I LOVE anything with butter and shortbread is one of my secret shames. I would probably cut off my left hand to get the recipe for that Scottish Walker’s shortbread, which in my mind, is the quintessentially perfect cookie. In…
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Happy Mother’s Day
In honor of Mother’s Day, I decided to make some flower cupcakes. As you may or may not know, I’m in the middle of moving from Chicago to Madison. So most of my baking stuff is packed in a box….
Black Walnut Cornflake Cookies
So as part of my inheritance from my Grandmother, I’ve received a big box of old recipes- books, clippings and nigh 20 different scratch papers with about 20 different recipes, each claiming to be something called an “Italian” cookie. I…
Coconut Cupcakes with Lime Buttercream Frosting
Today’s post is a guest post by my lovely sister-in-law, who is also lethally-infected by the cupcake bug. Enjoy! “These are cupcakes to celebrate spring. They are from the May 2009 issue of Cooking Light, and the picture looked so…
Orange Pomegranate Kolaches
There are so many good jellies/jams/preserves out there and kolaches put them to good use! Plus, this dough comes together really quickly and behaves really well. Plus, you don’t need to wait to for the dough to chill before you…
Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
I saw this recipe on Smitten Kitchen and just had to try it (and speaking of Smitten Kitchen, I must say, I love her site. She has the best recipes — both baking and regular cooking). Oh how I adore…
Gabry’s "Blondie Brownies"
Like any religious experience, my coworkers and I treat our afternoon coffee break with solemnity and devotion. Our dedication frequently takes us to the local coffee shop which boasts a number of delectables for the sampling. One Sicilian coworker, Gabriella,…
Cherry Almond Butter Cookies
In my opinion, cherries and almonds have very similar flavors so if you put them together, all the better. The dough I used for this cookie is nice because it comes togther in a snap, can be flavored however you…
Banana Ginger Cookies
These cookies are great for using up sub-optimal eating bananas. The consistency is a bit chewier than a muffin, not as crumbly as cakey cookies and they stay pretty moist overall. They are what I like to refer to as…
Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
Credit goes to loveandoliveoil.com for this recipe, though I did make a few modifications (I used a different recipe for the strawberry frosting, and used whole milk instead of coconut milk in the cake). They were REALLY good. Despite the…
Chocolate Cheese Fudge Balls
It is no secret that I LOVE Paula Deen. Her southern accent may be a bit much for this northerner to take, but I do enjoy her more-butter-is-better philosophy toward cooking. Val had pointed out Paula’s chocolate CHEESE fudge recipe….
Chocolate Malt Cookies
I love malted milk balls and I thought they would be awesome in a cookie. Turns out, so did other people, as a quick search on recipezaar.com turned up this recipe. I was disappointed, however, that the dough wasn’t chocolate,…
