Looking for something fast, easy, and delicious to make on Christmas morning? Try these brown butter baked donuts! They’re not fried (I still have an irrational fear of making real donuts — hot, bubbling oil makes me nervous), but they…
Archives for December 2013
My Favorite Cookbooks!
Christmas is just about a week away! Are you still looking for a gift for the cooking or baking lover in your life? If so, I hope this post can help. I have a TON of books relating to food,…
Christmas Ideas 2013
Still need a few ideas for your holiday cookie exchange or Christmas festivities? Here’s my list for 2013! 1. Red Velvet Whoopie Pies 2. Italian Rainbow Cake 3. Sugar Cookie Squares 4. Mint Chocolate Kiss Cookies 5. Stained Glass Sugar…
12 Days of Christmas: Snoopy Christmas Cookies
These cookies just make my heart happy. Who doesn’t love Charlie Brown and the whole Peanuts gang? Rather than a step-by-step tutorial, here are some bullet points explaining how I made these: These cookies were inspired by Pink Apron Baker…
12 Days of Christmas: Shirley Temple Cupcakes
My love of all things cherry continues! Shirley Temples are THE drink to make little kids feel like grown ups. Nothing like a little 7up, ginger ale, and grenadine to make you feel like the coolest kid on earth. I…
12 Days of Christmas: Italian Rainbow Cookie Cake
Two winters ago, I featured one of my all-time favorite cookies — the 7 Layer Cookie (aka, the Italian Rainbow Cookie). I know what you may be thinking. It looks more like a bar than a cookie. I can’t figure…
12 Days of Christmas: Hot Chocolate Bundt Cake
OMG, these mini marshmallow bits are the cutest things. It’s like being able to eat a handful of the marshmallow bits from Lucky Charms cereal! I’ve only been able to find the mini marshmallow bits at Target. Have any of…
12 Days of Christmas: Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies
These cookies remind me of cherry cordial candies — you know, the red boxes of Queen Annes that come to store shelves every year at Christmastime. My mom hates nothing more than cherry cordial candies. One year we wrapped a…
12 Days of Christmas: Homemade Peppermint Oreos
We’re over halfway through the marathon of Christmas posting! Are you getting tired of all of these posts yet? ;) These cookies, oh my god. Homemade Oreos, much like regular Oreos, are one of my favorite things. Throw in a…
12 Days of Christmas: Ho-Ho Cake
I think Christmastime is the most nostalgic time of the year. The big snowflakes. The music. The cozy little lights. The food. The family get-togethers. It all just makes my heart ache, in a good way. My grandma, who died…
12 Days of Christmas: Pistachio Cherry Bundt Cake
Okay, pistachio and cherry? This seems more spring-like than winter. But hey, it’s green and pink and kind of looks like Christmas. So I’m rolling with it. And, as you will find out in the coming days, cherries are one…
12 Days of Christmas: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Ohhhhhhh, baby. These are phenomenal. If you like peanut butter, that is. The Reese’s peanut butter cup is one of man’s greatest creations. Right? A Reese’s peanut butter cup sitting on top of a big, warm cookie? Even better. Reese’s…
