Cookies in the dark
The heat wave drags on and knocked out power in most of our neighborhood last night. Hence the late post. I’d spent much of the day making cookie dough in […]
Help with my Hamentashen
I made dozens of Hamentashen today, but I froze when I rolled out my dough and it crumbled. Lucky for me, I was able to call up the cookbook author, […]
Cookies for Mama’s memoir class
Mama returned to her Memoir Writing Class this afternoon after a hiatus, and I got to walk her in and meet everyone! I made my special cherry chocolate chip cookies for […]
A cookie kind of afternoon
I made Confetti Cookies with colorful sprinkles and Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies this afternoon. The sprinkle-laden treats are a SmittenKitchen recipe I’ve made before, but adding Caramel chips to my […]
Macaron improvements
When our friend Margo visited on Sunday, I made raspberry French macaron cookies. But they were a total fail. They tasted ok, but they just didn’t have the right texture. […]
Fast, yummy cookies
I whipped up three hot, fresh cookies tonight, and it took a sum total of 12 minutes! I made cherry chocolate chip cookie dough last week and refrigerated little heaps, […]
The last Essi
These S-shaped cookies are a specialty from the island of Burano in Venice, Italy. Yep, besides the colorful houses and intricate lace, the island is famous for these delicious, crunchy […]
Warm peanut butter cookies
Tonight I made peanut butter cookies from scratch, and we washed down the warm cookies with cold milk. Heavenly! I mostly followed a recipe from one of our favorite bakeries […]
Making macarons!
Today I learned how to make French macarons! I took a class at a cooking supplies wonderland, after being inspired by a friend’s photos from taking the same class at […]
Homemade cookie bonanza
I baked two of my favorite cookies from scratch tonight — confetti cookies (with the sprinkles) and peanut butter blossoms (with the Hershey kisses). They’re both pretty easy to make, […]
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