Cookies

These orange cookies taste fantastic, with the flavor of fresh oranges! Orange Sugar cookies are one of my newest favorites...

My day was going so well.  I had a great morning of blogging, the kids did their chores, and I was in pretty good spirits.  Then I got an unexpected phone call that went something like this: Robb: Can you pack a bag for me?  I’m going to Boi..

Whose idea was it to break my vacuum the same week I got a dog?  Thanks for that, universe.  Good one. My bedroom has been in a pretty desperate condition, overflowing with useless crap, and dirty clothes, and dust.  I just keep putting new contai..

  I’m a sucker for a good romance.  Not a cheesy romance, or a silly one, or one that is too dark…  it has to be good.  Case in point, You’ve Got Mail.  It’s a perfect romantic movie, with the right balance of lightheart..

A crispy cookie with toffee bits and chopped almonds. Source: My Baking Addiction, who uses a similar recipe frequently, with great success. Yield: A mega-ton. I made regular sized cookies and ended up with more than 6 dozen.  If you make the large ..

I said, "I need to bake today. What kind of cookies should I make?" He looked at me like I was crazy... like the answer was so completely obvious to everyone else. "Didn't you hear me last night?" he said. "You should make coconut cream cookies!"..

A recipe for a soft, rolled red velvet sugar cookie with cream cheese frosting. Source: I am Baker, who is obviously much more talented with a piping bag than I am. Yield: this recipe is huge.  I ended up with around 5 dozen big 3″ cookies. I ..

A recipe for a simple oatmeal cookie with vanilla icing. Source:  Created by Diane, although hers are much more beautiful than mine. Yield: 3-4 dozen I had big plans for my weekend.  They involved spending a lazy morning in bed, doing some baking, ..

A crumbly carrot cake – like cookie with cream cheese frosting. Source: Adapted from a recipe given to me by my neighbor, Cheryl, who says her grandmother has been making it for years.   Yield: About 3-4 dozen Carrot cake always seems like an ..

It's spring, which for us means it's time to plant... at my mother-in-law's house. My husband had a busy Saturday planned, but scrapped it all to spend the day working in his mother's yard, spreading mulch and planting the large garden she had rece..