I love traditions, especially during the holiday season. Every Christmas my baby sister comes over and we bake cookies and we always have a blast. For the past 5 years we’ve made these almond biscotti. I actually posted the recipe 5 years ago. These cookies are THE best biscotti recipe I’ve ever made. Just to show ya, it’s the only biscotti on my blog because no other recipe has come close to being as good. They’ve set the bar for biscotti baking. They are perfect in every way, except the size. Every time we make them we think that they …
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Cup Cookies
With only a few days left until Christmas, I’m in full cookie baking mode. My grocery lists consist of Ramen noodle soup and baking ingredients. Don’t judge me. 😉 I blame my Ramen noodle obsession on the fact that I still have food aversion from being really sick a couple of weeks ago. However, I do feel bad my husband asks me what’s for dinner and I have no “real” food to offer him. It’s all for a good cause… cookies. And who doesn’t enjoy a little college flashback with Ramen. I always make at least one peanut butter cookie every Christmas. My peanut butter …
My Home Decorated for Christmas 2018
Christmas is less than one week away! Holy cow December is flying by. Here’s a peak into how I decorated my home for Christmas this year. I kept the entry way very simple and used faux garland and greenery to give it a winter feel. I’ve used live greenery before on the stair railing and it’s a royal pain in the tush and a total mess when I take it down. Oddly enough, this is one of those situations where the real stuff is crazy expensive, and the fake stuff is too, but the fake stuff has the advantage that …
Sugar Cookie Sandwiches with Chocolate Hazelnut
I’ve got a good old fashioned easy sugar cookie recipe for you. The holidays are a popular time of the year to make roll out sugar cookies. It’s fun to cut out all sorts of festive holiday cookie shapes and decorate them to your heart’s content with a variety of colored frosting and sprinkles. I bet it’s a holiday tradition for many of you to bake cookies with your family. After all, the holidays are all about spending time with loved ones (and eating as many cookies as possible). There are a ton of sugar cookie recipes out there. I’m …
Gift Guide for the Baker
Are you done with your holiday shopping? I’m almost done. If you’re still looking for a gift idea for a baker or cook (including yourself) then I’ve got some great ideas for you. I own all of these products on a regular basis and recommend them. 1. Cookie scoops. I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so when I proportion out the cookies in a batch a regular utensil (or my hands) simply won’t do. A cookie scoop takes all the guess work out of dividing the batter. I have the medium and small sizes and they give me perfectly uniform cookies. …