Every Christmas I embark on a epic cookie baking session. This year is no exception. Actually, because I am closer to family the cookie tins have increased this year. In spite of working with a new oven and less counter space nothing keeps me from the joy of holiday baking. So what's on the list for…
Lemon Thyme Shortbread
For Fourth of July this year I made lemon thyme shortbread cookies to go along with our fresh berry salad and homemade whipped cream. I've wanted to learn to make shortbread for a long time and lemon is one of my favorite summer ingredients for baking. These are not high in sugar, although they are…
Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
A long title for a very delicious cookie. For Valentine's this year I decided to put a twist on the traditional Peanut Butter Kiss Cookie. Instead of buying plain chocolate kisses I bought caramel filled kisses, this time of year they come in a pink bag and are wrapped in pink swirled foil. I adapted a basic…
White Chocolate Ginger Snap Cookies
So my second new cookie experiment this year was a white chocolate dipped ginger cookie. I've always wanted to learn how to make ginger snaps. The cookies themselves ended up taking a long time to bake, I'm guessing because of the molasses. White chocolate can be hard to work with it can burn easily or harden quickly.…
Holiday Velvet Cookies
So if you follow my blog at all you know I love to bake and most of all to bake cookies. And Christmas is the perfect time of year to experiment with new recipes. This year I did two new experiments. In the past I have worked with several different cake mixes to make cookies.…
Maple Cookies
We bought local amber maple syrup that I was excited to use to make maple cookies. These cookies similar to a snikerdoodle have a hint of spice, perfect maple flavor, scented with vanilla, and a soft chewy texture. So here's my recipe for maple cookies with cinnamon vanilla buttercream. Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1…
Valentines White Chocolate Hugs and Kisses Cookies
As I wrote last week I decided to do cookies for valentines day this year for our weekend guests and for Luke's work and my students. This year I made two new types of cookies from changes to previous cookie recipes. The base for these cookies came from my baker's chocolate sugar cookies. I did…
The Great Pumpkin
Sorry for my clear hiatus from blogging this past week. I instead spent the time catching up with friends and family (whom I haven't spoken to in months) via skype and phone calls. I also want to apologize for any "ghost posts". Apparently I had chosen to date some blog posts months down the road so…
