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
Raspberry Shortbread Valentine Cookies
Looking for a delicious cookie to make for Valentine's Day? You know what they say -- the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Travis and I both thought these cookies were delicious! Here's what you'll need: Butter (make sure it is softened!) Sugar Brown sugar Flour Salt Raspberry preserves (or jam) Powdered sugar Heavy whipping cream Start by creaming together the butter, sugar and brown sugar. Then, mix in the flour and salt until a soft dough forms. Roll out your dough. Be sure to flour the surface and the rolling pin. I needed lots of extra Continue Reading
Holiday Cookies: Surprise Brownies
Have you been following along with all my holiday series? In the Holiday Cookie series, I've shared recipes for Grasshoppers and Swirl Butter Cookies. Today is Surprise Brownies! The best part about these cookies is that you can make them for all sorts of holidays! I made them last year for Halloween, and now I'm making them for Christmas. The surprise? Oreos! Each brownie has an Oreo inside! I'm using the holiday Oreos (with red creme) inside my Christmas cookies. For Halloween, I used the Oreos with orange filling. You can make them for Valentine's Day or St. Patrick's Day -- whenever Continue Reading
Grasshopper Cookies
It's the holiday season! I love me some Thanksgiving and Christmas -- decorating, baking, the music, the festivities, seeing family -- it's the best time of the year! For this holiday season, I'm doing a series on holiday cookies. Because not only do I love the holidays, but I love cookies! I want to share with you a few holiday cookie recipes for you to bake for your own family, get-togethers with friends or family and/or special events like Christmas parties! I'll be sharing a holiday cookie recipe every Monday for five weeks. Let's get this holiday cookie party started, shall we? Today, Continue Reading
Apple Pie Bites
My husband had surgery recently. Eye surgery. It was a fairly quick procedure. I only had to wait all morning before I got to see that the surgeon hadn't blinded him. We'd been told by several people that the surgery wouldn't be the tough part -- the recovery would. We were told it is very painful and would take a couple weeks before he could see clearly. My husband came home the day before the procedure with a giant bag full of medications and eye drops. As I read the descriptions for when and how many times he was to take each one, I seriously became queasy. I thought I was going to pass Continue Reading