I have to admit that I am really tired of seeing nothing but snow outdoors. Good golly we've had a lot of snow this winter! With the exception of places we have plowed or shoveled, there is still not a single bare spot anywhere on our property. That was a good thing this past weekend, when our older daughter and her family finally made it down here for our annual sledding weekend - we certainly had no shortage of snow for that! But now, I am losing patience with all of this whiteness - I want to ... Read More about Brown Sugar Lemon Crinkles
Cookies - Drop
Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
Just a nice quick and easy recipe today: Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies. Everyone needs a good peanut butter cookie recipe, or two, or ten - right? In getting recipes moved over here from the old blog, I realized that none of my favorite peanut butter cookies have made the trip yet. Okay - one did, actually - Peanut Butter and Jelly Kisses, which are a favorite of Larry's. I like the simplicity of these though, along with the fact that they not only keep practically forever, but that they also just ... Read More about Chewy Peanut Butter 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
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
Chewy Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies
Why, I wonder do we associate lemons with spring? Like all citrus, lemons are freshest and most plentiful in the winter months, right? Not here of course - lemons are never fresh here, unless you own a greenhouse or have a conservatory or something. Here, all the lemons are in the grocery store. Boo! But, they are there all year long. Yay! 'Cause we love our lemons and even if they are grown very very far away and have to be carried to us on the backs of baby seals, we aren't giving them up. You ... Read More about Chewy Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies
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
Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
We had a great Thanksgiving this year, all except the souvenirs we all seemed to have brought home with us. I estimate there were no fewer than 3 different colds kicking around among us, and the one that followed us home is just no fun at all. Sitting and staring vaguely into space between coughing fits is a singularly inefficient way to get any blogging done. But then, the fog lifted for a moment, and I realized that I can probably rely on my lack of organization and find a recipe that is all ... Read More about Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
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
Chewy Carrot Cookies
Carrots. Healthy & full of vitamins. Fiber. Antioxidants, probably. Home grown with all natural gardening methods. Sweat of our brow and all that good stuff. I know what we should do with these nice, healthy carrots - let's make some into cookies! Yay! Chewy Carrot Cookies! Yay! Seriously - we do eat a lot of carrots. We grow a lot and when those are gone we buy more through the winter. And with all of the nutritious, healthy veg we have been enjoying, we can afford a few cookies now and ... Read More about Chewy Carrot Cookies