Red Velvet Rich and Creamy Cookies

This is a Betty Crocker recipe.  I didn’t have enough red food coloring so they didn’t come out very red.  I also made homemade cream cheese frosting rather than use the canned kind.  They are very tasty! 1 (1 pound, 1.5 oz) pouch Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 1/4 cup butter, … Continue reading

Peppermint Fudge Cookie Sandwiches

I love December!  It’s Christmas time and I get to bake all month long if I feel like it, and I feel like it!  (So get ready for lots of baking posts!)  Woo Hoo!  These are so easy and so fast to make.  The center is a peppermint patty so they go together so quickly.  … Continue reading

Island Cookies

It is cold and wet and wintery here so perfect day for cookies and pajamas!  These are from “The Cookie Bible”. 1 2/3 cups flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 … Continue reading

Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies

This recipe comes from Wendy Paul’s brand new cookbook, “101 Gourmet Cookies for Everyone”, which I just ordered from Amazon.  And when she says for everyone, she means for everyone; there are recipes for dieters, gluten free-ers and even vegans.  Zach was late to work and if you’re late, you have to bring doughnuts but … Continue reading

Golden White Chunk Nutty Bars

This recipe comes from the “Mrs Fields I Love Chocolate!” cookbook.  I made these for Bob’s Sunday School class but they didn’t eat them all so I need to get them out of the house! 2 cups flour 1/2 teasoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons … Continue reading

Chunky Chocolate and Almond Bars

Neighborhood party tonight and I signed up to make cookies or brownies.  Perfect time to try out a new recipe such as this one from Betty Crocker.  Courtney and I nibbled at the pieces that fell off in the pan while I was cutting them up and they were so good!  Gooey and yummy!  Easy … Continue reading

Oatmeal Scotchies

Bar cookie recipe #3 for today, this is another one that I’ve had for so long that I can’t remember where it originally came from. Courtney ate one and said “tastes like Christmas” me “Christmas?  does that mean they’re good?” Courtney “of course!  Christmas is always good!” 🙂 3/4 cup butter, softened 2 eggs, slightly beaten … Continue reading

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

Bar cookie recipe #2 for today, this is one of those recipes that I’ve had for so long that I can’t remember where it came from. 1 cup butter, softened 2 eggs, slightly beaten 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup creamy peanut butter 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 cups flour (I ended up … Continue reading