Happy National Rocky Road Day! Our mom used to make the best homemade cookies when we were young. They were usually some variety of bar cookie. One of our favorites was the Rocky Road Bar Cookies she used to make. Who can resist a fudgy, …
I scream, you scream, we all scream for Peanut Butter Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches! Well, we definitely scream for them around here. Memorial Day is almost here and that means summer, which in turn means ice cream season is upon us! We think the homemade …
Did we mention we love cookies around here? Well, it’s worth mentioning again…especially because today is National Oatmeal Cookie Day! While we love our many varieties of oatmeal cookies, we are certainly not traditionalists. Read: we don’t like raisins in our oatmeal cookies. We know…heretical, …
Who doesn’t love peanut butter?!? In celebration of National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day, we are sharing one of our favorite peanut butter cookie recipes. A very popular bar cookie from Jenn’s bakery, this one has a little of everything wonderful: peanut butter, chocolate, marshmallows, peanuts, …
Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that sneaks up on us. We breathe a sigh of relief when dreary January is over. Before we know it, February is flying by. All of a sudden, the weekend before Valentine’s Day, we start to panic…cards, candy, …
We used to make cookie boxes to give our friends and family for Christmas. This tradition started when we were in high school (and, no, we won’t be telling you how long ago that was!). It was such a fun way for us to spend …
This time of year we have more lemons than we know what to do with. So….when life gives us lemons, we make cookies! Most lemon cookie recipes out there seem to be a bit light on the lemon for our taste, so we wanted to …
Whenever we travel to a new city, one of the first things we do is find the best local bakery…priorities after all! While visiting the Detroit area, we were fortunate enough to discover Detroit Cookie Company and fell in love with their famous Banana Pudding …
One of our all-time favorite bakeries is The Model Bakery in St. Helena. If we could live there, we would! Everything they make is delicious, but our absolute favorite is their Almond Macaroon cookie. We tried for many years to recreate the size and texture …
Ah, the smells and tastes of fall, our favorite time of the year. Turkey roasting in the oven, pumpkin pie, eggnog, gingerbread…and all the spices! Nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger are among the most aromatic and flavorful. When it comes to making the kitchen smell like …