Mint Chocolate Pixies

My son and I decided to make some chocolate pixies with mint since it was cold and rainy outside today. They were super simple and fun to make and they made the house smell fantastic. My son loved them and my daughter told me they are her new VERY favorite cookie EVER. I must say, they turned out moist, minty, and so delicious.Mint Chocolate Pixies:Recipe and photos by For the Love of

Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

My son wanted to make a batch of cookies and we had butterscotch chips to use up so I went in search of a recipe. I found this one at Allrecipes that looked perfect. I halved the recipe because I didn't need such a huge batch of cookies sitting around. My son and I had fun making these tasty treats and they were a big hit with the whole family. They were especially delicious dipped in ice cold

3 Days of Christmas Cookies

Day 3 - Vanilla Shortbread

1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup soft butter

Sift together the cornstarch, icing sugar, salt and flour. Blend in butter and vanilla until a soft smooth dough forms. Shape into 1" balls and chill 30 -60 minutes. Place 1 1/2" apart on a cookie sheet and flatten slightly with a floured fork. Bake 300' for 15-20 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool.

3 Days of Christmas Cookies

Day 2 - Buttery Almond Lace Cookies

Buttery Almond Lace Cookies - from Chatelaine

1/2 cup unsalted butter

2/3 cup sugar

2 tbsp orange juice

3 tbsp all-purpose flour

1/8 tsp salt

1 egg, beaten

1 cup sliced hazelnuts or almonds

1 tsp grated orange peel

Position oven racks in top and bottom thirds of oven. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Whisk in sugar, orange juice, flour and salt. Then whisk in beaten egg. Stir in nuts and orange peel. Mixture will be wet.

Drop 1 tsp batter for each cookie onto prepared sheets, about 2 in. apart. Batter will spread. Bake in top and bottom thirds of oven, switching and rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are golden brown and centres are light golden, 6 to 7 min. Repeat with remaining batter.

Cool cookies on baking sheets for 2 min. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week or freeze up to 1 month.

My 3 days of Christmas cookies

Day One - Nutchos

Nutchos from Best of Bridge

2 - 10 oz packages semisweet chocolate chips

10 oz package peanut butter chips

2 cups salted peanuts

7 oz ripple potato chips, coarsely crumbled

In a double boiler, melt chocolate and peanut butter chips. Stir in peanuts and crumbled chips. Drop onto cookie sheet and leave to cool. Store in refrigerator.

Delicious!

Double Chocolate Almond Cookies AND a Giveaway

**Giveaway has ended**There are many perks to being a food blogger and one of them is getting to try wonderful products and cookbooks. I was recently contacted by Tate's Bake Shop to host a giveaway on my site. I received some wonderful cookies that were buttery, crisp, and so delicious as well as a great cookbook filled with bread, muffin, cookie, and cake recipes. We all enjoyed the cookies and

Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss Cookies

We were heading over to our good friend's house for dinner and I was asked to bring a dessert. My friend, Currié, loves the combination of peanut butter and chocolate so my son and I decided to make these cookies for our dessert. They were very simple and fun to make and tasted fantastic. I expected the cookies to turn out soft and gooey but they ended up being crisp, which I really enjoyed. We

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

My son and I decided to bake oatmeal raisin cookies this afternoon. I found this recipe on Smitten Kitten and knew it would be amazing. I wanted to add walnuts or pecans but my son opted for plain oatmeal raisin cookies with extra cinnamon. The cookies turned out thick, chewy, and so delicious. My children each ate one after school and one for dessert...they both loved them.Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Banana Cinnamon Cookies

 It's been raining and cold here in Portland so when I picked my son up from kindergarten we decided to bake cookies together. We had some ripe bananas to use up so we decided to bake banana cinnamon cookies. My son decided he wanted them plain so we didn't add pecans, chocolate chips, or coconut, although I think they would have been a tasty addition. They were simple to make and turned out so

White Chocolate, Pecan, and Craisin Cookies

After a long day at the park the kids were hoping to help me make cookies for their afternoon snack. After looking through the baking cupboard, they chose white chocolate, craisins, and pecans to use in their cookies. They were simple and fun to make and tasted FANTASTIC. These cookies were rich, decadent, and so delicious.White Chocolate, Pecan, and Craisin Cookies:Recipe and photo made by For

Coconut and Lime Sugar Cookies

We've had a busy week this week playing with friends, going to the zoo, playing at the park, going to the matinée, so today we decided to hang out at home and be mellow. Both of my kids asked if we could make cookies so I got busy looking for a fun new recipe to try. I found a recipe on Two Peas and Their Pod that looked great so I decided to give it a try. I adapted it a bit by using some whole

Spicy Oatmeal Crisps

Every year I make a few different baked goods for my kids' teachers as a thank you for all their hard work. I have been so busy this week that I was only able to make a batch of these spicy oatmeal crisps to give to them along with homemade cards and a plant. These cookies were a Cooking Light recipe I found back in the December 2009 issue and were extremely easy to make. I was recently sent a

Oatmeal, Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate Chip Cookies

I was recently sent some products from Kodiak Cakes to try. My family was anxious for me to make the oatmeal and dark chocolate cookie mix and requested extra semi sweet chocolate chips and white chocolate chips to be added to the batter. I used half the butter the recipe called for and replaced the other half with vanilla yogurt. The cookies were SO EASY to make and turned out fantastic. They

Banana, Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip, Pecan Cookies

The title of these cookies may be a mouthful but they are my new favorite cookie! I had a VERY ripe banana to use up so I decided to make cookies with it. I thought oatmeal, milk chocolate chips, and pecans would go well with the banana flavored cookie. I would normally use brown sugar but I was out, so I just used white sugar and I used whole wheat flour to make them a bit healthier. These

Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip, Craisin and Pecan Cookies

My husband and I were going out to a movie and dinner with friends. I wanted to bring a special treat to my girlfriend's mother who was babysitting all of our kids. I decided to make some tasty oatmeal cookies with dark chocolate, craisins and pecans (inspired by Bethie). The dark chocolate tasted so good with the tart craisins and I loved the crunchy pecans. I decided to use whole wheat flour to

Chocolate Pixies

When I saw this recipe on My Tasty Treasures, I knew I would make them immediately. My husband, daughter and son all LOVE chocolate desserts - the richer the better. My son and I had a great time making these cookies while my daughter was at school. The cookies turned out rich and delicious - the pecans gave them a nice crunch. They were a huge hit with my family and disappeared quickly. Thanks

Sugar Cookies

During the holiday season I make my children's teachers homemade goodies as a thank you. This year we decided to make sugar cookies so the kids could decorate them with all sorts of fun sprinkles. I was looking forward to trying out a new cookie sheet I recently bought with Christmas shapes. When I took the cookies out of the oven, I was concerned at first because they were so golden brown,

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

We had friends coming for the weekend and I wanted to bake them something special to enjoy while they were here. I have been seeing a lot of pumpkin snickerdoodle recipes out there and decided to finally make them too. My son and I were ready to start baking these cookies so we found a recipe on Wounded Chef and started baking immediately. My little guy did a fantastic job of beating the butter,

Cinnamon Snaps

We were out of town visiting friends for the Thanksgiving holiday. It was a relaxing and fun time spent with amazing people. During our visit, my friend Madison, my daughter Meg and I decided to bake some cookies. Madison helped gather up all the ingredients and patiently waited for me to take pictures of them. The girls then mixed all the ingredients, rolled the dough into balls and dipped them

No Bake Chocolate, Oatmeal and Coconut Cookies

We had friends coming over for dinner and I wanted to make a quick and easy dessert. I've been wanting to try no bake cookies for a long time but I was worried that my cookies may not set because I live in a humid climate...I was right. Unfortunately, I made them on a pretty rainy and humid day so they just wouldn't harden. I placed them in the refrigerator and it helped. We ate them quickly