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Don’t forget about Santa
WOW…it is Christmas Eve. I honestly don’t know where this month has gone!! It literally seems like Thanksgiving was just yesterday…and now all of a sudden tomorrow is Christmas and that means it is almost time for SANTA! Are you ready? Are all the presents wrapped? Is all the food prepped? Are the cookies made for Santa? NO?? No problem…I have a quick, easy and delicious cookie recipe that Santa is sure to love. Red, Green & White…perfect for Christmas! These cookies are loaded with everything yummy. There is a bit if semi sweet chocolate, some white chocolate and M&M’s in each bite. I honestly don’t know if it gets…
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It’s more than just a gingerbread man
This past weekend I got to watch my niece and nephew for a night and making cookies was on the menu for sure. Not too long ago I was at World Market and found this great pack of sprinkles that had a little bit of everything from cinnamon dots to metallic sprinkles and everything in between. My little helper is the BEST EVER Anytime I can get my nephew or niece into the kitchen to help it is so much fun. Wes had made gingerbread cookies at school the previous week and he wanted to show me how to do it, so I got him right up on the counter…
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Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
I cannot believe it is already November 1st! This year has flown by…before we know it we will be thawing out the turkey and making cranberry sauce. As fun as that will be I am still all about everything pumpkin spice and these cookies are all I can think about right now. A simple but perfect cookie These simple butter cookies are a favorite of my family. This is the only cookie he ever asks me for. You can check out the original recipe here. As much as I love the original version I wanted to update it a little for fall, and pumpkin spice was the only option I…
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I bet you can’t eat just one
This just might be one of the easiest ( & most favorite) cookie recipes I have ever made. They are so good I even got some of the healthiest people I know to eat them all up, leaving the kids with just a few. OK, let me explain. For the kids (I thought) We were having a fun BBQ and get together with some sweet friends and their kids at my brother and sis-in-laws house. Honestly as much as I am over there we should just start calling it my second home. Anyway my brother was going to grill and I told them I would bring dessert. The trick to…
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My new FAVORITE Brookie
Ever since Brookies came onto the scene a few years back I have been LOVING them. There is just something so yummy about bringing together 2 of my favorites, brownies and chocolate chip cookies. A little something extra As much as I love the traditional brookie I wanted to add in a little something extra…some caramel. Now I could have just used some salted caramel sauce or caramel candy but I thought rolo’s would really put these brookies over the top. The rolo candy not only adds in a little caramel but also an extra bit of chocolate making these brookies truly something to remember. Even the batter looks…
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no rollin here for these sugar cookies…
Summer is here. The kids are almost out of school (or maybe they already are) and that means it is time to BAKE! What do you like to bake int he summer…how about cookies? How about no roll sugar cookies? OK perfect…lets start there!! I just love the light texture of the cookie with the sweet frosting that is colored in all the best summer colors…or any colors you want. No rolling here The one problem I have with frosted sugar cookies though is that most of them require you to refrigerate them, then roll them out, then bake them, let them cool then finally frost them. Now I understand that they are totally…
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Cookies and Dinosaur fun for all (but mainly Wesley)
One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is that my Niece & Nephew call me Chelle Chelle. Another favorite thing is baking for my 2 favorite little people…so when I kept them last week baking was defiantly in the plan … DINOSAUR cookies to be specific. I mean just look how cute he is!! Bring on the Sprinkles…DINOSAUR Sprinkles My nephew is all about dinosaurs. We walk like them, growl like them and even eat like them. So, when I saw dinosaur sprinkles (you can get yours here) I knew I had to have them…I mean for my nephew, of course. As I said, one of the things on our…
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this ain’t your normal sugar cookie
Sugar cookies are my mom’s favorite cookie. She would eat them everyday, if I made them for her everyday. Thankfully for her I don’t…or her time at the gym would be a lot more than it is right now. Time for something new My Mom is not the only one who loves sugar cookies though. I am also a HUGE fan so when I was at one of my favorite cooking store (Sur La Table) and saw these cookie stamps I knew it was time to make these shortbread sugar cookies. Since I was going to be using a new technique I decided to use a new recipe. I have…
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chocolate cookies for the chocolate lovers…
There is just something so sweet about a thumbprint cookie. Growing up my mom would buy the shortbread ones with the cutest little chocolate center, and then sometimes she would make a peanut butter cookie with a chocolate kiss in the center so for this Valentines Day I wanted to make a chocolate cookie version. Chocolate, please I am all about chocolate anything and this chocolate cookie with a chocolate kiss in the center is a perfect chocolate treat and an even more perfect treat for Valentines Day. To make these cookies decadent I used dark cocoa powder for added richness, buttermilk for a little tang and tartness (which I love in a cookie),…
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a twist on a sugar cookie
I love cookies. Chocolate chip cookies, shortbread cookies, brownie cookies, sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies…really ANY cookie. A few weeks ago I decided to bring 2 of my favorites together into one delicious cookie and make a Peanut Butter Sugar Cookie. A little something for everyone Each fall The Hubby takes some of his customers little yummies with calendars from his company. This year he wanted cookies to give out. He asked for his favorite chocolate chip cookies (recipe will be posted soon) and also for a peanut butter cookie. Well I couldn’t give him 2 traditional cookies, so I decided to change up the peanut butter cookie a little, don’t…
