These glazed lemon cookies are my boy’s most requested cookies. They also happen to be the ones I bring most often for parties in the summer or during the holidays. For the true lemon lovers, these cookies don’t disappoint. The recipe comes from Martha Stewart. The trick is not to overcook them. (Lemon hockey pucks are not in high demand.) The dough comes together easily and freezes well. I have also made them with lime or orange zest, but have to say the lemon is the true winner. Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2…
I don’t know about you but I am ready for summer and with summer comes the summer baking with my favorite berries and fruits. I love these strawberry rhubarb bars from the cookbook, One Bowl Baking. These bars are of course meant for dessert, but I have been known to pretend they are appropriate for breakfast. They do have berries and oats, so why not start the day off right?! Oh, and did I mention you make the whole recipe in your baking pan so it literally could not be faster or easier to clean up? You can…
I promise you will not be able to keep these trail mix cookies around for long. It doesn’t seem to matter how many I make; they disappear immediately. By baking the trail mix into a cookie, it stops the “pickers” (guilty) from swiping all the good stuff out of the trail mix bag. This recipe is from the Joy the Baker Cookbook. She has a great website and fun humor to go along with it. The dough and the cooked cookies freeze well to make an easy grab and go snack. I won’t claim…
I have a love affair with chocolate and cookies, so it is no wonder these are a favorite of mine. I first tried this recipe a few years ago at a cooking class with Something Homemade and it is forever a winner in our house. I do think the name should be changed to Triple Chocolate Cookies since it uses three kinds of chocolate. The more the merrier, right? Also, add a little boost of espresso powder and now we are talkin’. Ingredients 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate 1 1/3 cups sugar 8 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature…