Who decided that National Apricot Day should be on January 9th…when fresh apricots are waaaaay out of season?! Not to worry though. If you want to celebrate National Apricot Day next Wednesday, here’s a great recipe to do just that. Our Apricot Oat Bars combine …
Today we bring you something that is the epitome of holiday flavors…our Cranberry White Chocolate Gingerbread Bars. They were a best seller at Jenn’s bakery and are perfect for your cookie exchange or for stacking in a clear plastic bag with a pretty bow and …
It’s the holiday cookie gifting time of the year! Well, we are getting into the spirit. We have been making cookie boxes as gifts for our friends and family since the mid-1980’s (please don’t try to calculate our ages based on that, lol!). Over the …
Jennifer recently traveled to Ireland and she can’t stop talking about the AMAZING dairy products! The cheese is fantastic, but the butter…ahhh the butter! Most of the butter in Ireland is salted and it is a beautiful shade of yellow, apparently due to the grass …
Happy National Peanut Day! Our Aunt Susie used to make these Salted Peanut Chews for the holidays and we would gobble them up. We loved them so much that we started making them ourselves and included them in our Christmas cookie gift boxes we shared …
Oh my gosh, you guys..summer is over! Judy’s kids start school today and many of their friends went back to school in the middle of August. How is that possible? We are never ready for summer to end. Today’s recipe for Chocolate Surprise Cookies …
Don’t these jam filled butter cookies look positively astral? Oh my goodness, you guys! They are like little suns that will brighten up your morning (or afternoon or evening) coffee or your lunch box! And, they are as delicious as they are beautiful. We used …
The end of cherry season is just around the corner here on the west coast (can you believe July is almost behind us?!). There are still many cherries to be had at our local farmer’s markets but they will begin to disappear next month. Now …
This Sunday, July 1st, is National Gingersnap Day! Initially we thought it an odd time of year for gingersnaps. We tend to associate ginger, and associated spices, with fall and winter. Think gingerbread men and women, good old gingerbread with a dollop of whipped cream …
We’ve eaten a lot of peanut butter cookies in our day. Crunchy ones. Chewy ones. Some with the little criss-cross pattern on top. Others that didn’t taste much like peanut butter at all! We think THE BEST peanut butter cookies start with great peanut butter …