This Chocolate Drop Cookies are perfect for Christmas cookie swaps! It’s the most marvelous time of the year! It’s time for cookie swaps and taking goodie baskets to our neighbors and friends. I always enjoy baking, but there is just something a little magical about baking at the holidays. It is when I pull outRead More
Rolo Stuffed Chocolate Cookies with Pretzels
These Rolo stuffed chocolate cookies with pretzels are sure to become your new favorites. If comfort came in the form of a cookie, it would be this Rolo Stuffed Chocolate Cookie with Pretzels! It has everything you could want in one cookie: chocolate, chocolate chips, caramel, more chocolate, pretzels, and salt for good measure. SoRead More
Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is perfect for fall parties! I have a dessert cookbook that says bring the eggs to room temperature on every.single.recipe. This used to really annoy me, because if I opened the cookbook, it meant I had time to cook right then, I didn’t have an hour toRead More
Patriotic Star Cookies
These Patriotic Star Cookies are an amazing addition to 4th of July celebrations. Looking for a creative dessert idea for your 4th of July party? These Patriotic Star Cookies with fondant stars in red and blue makes for a fun twist for the 4th of July! This is a basic sugar cookie recipe, topped with vanillaRead More
White Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut and Sunflower Seeds
White Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut and Sunflower Seeds I love cookies. Who doesn’t? Lately, I have been fixated with cookie creations. Maybe it was the recent round of holidays that got my creative cookie juices flowing like a major crack in the Hoover Dam. Yes, it started with those Postcard Gingerbread Cookies and the Mini Chocolate ChipRead More
Mini Chocolate Chip & Peppermint Gingerbread Cookies
I had some leftover gingerbread cookie dough leftover from the Postcard Gingerbread Cookies recipe I did a few days ago. I could have tossed it out but isn’t that one of the deadly sins? Makes sense to me, “Though shalt not toss out unused cookie dough!” With my leftover dough I created these Mini Chocolate ChipRead More
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
No flour? No problem, you can still make cookies with this easy 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies recipe! I call these cookies Mother Hubbard Cookies because they are what I make when the cupboards are bare. These peanut butter cookies are fast, easy, and only use 3 ingredients: peanut butter, sugar, and an egg. TheyRead More
Banana Coconut Cookies
If you are tired of using your overripe bananas for loads of banana bread these tropical flavor inspired cookies are a delicious alternative. Sweet and decadent with a soft and light texture. Sometimes it’s difficult to find a substitute for baked goods that doesn’t contain flour, especially when it comes to cookies. After experimenting withRead More
Dairy-Free German Chocolate Cookies made with Silk Vanilla Almondmilk
I have mentioned before that my oldest son is lactose intolerant. Over the years we have tried many different milk substitutes. Some worked in recipes, but my son didn’t like any of them enough to want to drink a glass, dunk cookies in it, or pour it over a bowl of cereal until I discovered SilkRead More
How to host a Holiday Cookie Swap + 31 Cookie Recipes
What is a Cookie Swap? Cookie Swaps are a fun and frugal way to get together with friends over the holidays. Over the years, we have hosted cookie parties a couple different ways. Traditional Cookie Exchange For a traditional cookie swap, everyone brings 1 dozen cookies for each person that attends the party, plus 1Read More
Cookie Recipes from the Hearth and Soul Hop
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the food carnival for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! This week I am sharing my Christmas Chocolate Drop Cookies and featuring cookie and bar recipes from last week’s contributors to the Hearth and Soul Hop: Anise Cookies Country Raisin Gingersnaps ChristmasRead More
Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies
The chocolate peanut butter no-bake cookies are one of my childhood favorites! I usually enjoy baking for my family, but today it was 101 degrees and I did not feel like turning on the oven. Even on hot days, my children require a bit of sugar to keep them sweet, so I made these easyRead More
Easy Way to Roll Out Shortbread or Sugar Cookies + Shortbread Recipe
The great thing about Shortbread, besides the fact that it is made of pantry staples, is that your children can pretend it is Lembas Bread. The bad thing about shortbread is trying to roll it out! After discussing the problems of rolling out shortbread with a friend, I decided to post pictures of how IRead More
Easy Sugar Cookies and Butter Cream Frosting
Decorating Sugar Cookies is a traditional holiday activity. Below are tips to make decorating cookies a little easier. Tips for Decorating Sugar Cookies How to Make Colored Sugar: Put plain white sugar in bowls and then add a couple drops of food color to make colored sugar. I also make colored coconut in this manner.Read More
