These Gingersnap Cookies (aka Ginger Snaps) are a must-have for holiday gatherings and gift-giving. This gingersnap recipe is special since each cookie gets a zesty ginger flavor from the addition of crystallized ...
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Chocolate Chip Cookies N’ Cream Icebox Cake
Icebox cakes are easy, delicious no-bake desserts usually prepared for a crowd. These creamy confections are easy to prepare, and require just a few ingredients, homemade or store-bought. This Chocolate Chip Cookies N' Cream Icebox cake is made ...
Little Mermaid Oreo Cookie Pops
My daughter's first Disney Princess love was Ariel from The Little Mermaid. Truth be told, she's still a real big fan of Ariel's. When she has friends over and they play dress up, my daughter always shows up to the party table ...
Strawberry Rhubarb Oatmeal Bars
Oatmeal bars and I are good friends - we go way back. I've loved Oatmeal bars since I was a kid. While all the others kids turned their noses up to them because they are made with "oatmeal," I happily snacked away. They really had no idea what they ...
Charleston Chewies: A Brown Sugar Brownie
Charleston Chewies are a chewy brown sugar brownie type bar cookie. Traditionally made with pecans, these bars taste like a benne wafer from the addition of sesame seeds instead of pecans. I'd never heard of Brown Sugar Brownies, AKA Chewies, until ...
Cuban Shortbread Cookies
My local grocery used to carry giant Shortbread Cookies in the bakery. They were absolutely addictive. I can't lie. So when the bakery stopped carrying them we went through withdrawals. Believe it or not, it's been a topic of discussion between my ...
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
When I saw this recipe, I knew it would be an instant crowd pleaser. Similar to the chocolate chip cookie skillets sold in restaurants like Chilis, we wanted to be able to re-create it at home. When I showed my daughter the picture ...
Benne Wafers
Benne wafers, pronounced “Benny” rhyming with “penny,” are a local favorite in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. I love the combination of flavors: the nutty taste of the toasted sesame seeds, the hint of salt, and the caramel-y flavor from the ...
Chewy Molasses Cookies
Chewy molasses cookies are one of my year round favorites. I like them the best without the sanding sugar on them but for the Holidays, the course sugar adds a nice finishing touch to these classic cookies. Molasses is a natural by-product of sugar ...
Kitchen Sink Cookies
I went to the Winter Farmer's Market this weekend to meet some local farmers and buy some fresh, organic meats and eggs. While I was there we stopped into the local coffee roaster who hosts the even to get a cup of coffee and a snack. My daughter was ...