My family loves banana bread. I even have a favorite “go to” banana bread recipe. However, I bake it and we enjoy it at home. I don’t mail it. A very, very long time ago, my mother sent me a care package at college. It wasn’t a regular occurrence, so I was pretty excited. I’m…
Barista Brownie Cookies
Craving Starbuck’s seasonal winter flavors out of season? Barista Brownie Cookies deliver all the flavor you are dreaming of in chewy, chocolate, cookie form!
Biscoff Oatmeal Toffee Crunch Cookies
When my son was 6 years old, he decided we would need to move immediately and permanently to the Netherlands. We were on a family trip when he discovered Dutch breakfast food. Not only do the Dutch spread chocolate butter onto their morning toast, but they cover that toast with sprinkles! Chocolate breakfast sprinkles! The…
Chocolate Espresso Biscotti
Chocolate Espresso Biscotti are boldly, richly chocolate cookies designed for the ultimate munching, crunching, dipping, and dunking experience. If you are a chocolate lover, or are baking for one, this recipe is a keeper!
Hot Chocolate Mix and Mini-Marshmallows
Technically, this blog is about baked goods and this post isn’t about something baked. However, it’s the winter. It’s cold outside. Thoughts stray toward warm steaming mugs of something soothing. Some wintery locations simply call for more than a glass of milk when it comes to cookie dunking. May I suggest creamy hot chocolate with homemade marshmallows?
Apple Pie Pudding Cookies, Lemon Meringue Pie Pudding Cookies, Grasshopper Pie Pudding Cookies
In most cases, mailing a pie in a care package is not a good idea. Crème pies need refrigeration. Fruit pies leak. All pies don’t appreciate being turned upside down or being tossed about. Pies are not sturdy and sturdy is what you look for in care package baked goods. So how about something that…
Chewy Chocolate Toffee Marshmallow Cookie Bars
About 7 years ago, Starbucks had a pastry called Fantasy Bars. The chocolate chunk filled dough tasted like a chocolate chip cookie but also incorporated the taste and texture of crunchy toffee. My son adored these bars. Once a week, after middle school, a Fantasy Bar was his after school snack. For some reason,…