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This week my oldest baby turned 12!! 12!!! I cannot believe it. So this week I asked him what cookie he wanted me to make for the blog. He answered before I even finished asking the question…snickerdoodles!! These have long been his favorite cookie. They aren’t ones that I typically make, but my mother in […]
I love snowball cookies, also known as Russian Tea Cakes. There is just something about them. Once I start eating them I literally cannot not stop. In fact, I had to give the last batch of these away because I was eating them all. My kids have been very into hot chocolate recently, and I […]
Recently, I was looking through the Betty Croker Bridal Cookbook that we received for our wedding (almost 16 years ago–yikes) and I landed on this recipe. My kids don’t normally go for oatmeal cookies but I figured we’d give them a try. They were a big hit! They are chocolatey in the best way with […]
This weekend my husband and I are heading away for a kid free weekend with some friends. When choosing a cookie to make this week, I decided to do a more grown up one. These delicious lemon rosemary slice and bake cookies hit the mark. They are crisp with a sophisticated flavor, just like a […]
Welcome to week 1 of 52 weeks of cookies! I hope you’ll come along with me on this wild cookie journey. You might be wondering why on Earth I would want to bake a cookie a week for 52 weeks?? Well, a couple weeks prior to Christmas I was buying a not so great looking, […]
