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…
Growing up, the women on my dad’s side always got together to make Christmas cookies. It was a day full of sugar cookies with powdered sugar icing, pinwheels, mini chocolate chip cookies and powdered sugar covered snowball cookies, all beautifully arranged in Christmas-themed cookie tins. We made the same four kinds…
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…
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…
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…
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…