Happy 4th of July! To celebrate, I thought I’d share a few cookies that I made for our Independence Day celebration… These are the first cookies I’ve done in a long time, and it felt great to have a piping bag full (really only about 1/2 full) of royal icing in my hands!
A few years ago, I found a recipe for chewy peanut butter cookies stuffed with Milk Duds… They were in one of those Christmas cookie magazines at the grocery store checkout line. I made them right away, and they quickly became one of my favorites. Since then, I’ve been making lots of different Milk Dud…
As you’re reading this, I am on my way to New York City! I bet you can’t figure out what inspired these cookies… It’s been a little while since I posted any cookies here on the blog, so I figured it was about time. I wanted to put together some cookies to send to a…
It’s been a while since I decorated cookies… Hand surgery has a way of messing things up like that. When I posted my Nutella Sandwich Cookies for Nutella Day on Saturday, though, I promised that the cutout cookies would work well for decorating… I keep my promises. Plus, my hand is doing much better. I…
In keeping with my 12 Days of Christmas celebration, I thought it would be fun to put together a cookie guide for this week’s Friday Favorites post. Christmas is just over two weeks away, so we’re entering into the prime cookie baking time of the year. If you’re looking for new recipes to try this…
Today, I thought I’d take the opportunity to wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving! I love to cook and bake for the holidays. I will be doing some baking and preparing the sweet potatoes, but I’m not the one preparing the turkey for our Thanksgiving dinner this year. I couldn’t go without…
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I spent a few days last week decorating cookies for a bridal shower for my future sister-in-law. In fact, you may have even seen a few of my quick photos (taken with my iPhone) along the way. I had hoped to have more photos of the…
The September 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mandy of “What the Fruitcake?!” Mandy challenged everyone to make Decorated Sugar Cookies based on recipes from Peggy Porschen and The Joy of Baking. You can imagine my delight when I discovered that this month’s Daring Bakers challenge involved decorating sugar cookies! I’ve been slacking a…
Along with the best time of year comes football season… And, I have to admit that I am loving it. I have been waiting all summer for this! You see, there was a time when I hated football. I really had no interest at all and would roll my eyes at the thought of spending an…
I always enjoy baking for the holidays, and Easter is right up there with Christmas in my book. A few months ago, I stumbled upon a cute set of cookie cutters that included flower, carrot, and bunny shapes. I knew I had to have them for Easter! I had trouble saving the cookie cutters for Easter,…
