Cookies
I love these homemade Gingersnaps. I like them soft on the inside and crispy around the edges. I like them with a cup of tea, I love them with a glass of milk, I especially like them in a snowstorm.…
I have tried other orange cookie recipes, my mistake! This is Mom’s Orange Cookies recipe. They are a really soft, light cookie with just the right amount of orange flavor. The ingredients for this recipe are written exactly the way…
Who doesn’t love shortbread cookies? A little crunchy, a little buttery with a drizzle of 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate. The little surprise in this cookie is the almond paste, oh, so subtle. They are delicious with a glass of milk…
This is the second time I have made these delicious Christmas Sugar Cookies with my dear friend Cindy. This recipe was her Mother-in-Law’s and is from The 1896 Boston Cooking School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer. They are so…
I just love Madeleines, they are so delicious with a cup of tea. I use grated lemon zest for some and orange zest for others, depending on what I am making to go with them. I used lemon zest for…
Our adorable Grandson Luke, loves chocolate! I think I should rename this Luke’s Cookie. Did I tell you Luke loves Nutella (see below)? This is not a really soft cookie, it needs to be able to hold the Nutella or the…
I know this may seem like a very different kind of recipe, but, it is easy and it tastes amazing. The crunch of the peanuts, the texture of the angel food cake, the almond flavor from the maraschino cherry juice, creates…
I have been making this recipe for more years than I would like to admit. In fact, my recipe book is falling apart from so many years of use, and I no longer recognize my own handwriting. Despite the state…
I first tasted Whoopie Pies a few weeks ago, and soon thereafter learned that they are Maine’s official “state treat”. I liked them but I thought I would like them even more if I made them myself. I studied…
This is a family favorite. My grandfather’s sister, Jo, was one of my favorite people. When I was the head cook at the local nursing home in college, Great Aunt Jo lived there and I would stop and see her…