Sometimes I wonder why I don’t spend more time making scones. I love them flaky and sweet & I love them on the more biscuity side with just a hint of sweetness (like these Earl Grey & Honey Blueberry Scones!). Either way, I firmly believe that you just can’t go wrong with a scone. Especially …
These cookies are magical. They’re essentially the pastry form of a time machine. From the moment I tasted the dough, I was transported back to a way simpler time in life where I could eat half a dozen cookies in a day without total judgment because a kid giving in to her sweet tooth & …
Okay. Okay okay okay. I know I said that I was done with the cookie project after last year, but I can’t just abandon cookies completely! They’re usually pretty quick to throw together (unless you’re making my Snickers Cookies or Coffee, Sage, and Maple Millionaire’s Shortbread–those both take a bit of prep but are totally …
I worked at Starbucks for nearly five years as a barista. The holiday season was always the best. Let me tell you, from November to December, there is never a time where it doesn’t feel like Christmas is just around the corner. The holidays are all around you from the decor to the merchandise to …
The flavor pairing of chocolate and orange always reminds me of the holidays. I can’t explain exactly why: perhaps it’s because citrus really comes to life and reaches peak brightness in the winter, or because I remember seeing the orange foil balls and blue box in the stores we only went into at Christmas time. …
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to move on to the holiday famous for its cookies: Christmas. There’s something about ginger that just tastes like the holidays and let me tell you: these Ginger Cookies taste like Christmas. Using both ground ginger and crystallized ginger, you can actually taste the flavor in these cookies. …
Spicy chili and chocolate may sound like a combination that just does not go together, but there are chili recipes out there that use chocolate to add depth of flavor and mole sauce is known for combining the spiciness of poblanos (or other chili peppers) with–you know it–chocolate! Enter these Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies. I …
Thanksgiving is coming up in just a couple of short weeks. While my Pumpkin & Cranberry Biscotti, Apple Pie Cookies, and Pumpkin Pie cookies are the perfect twist cookies to bring to any family gathering or Friendsgiving celebration, these Pecan Pie Cookies are just another great option of something with classic flavors in a new, handheld form. The almond …
There are some classic cookies that are a winner no matter how old your are. Snickerdoodles are that type of cookie–you can bring them to a holiday cookie exchange, bake them for a kid’s birthday party, or just leave them in a container on your countertop to return to whenever a craving for something sweet …
The temperature has officially dropped, apples have officially been picked, and it’s finally time to start posting some of my favorite cookie recipes. With that, I’m also excited to start working on my pies & tarts for next year. There’s something about fall and winter that just scream pie. Maybe it’s the abundance of apples, …