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,…
Chocolate Marshmallow (Mallomar) Cookies
Today is the day! The big reveal day of the 2012 Great Food Bloggers Cookie Swap! Participating was so much fun. Today, December 12, there are almost 600 bloggers posting about their cookie swap recipe. Be sure to check out the entire list on The Little Kitchen and Love and Olive Oil. Somehow, those hard…
Rugelach
Last week, my friend Laurel asked if I was going to write a post for Chanukah. I told her, “Sure!” Really, I had no idea what I was going to write about. In my house we have a cut-out lemon cookie that is a Chanukah tradition, not traditional but a personal tradition. I have made…
Honey-Roasted Peanut Cookies
There are two things I require for a long distance car trip. The first is an audio book. A good book, well read, keeps my mind alert, eyes on the road, and thoughts away from, “Are we there yet?” It’s amazing how much faster a trip goes when you are caught up in a narrative…
Decorated Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies
Even children can enjoy making these Decorated Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies. I have been known to go a little overboard decorating cookies and cakes for special occasions. Usually, I see a photo or get an idea in my head and think, “That would be fun. I can do that.” Hours and hours later it becomes apparent that…
Cinnamon Maple Oat Biscotti
I love biscotti. They are great for dunking and crunching. Unfortunately for me, someone somewhere decided that most biscotti should be made with nuts (probably to up the crunch factor). Being extremely allergic to tree nuts, I am understandably unenthusiastic about munching on biscotti that I don’t make myself. No worries. They are super easy…
Chocolate Toffee Cookies
I am so excited about a blogging event that I get to be a part of. See the little brown and red banner on the right side of the page? I am one of the 575 international food bloggers registered to participate in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2012! This huge undertaking is coordinated…