Chocolate Espresso Spritz Cookies with Kahlúa Cream Filling I love spritz type cookies. They have been a lifesaver for me more times than I could ever count. I'll bet everyone with kids has had this conversation, usually held at 9:45PM: "Mom, I am supposed to bringing cookies in for my class" "Okay, when?" "Tomorrow!" This is when spritz cookies come to your rescue - you can churn out a good sized batch of buttery, cute cookies in no time at all. No chilling of the dough, or fooling around with ... Read More about Chocolate Espresso Spritz Cookies
Christmas Cookie Collection
Macadamia Lime Blondies
I am still pretty caught up in fall - in getting everything put up, and in enjoying stuff like winter squash and apples. But fall also means that citrus starts showing up in the stores more, and for better prices, which got me thinking about making these Macadamia Lime Blondies again - and this time, shooting a few photos and getting the post out here on the blog. I think you will be glad. Not only do these blondies have lots of bright lime flavor, but there are also crunchy, buttery macadamias ... Read More about Macadamia Lime Blondies
Skillet Pumpkin Fudge Brownies
This recipe solves a pesky little kitchen problem that I will bet anything you have run across. It goes like this: You find a great recipe for some pumpkin muffins, or maybe pumpkin doughnuts. You open a typical grocery store can of pumpkin puree, measure out the one cup needed for the recipe - and don't they all just need that ONE cup - and then thriftily scrape out all of the remaining pumpkin into a refrigerator dish and pop in in the fridge. "I'll make some thing out of that later in the ... Read More about Skillet Pumpkin Fudge Brownies
Outrageous Chocolate Toffee Cookies
We are having a very happy week here at Creekside. We've all been waiting for our younger daughter and her husband to be blessed with children, and yesterday, they were very happy to welcome their new daughter into the world. Our third grandchild! Not only that, but we are especially thrilled that they now live just a few hours away, instead of 2 days' driving, so we will get to share in this life of this new little one much more than we had originally anticipated. We feel incredibly thankful ... Read More about Outrageous Chocolate Toffee Cookies
Snowball Cookies
In a few days' time, we will be loading up the car and heading to our older daughter and son in law's for Christmas. I may have possibly mentioned how much we look forward to this every year in the Anadama Cinnamon Roll post earlier this week. But, this has not been an easy month for us. Larry's Dad passed away early in December, and things have been kind of a blur since then. It wasn't unexpected, as he had been in poor health for some time, and in some ways it was a bit of a relief because he ... Read More about Snowball Cookies
Almond Shortbread
I have a terrible weakness for the rich, buttery taste of good shortbread, most recently, for Almond Shortbread. I taught Sunday School for years and each Christmas, the Mom of one of the families in the church made each teacher a lovely little shortbread cake. They were about 6 inches across with golden edges and little holes all over the top. Once all 3 of that family’s kids had gone through my 1st and 2nd grade class, I just happened to move into the Junior High class, which meant I got to ... Read More about Almond Shortbread
Chewy Chocolate Crinkles
Time to get out all of the baking sheets, mixing bowls, measuring spoons and the big bottle of vanilla extract! You know - it's Christmas Cookie time! My Mom always had this idea that we should eat a healthy diet, so for the majority of year, we really didn't get a lot of sweets. I know it sounds crazy, but we had to get by on stuff made with whole wheat flour, raw sugar and carob powder. Then came Christmastime and all bets were off - Mom baked mountains of all our favorites and for a few ... Read More about Chewy Chocolate Crinkles
Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Whoopie Pies
I hardly know where to begin. These are ... epic? Is epic too strong a word for cookies? I might have thought so before I made these, but now I am thinking it just might be possible for a mere cookie to attain a sort of hero-like status. We shall see. A few years ago, my cousin sent me a recipe for Pumpkin Snickerdoodles, and I used a version of it on my old blog. I think the reason that he thought to send it to me, was because of our shared memory of our Grandmother, from whose kitchen issued ... Read More about Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Whoopie Pies
Lime Butter Cookies
It's getting to the time of year when I pretty much stop baking. We don't have AC, because for the most part, we don't really need it. Our summer temps do sometimes climb into the 90s and a couple years ago we had more than a week of over 100 temps, that is not common here. And usually, it cools down enough at night to get the house down to a comfy sleeping temperature - we have a few kind of miserable nights sometimes, but not enough to make us willing to invest in air conditioning. What ... Read More about Lime Butter Cookies
Orange Coconut Slices
I spent the first 10 days of the new year at my sister and brother-in-laws house, because my sister had knee surgery and she needed a little help around the house during her recovery. I was glad that I was able to go lend a hand, and it was nice to get some extra time together, even if that time did consist of watching her grimace in pain as she worked to get used to her new knee, and trying to get 3 dogs to do I wanted them to, when they saw no reason whatsoever that they should have to listen ... Read More about Orange Coconut Slices
Peanut Butter and Jelly Kisses
I decided awhile ago that I was not going to buy regular peanut butter anymore - it is just the natural stuff for us now. No more Jif or Skippy around here I'm afraid. Since we are both inordinately fond of peanut butter cookies, this meant I had a few recipes to rework. For the most part, you can just equally substitute one for the other and that is the case with these. Natural peanut butter doesn't have as much sugar in it, which is really good here, because the jelly makes them sweet enough. ... Read More about Peanut Butter and Jelly Kisses
Molasses Crinkles Cookies
When I was 8 or 9 years old, my Grandmother asked me what I wanted for my upcoming Birthday. I surprised her by asking for a whole batch of Molasses Crinkles, just for me. You see, we lived next door to my Mom's folks back then, and Grandma had an inordinate fondness for a particular cookie, called Sour Cream Softies. They are similar to Snickerdoodles, but with less backbone, and by then, I was heartily sick of them. I wouldn't mind one right now though, or standing and watching Grandma whip up ... Read More about Molasses Crinkles Cookies