Cookies

These no-bake, gluten-free coffee bars with a jolt of caffeine are perfect for a mid-morning or afternoon snack. They are made with rolled oats, rice cereal, cocoa powder, instant espresso, peanut butter, honey, vanilla and chocolate chunks. The original mixture was very crumbly, so I decided to add date paste to hold it all together.

These traditional three cornered cookies are called Hamantaschen. They are usually filled with jam, cinnamon apples, poppy seed paste or prunes. But really they can be filled with whatever you like.  How about baklava hamantaschen….. this is a thing! I made a pistachio walnut filling with cinnamon, cloves and lemon zest and wrapped it up…

Saturdays are for baking and today it’s all about the classic chocolate chip cookie.  These rich, buttery chocolate chip cookies are based on the iconic Tollhouse cookie recipe but without the nuts.  They are packed full of chocolate chips and bake up chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside. These are everything a…

Shortbread cookies are the easiest cookies to make in my humble opinion. Once the dough is rolled out, it can be cut into any shape using a cookie cutter or a knife. The cookies hold their shape really well when they bake. They are crispy, tender and melt in your mouth with each bite.  Just…

I had leftover poppy seed filling from the lemon poppy seed scones that I posted the other day. So I made these little yeasted rolls and filled them with the lemony poppy seed filling. Bake until golden, dust with powdered sugar and enjoy with a cup of coffee. The recipe for these rolls is from…

I’ve been wanting to make these stained glass cookies for a while and I’m so happy that I finally did. Stained glass cookies are surprisingly easy to make. These crisp buttery cookies can be cut into any shape and filled with crushed Jolly Rancher candies. When they bake, the candy melts into an even layer…

Oatmeal lace cookies are thin, crunchy and buttery, with a crispy texture. These cookies get their name from their delicate and see-through appearance. They are as easy as mixing all the ingredients in one bowl, dropping spoons full of the batter onto parchment lined baking sheets and baked for just a few minutes. Keep an…