Category Archives: Cookie & Bar Recipes

They say that love is in the air, but I’m detecting an enticing aroma of freshly baked cookies.  There are many ways to express your love to someone special, but few are as tasty and memorable as a batch of … Continue reading →

Does anyone else feel like the holidays are moving way too quickly?  Even as I sit here typing, so many things are running through my head, I find it challenging to concentrate on one thing at a time.  My to-do … Continue reading →

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, the ever ubiquitous pumpkins, apples, spices, nuts and everything fall make their way into most of the desserts for this holiday of thanks.  I absolutely adore this time of year and all of its flavors; however, … Continue reading →

Oh my goodness…I don’t even know where to begin with these amazing cookies.  I sit here with 2 cookies shoved in my mouth and chocolate all over my fingers (consequently the keyboard as well).  I could literally take a long … Continue reading →

  I’ve been wanting to make these Italian meringue cookies for a long time…dreaming of them in fact.  They are wonderfully light and airy with a sweet almond flavor & a chewy yet crunchy texture when you take a bite.  … Continue reading →

I absolutely LOVE pecans…I guess I’m just a Southern girl at heart. These pecan shortbread cookies are so heavenly… light, crisp and buttery and perfect with a cup of coffee (my other love). They are quite simple to make and … Continue reading →

The simple pleasure of a sugar cookie can bring out the inner child of even the most serious adult. Who can resist the simple but perfectly sweet flavor and crunch of a sugar cookie? I know I can’t! Don’t even … Continue reading →

I love spending time in the library looking at books on baking.  It’s a bit of an obsession really…at any given time I can have a dozen baking books on my shelf with hundreds of post-it notes hanging out of them tagging … Continue reading →