended and the leaves just…

  • Blueberry Crumble Bars

    These blueberry crumble bars are like a dessert masquerading as a breakfast. How bad can that be? (As Ina would say…) This year school starts a week earlier than normal in our county. Next Monday, to be exact: August 19. Does that seem early to you? It did to us. I…

  • Soft and Chewy Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

    These classic soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies will have you coming back for more. Best eaten warm with a cold glass of milk! Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies? Why not! (But first … let me back up.) In 2012 we took an amazing two-week vacation to Smith Mountain…

  • Two Bite Oatmeal Raisin Pecan Cookies

    If you’ve just stumbled upon my blog you might think that I’m the baker-type of foodie. Couldn’t be further from the truth. While I do dabble in a slight bit of baking, it’s definitely not my strong suit and my recipes often include the words “simple” or “rustic” to hide…