Baking is a total stress reliever for me. Gathering all the ingredients immediately relaxes my shoulders and lets me breathe a little deeper. Cracking the eggs and pulverizing them in the disposal helps too. Sometimes if you came to my house and saw my island stacked with baked goods you might become worried. But I’m
Category: Cookies
Mint Brownie Crinkles {12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies}
It’s week 2 of the 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies and I am bringing you Mint Brownie Crinkles today. We aren’t big chocolate fans in our house but a big exception is brownies. I’ve heard of making cookies from a brownie mix or brownie recipe but had never actually tried it until now. Mint and
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies {Crazy Cooking Challenge}
I am so excited to be participating in the Crazy Cooking Challenge hosted by Mom’s Crazy Cooking! Every month bloggers are assigned a type of food and we have to search for the ultimate version in the blog world. I love reading food blogs all over the internet so it’s great to be able to
M&M Cookies
I don’t like plain M&M’s. They are boring and I need something to go with my chocolate. But for some reason, I have always loved M&M’s cookies. I think it’s the crunch that the candy coating provides that just puts them over the top for me. And these are definitely the best M&M cookie that
Noah’s 1st Birthday!
I cannot believe my baby is one! This has been the most rewarding, special, exhausting, amazing, sleepless and blissful year of my life. Becoming a mom is the best thing I’ve ever done and Noah is my greatest joy! I look at him everyday and wonder why I am so lucky. God blessed me with a
Classic Southern Desserts Series: Browned Butter-Pecan Shortbread
I think I may have died and gone to heaven….and I didn’t even follow the recipe. After hours of cooking and cleaning, I finally got around to making these cookies. I had browned the butter hours earlier and I had to get these going. My mom was coming to visit so I was rushing through trying to
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
When I asked my husband what kind of dessert he wanted for Father’s Day he immediately responded with cookie dough ice cream. I think he must have been thinking about this for awhile. I made it once last summer and he has been talking about it ever since. I use the pure and simple vanilla
Easter Sugar Cookies
These are my absolute favorite cookies ever. They have graced birthday parties, bridal showers, holidays and the arrival of my son. This recipe is from my mom’s best friend (and a second mom to me) Kathe. Every Christmas I go to her house and we stay up all night baking these amazing cookies. It is