White Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter Cookies 1 ½ cups creamy cookie butter½ cup butter, room temperature1 ¼ cups sugar2 large eggs1 tsp. vanilla extract1 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. baking powder¼ tsp. sea salt 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour1 ½ cups white chocolate chips Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Using a stand mixer, cream together…
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As the warm sun casts its golden glow over the kitchen, delightful aromas fill the air. The heavenly scent of freshly baked Blueberry Vanilla Meyer Lemon Zest Cookies drifts through the room, enticing everyone who catches a whiff. These cookies, bursting with vibrant flavors, are the perfect combination of sweet and tangy, making them a…
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Is that a fig?It’s not a banana, that’s for sure.While the slices of sun-dried figs appear to be slices of dried banana, in these super yummy Chocolate Berry Fig Cookies, don’t be fooled. They are FIG-TASTIC, not banana baked goods. Most people don’t understand how great the union of chocolate and fig are. In fact,…
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Soft. Tangy. Aromatic. Bursts of Bright Berry.COOKIES.All sounds good, right? I’m not sure if its the addition of cream cheese frosting to the cookie dough, the combination of the lemon and vanilla extracts, the dried berries, or all of it together that creates the gorgeous union of fragrance, flavor, and feel (super soft) for these…
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ANY excuse to spoil Valerina.She told me she was craving a Crumbl cookie.I begged her to allow ME to bake for HER.I desperately needed time in the kitchen.Remember, the kitchen is my canvas; my meditation; my muse … AND, I’ve actually heard that my cookies are far superior to “those other” cookies 😉I hate to…
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I love balsamic vinegar.It’s one of those things, when really “right,” it’s right.”It’s also one of those things that when not done well, it’s, well, not good.You need GOURMET vinegar to be good. The musk … the umami … the sweet … the tart … You need it all. However, believe it or not, in…
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My sister is not a cookie monster 🍪In fact, she’s not much of a dessert fan – just like me 👯♀️ However, I’m proud to announce that this is the SECOND time in recent history where she has taken a bite, and immediately taken another, and another – even complimenting me on the baked goodness…
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It’s been a while since I’ve baked cookies.Well, only a week or so – but it seems like forever.I was out of town for 5 days and the lack of passionate past time in the pastry department and my home kitchen broke my heart.Upon my return I immediately took to the kitchen craft – creating…
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I dream and drool at the spicy aroma of chai tea.Cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, allspice, nutmeg…So good. SO GOOD!My mouth is watering. (And, these are cookies I’m eventually describing, come on – with both chocolate and white chocolate chips!) My hubby, on the other hand, simply does not care for “the taste of Christmas.”He scoffs…
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Perusing the aisles at my local grocery store, I discovered this little jar of cookie magic: Cinnamon Toast Crunch Creamy Cinnamon Spread. I’m quite guilty of roaming the “peanut butter” aisle at the store, googling and drooling over the new, interesting flavors and varieties that seem to show up on a regular basis. While this…
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