Madeleines are a type of soft, buttery sponge cake cookie from France. These cookies have been one of my kids favorites since they were toddlers. We used to live a few blocks from both their school and a Starbucks and we often walked or rode bikes to both to burn up some of their energy.ContinueContinue reading “Madeleines”
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Glazed Vanilla Scones
There are a few different snacks my kids lived on when they were little and one of them is scones. For some reason they have always been huge scone fans, and these vanilla glazed scones were their favorite for a long time. My husband also loves scones, so everyone is happy if I make aContinueContinue reading “Glazed Vanilla Scones”
Crumbl Copycat Heath Cake Cookies
There are SO many crumbl copycat recipes out there I want to try. This one I saw on Everyday Eileen and my family loves heath bars so we were drooling over these cookies. Have you all tried heath cake before? I have made it a few times and it is delicious. These cookies are basedContinueContinue reading “Crumbl Copycat Heath Cake Cookies”
White Chocolate Mousse, Raspberry and Chocolate Cake
This cake has been a favorite of ours for a quite a few years. It takes some work and prep so it is more of a special occasion dessert. We’ve had it for birthdays, graduation, and often for holidays. We had it again on NYE so I thought I would share the recipe. The cakeContinueContinue reading “White Chocolate Mousse, Raspberry and Chocolate Cake”
Holiday Cookie Roundup
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, happy family and friend time… However and whatever you celebrate this time of year, I hope it is fun and full of love, peace and good things. I wanted to put all of the recipes for cookies and other goodies I made this holiday season in oneContinueContinue reading “Holiday Cookie Roundup”
Chocolate Cherry Cookie Dough Ice Cream
As one of my holiday cookie recipes this year I made the delicious chocolate cherry shortbread cookies. My son and I ate a bit of the cookie dough before baking them, and we both thought the dough would make excellent cookie dough ice cream. So of course I had to try it. I saved someContinueContinue reading “Chocolate Cherry Cookie Dough Ice Cream”
Leckerli
I had never heard of leckerli until a few years ago, and I wish I had. Leckerli is a dense, chewy spice cookie bar from Switzerland. It is made with a heavy dough of honey, nuts, candied fruit and spices. If you had described it to me, I probably would not have been that excitedContinueContinue reading “Leckerli”
Oreo Truffles
These oreo truffles are another holiday favorite at our house. As soon as I make a batch of these, they are gone. They are super simple, only 3 ingredients (4 if you use 2 kinds of chocolate). You do need a cookie scoop like the ones I recommend in my favorite baking tools post. YouContinueContinue reading “Oreo Truffles”
Norwegian Christmas Cookies
I have been making these as long as I can remember. My mom and I made them growing up, and my grandma made them too. I believe someone told me my grandma originally got the recipe for these from the newspaper. In any case, if you know my in real life, you have probably gottenContinueContinue reading “Norwegian Christmas Cookies”
Brown Sugar Chocolate Fudge
This is pretty much the only fudge I make. I am always seeing recipes for different flavors and saving them, but when it comes down to it, my family loves this one and always wants this one, so this is it. This brown sugar chocolate fudge has a great smooth texture, deep chocolate flavor, andContinueContinue reading “Brown Sugar Chocolate Fudge”