If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that Raylee and I made these whole wheat cookies recently. They are my favorites! My mother-in-law always makes them and keeps bags of them in her freezer. I love eating them straight from the freezer, especially in the summertime. I really wanted to make a big batch of these to keep in our freezer before Ruthi arrives. I knew they would be a great pick-me-up type snack for me to quickly and easily grab between motherhood duties. Plus, since they contain oats I figure they can only help with lactation. These cookies are made with whole wheat flour, Continue Reading
Quick Sugar Cookies
Travis' favorite kind of cookie is sugar cookies, and lately I've been on a any-kind-of-cookie kick. It seemed like the perfect time to make these quick sugar cookies. I got the recipe from my Aunt Traci, and they are seriously the best sugar cookies I've ever had. They really are easy to make, but best of all they are so soft. I love soft sugar cookies with not too much icing. Here's what you'll need: Flour Salt Baking soda Shortening Sugar Vanilla Eggs That's it. I imagine most of us have all of these things in our pantries already. That's one of the things that makes this Continue Reading
Christmas Shortbread Bars
I recently went to a Favorite Things party. Have you ever been to one? I think I need to throw one myself! I wanted to bring a treat to the party, which had a Christmas theme, so I made these Christmas shortbread bars. And they were delicious! Plus, it didn't take me long to make them! Here's what you'll need: Butter Powdered sugar Eggs Vanilla Salt Flour Dark chocolate chips Shortening Christmas sprinkles Peppermint candy pieces How to Make Christmas Shortbread Bars To make the shortbread, you take softened butter and cream it together with the powdered sugar. I used Continue Reading
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Happy first day of fall ya'll! It's here, it's finally here! I feel like everyone loves fall. In fact, I don't think I've ever met anyone who didn't like fall. It's just the best! And with it comes pumpkin -- cake, bread, drinks -- pumpkin everything! So how about some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies? In honor of the first day of fall, I wanted to share a pumpkin recipe with you. My roommate Ricci used to make these cookies every fall and we all went ga-ga over them! I decided to whip up a batch myself and eat them all myself share with friends and co-workers. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Continue Reading
10+ Chocolate Mint Recipes
Peanut butter + Jelly. Chips + Salsa. Macaroni + Cheese. Some combos just go together like Batman and Robin. And one of my favorite combos is Chocolate + Mint. I love mint chocolate chip ice cream. I love chocolate with mint creme. Andes chocolate mints are the best part of Olive Garden! Raise your hand if you love chocolate and mint together. Well for all those with hands in the air, I've compiled a list of some of the best chocolate mint recipes for you to make this holiday season. Let me know which is your favorite! Peppermint Chocolate Cake Cookies -- Just Us Continue Reading
Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies
Ready for a really, really easy recipe? Something to satisfy your chocolate craving? A recipe that's perfect for fall? How about these Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies made with only TWO ingredients. Here's what you'll need: Devil's food cake mix Can of pumpkin Mix the two ingredients together in a bowl. Scoop the dough into balls on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-14 minutes. Let them set up and cool for a couple minutes before serving. Print Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies Author: Tiffany Recipe type: Dessert Cook time: 10 mins Continue Reading
Cinnamon Pumpkin Cookies
Hello fall. It's nice to see you again. October has begun! Let's bring on all things pumpkin! So how about some cinnamon pumpkin cookies? They're soft and taste like fall itself. Here's what you'll need: Butter Sugar Brown sugar Eggs Pumpkin Flour Nutmeg Cinnamon Ginger Baking Soda Salt Cinnamon Bun Icing Begin by creaming together the sugars and butter. You can use the traditional method of bowl and spoon or use a standing mixer. Slowly add in the eggs and pumpkin while stirring. Mix well. In a separate bowl, mix the remaining dry Continue Reading
Thin Mint Truffles
Girl Scout Cookies. Who doesn't love them? My absolute favorite are thin mints! Yum yum yum! But what about when you run out of the all the boxes you bought?! I know, it's a scary thought. But there is a solution! You can make these thin mint truffles. The great thing about these truffles is you can just keep popping them in your mouth! I'll say it again: Yum yum yum! And it's just in time for the month of green! Here's what you'll need: Keebler Grasshopper mint chocolate cookies Cream cheese Almond bark Green food coloring Start by crushing up all the cookies in a food Continue Reading
Sweetie Pies
Valentine's Day is upon us folks. This will be my first one with a husband. But whether you are married or single, you can still celebrate with a yummy treat! You can make these for your family to enjoy, for dessert during a romantic home-cooked meal, to devour all by yourself while crying during your favorite chick flick, to take to a party or to give as a thank you gift to people in your community. Whatever floats your boat! First of all, don't you just love their name? Sweetie Pies are sweet and made of pie dough so the name really does fit and is perfect for this holiday. Here's Continue Reading
Holiday Roundup: Cookies
Christmas Day might be over, but I know there are lots of us who still have Christmas celebrations to attend. Plus, New Year's Eve is right around the corner! I've complied a list of all kinds of holiday cookie recipes, so you'll never run out of ideas! Be sure to pin it for next year too! Let's start with a recap of the cookie recipes I've shared. Grasshoppers Swirl Butter Cookies Surprise Brownies Christmas Stars Snowflake Oreos Have you seen the other cookie recipes I've made? They turned out fantastic! Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Mint Chocolate Continue Reading
Holiday Cookies: Swirl Butter Cookies
Welcome to my Holiday Cookie Series! I'm sharing some holiday cookie recipes with you every Monday throughout the holidays. If you missed it, last week I shared a chocolate mint cookie called Grasshoppers. But this week, I'm showing you how to make Swirl Butter Cookies! Travis was excited that I was finally making a type of sugar cookie instead of some kind of chocolate cookie! He doesn't like chocolate -- crazy I know, but it means more for me. :) I was really nervous that these cookies wouldn't turn out right. Making the cookies have a swirl within the dough sounded like a failure waiting Continue Reading
Chocolate Truffle Cookies
These cookies seemed really complicated to me when I first read the recipe. But I adapted it to make it a bit more simple. It's still a little tedious, but the end result is chocolate heaven. If you are one of those people who think there's no such thing as too much chocolate, well, these cookies are for you! They are rich, that's for sure. But they are sure to be a huge hit with chocolate lovers. My husband took a few bags of them to work to share with the soldiers, and I got back good reviews! Here's what you'll need: Flour Cocoa powder Baking powder Salt Bittersweet Continue Reading