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Sugar Cookies

in Christmas Cookies Cookies Desserts Kid Friendly Tea Party on June 16, 2022 September 6, 2022 2 38 Views

There is something magical about Christmas themed treats. For me, sugar cookies are the epitome of Christmas sweets with Italian flag cookies taking a close second. And now, what birthday party or baby shower is complete without themed sugar cookie? I’m not talking about the Pillsbury sugar cookie rolls that you slice and bake. Although, these do evoke a certain childhood nostalgia since they had to fill in the gap years when my mom went on a sugar cookie baking hiatus. I’m talking about the painstaking make-from-scratch sugar cookie dough that you hope might roll out correctly. Then, you pray that the dough will hold its shape as you press the copper or steel cookie cutters into the soft sugar dough.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

in Comfort Foods Desserts Homemade Kid Friendly Party Favors on March 31, 2022 October 15, 2022 9 124 Views

There is something magical about a warm chocolate chip cookie. Add a glass of whole milk, and it takes the experience to another level. So why not try my hand at homemade chocolate chip cookies?

Gingerbread Cookies

in Christmas Cookies Cookies Desserts Homemade Kid Friendly on February 15, 2022 October 15, 2022 1 47 Views

I have always loved gingerbread cookies and over the past twenty years have tried several different recipes for my Christmas cookie bags. This is a lovingly adapted recipe from the now defunct Gourmet Magazine. It is the best that I have stumbled upon in terms of the balance of the spices and the degree of fluffiness. It is also a very forgiving dough…so you can mess up and re-roll it several times which is great for toddlers.

Brown Butter Blueberry Muffins

in Breakfast Comfort Foods Kid Friendly on January 25, 2022 November 18, 2022 2 23 Views

I love a good blueberry muffin. The kind of mythical blueberry muffin that has the perfect balance of blueberries to fluffy moist muffin dough that you discover at a breakfast cafe in a small town. The kind of magical blueberry muffin that is so delicious that you buy extra to take home for the next morning. The kind of muffin that I could NEVER find a recipe for in a cookbook. Year after year, I baked blueberry muffins that were, to say the least, underwhelming. Until I stumbled upon brown butter blueberry muffins.