cookies

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 want and, because it is…

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 excellent ‘breakfast cookies’ for the…

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, which I thought was the…

Chocolate, Cherry and Almond Pinwheels

So, the inspiration for this recipe is from this one from Woman’s Day. This recipe was supposed to have pistachios in place of almonds, but it seems that the Salmonella scare has eliminated all the pistachios in the Chicagoland area. Nevertheless, we press on, nobly…

Doughnut Cookies

To be honest, I love doughnuts but would never make them at home. The thought of all that boiling oil is a little intimidating for me. While I work on my deep frying confidence, these little guys will have to do in the meantime. This…