Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are amazing Some people seem to be over the whole brown butter thing. Never! Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are all the proof you need that brown butter is still a good idea. Is brown butter worth the bother? That is, of course, a matter of opinion. But if you think deep caramel notes and a nutty flavor are important in a cookie, then I believe you will agree. The small effort in browning the butter [and chilling it - more on that in a minute] is ... Read More about Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Best Ever Oatmeal Cookies
I realize it is a pretty big claim, but I stand by it - these are the Best Ever Oatmeal Cookies! Packed with yummy things like coconut and butterscotch chips, not to mention toasted walnuts and raisins, Best Ever Oatmeal Cookies have a nice crispy exterior and a very chewy interior. There's just something about an oatmeal cookie - they are so homey and comforting. Didn't everybody's grandma make some fantastic oatmeal cookies? I think I have updated Grandma's favorite. Shhh - don't ... Read More about Best Ever Oatmeal Cookies
Honey Lemon Crinkles Cookies
Honey Lemon Crinkles Cookies taste like spring! The lemon in these Honey Lemon Crinkles cookies makes all the difference. Lemon is so bright and refreshing in just about anything. It is a happy flavor any time of year, and here in Upstate NY, spring often takes its time getting here. We need flavors that give us a bright outlook. An easy to make cookie Honey Lemon Crinkles Cookies are a pretty standard cookie recipe in terms of how you get the ingredients mixed together. A lot of ... Read More about Honey Lemon Crinkles Cookies
Coconut Macaroons
Coconut Macaroons are easy! Coconut Macaroons are quite pricey if you have to buy them. There's no reason for paying a lot though, because they are not tough to make. I made this recipe to be done with an electric hand mixer, just to show you that you don't even need any special equipment. The eggs you use are important You want to use nice, fresh eggs and the better the quality, the better your macaroons are going to be. I freely admit to being a bit biased in this regard, because we ... Read More about Coconut Macaroons
Fresh Ginger Cookies
Level up your cookie game! It's the time of year when we all begin to crave these favorite fall flavors. I submit that these Fresh Ginger Cookies are going to fulfill those cravings better than any pumpkin-spice-whatever could hope to do. They're chewy and rich and just so satisfying, alongside a cup of coffee or tea. How about a fantastic mid-day pick-me-up or after-school snack? Maybe pack some up to take on your weekend leaf-peeping expedition, if you're lucky enough to live where there ... Read More about Fresh Ginger Cookies
Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is one of the first new recipes I ever posted on The Creekside Cook. It only seems appropriate that I bring Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies back to the top to celebrate a new design. It had become increasingly evident that my old blog wasn't working all that well anymore. That is no surprise since I created the design back in the Middle Ages of the internet. Technology has changed a lot since then. I'm loving the new look, and I hope that you do as well. You can let me know in the ... Read More about Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
You may not think that the world needs another chocolate chip cookie recipe. But, with the year we have had, I have to disagree. We've needed all the tasty, melty, creamy chocolate chunks surrounded by caramelly, chewy cookies that we could get. Make no mistake - it has not been an entirely bad year. In fact, we've had some pretty wonderful things happen, like the birth of a new grandson and starting our Farmer's Market business. There have been lots of blessings along the way, but beginning as ... Read More about Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Dried Plum Oatmeal Cookies
Okay, Okay - so they are actually just plain old humble prunes. "Prune" is not a word that brings out a positive thought for a lot of people, I realize. I figure if the package can call them "Dried Plums", then I can too, and maybe a few more people will be drawn to the idea. The truth is, though, that I have always loved prunes. Growing up next door to my grandparents, I was given to think that only old people eat prunes, because they had them every morning for breakfast. I'm not sure that we ... Read More about Dried Plum Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate Espresso Spritz Cookies
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
Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
Do Moms still do this? Bake a batch of cookies while the kids are at school so that the house smells amazing when they walk through the door? Our weather seems to be making an early turn toward fall, which has me thinking about those first days of school every year, both from my own childhood, as well as the girls'. The anticipation, mingled with a bit of dread - seeing friends again, will the outfit I pick get me off to the right start, will someone be mean to them on the bus, will their ... Read More about Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
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
Applesauce Whoopie Pies
Sitting here, writing this post today, I am enjoying a sight out the window that is dear to the heart of any Upstate New Yorker - there is a male robin enjoying the fermented chokecherries and crab apples from the trees in our yard. A robin! Did you know that the male robins always migrate ahead of the females? It's true - they usually show up a few weeks before their wives get here. They are supposed to be scouting for nesting sites I guess, but my friend Karen always said they just told that ... Read More about Applesauce Whoopie Pies