I love the smell and taste of gingerbread, whether it is a cookie, cake or even my gingerbread houses. This cookie always appears during the holiday season. I have a chocolate gingerbread recipe I would like to try sometime from Fancy Flours and I have included it. See also Decorating Gingerbread Men. Gingerbread men in … Continue reading
These cookies are delicious, very rich and fudgy, just like a brownie. You cannot go wrong with 3 kinds of chocolate!
I often serve these cookies as a light dessert after a Chinese dinner. Many years ago the teacher in one of my cooking classes made these. The almond flavored cookie is a perfect dessert after a stir-fry dinner. The cookies are very light with lots of almond flavoring.
Royal icing is what we used to ‘glue’ our gingerbread houses we made every holiday season. I have included two recipes; one for the ‘glue’ and one to decorate cookies. This was our last year making gingerbread houses. My grandson and son-in-law came up with this cute idea for a Ford truck! Only one family participated. … Continue reading
Even though I make these cookies all year-long I still think of them as Mom’s Christmas cookies. We four kids had fun cutting out the different shapes and trying our best to decorate them without breaking them. Halloween Cookies Flamingo, fish and palm trees for my Florida family: Christmas Cookies:
If you like Snickers candy bars (which I do) you will enjoy this cookie. Enough said! 2 sticks butter, softened 1 cup creamy peanut butter 1 cup light brown sugar 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 3-1/2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1 (13 oz.) pkg. Snickers miniatures Combine … Continue reading
Cherries are one of the primary crops in Michigan – 75 percent of the nation’s tart cherries are grown here. So, you will find cherries in many different recipes; sauces and desserts especially. Gene really liked these cookies but I did not make them often as there was always someone who did not want nuts … Continue reading