Pecan Cookie Cups with White Chocolate-Rum Mousse
Delicate and elegant Pecan Cookie Cups are filled with scrumptious White Chocolate-Rum Mousse and topped with fresh berries – the perfect light and flavorful dish to end a spring or summer meal! These pecan cookie cups were a favorite at mom’s dinner parties. They are basically a molded Florentine cookie – lacy, crispy and light…. Read more »
Mini Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Chewy, spicy and delicious Mini Oatmeal Raisin Cookies – a perfect little bite of sweetness! I’ve always loved Oatmeal Raisin Cookies since I was a kid. Who doesn’t? Sorry mom, but my favorite oatmeal cookies were those we had while staying at the Gordon Ranch in Wyoming. From the age of two up until my… Read more »
Pecan Snowball Cookies (Inspired by Grandma Clayton’s Sand Tarts)
Snowball Cookies (known as my Grandma Clayton’s Sand Tarts) are divine butter cookies that are filled with chopped pecans and rolled in powdered sugar. Yum! What are Pecan Sandies or Snowball Cookies with Pecans? September 21st is National Pecan Cookie Day! My absolute favorite pecan cookies are my maternal grandmother’s Sand Tarts (also known as… Read more »
Cheesecake Squares
These easy to prepare Cheesecake Squares are full of luscious flavors, calling for chopped pecans instead of graham cracker crumbs in the crust, and lemon juice and zest in the batter. Yum! Growing up, everyone loved my mom’s Cheesecake Squares cookies. Unfortunately, the recipe was lost somewhere during the process of compiling my first cookbook… Read more »
Après Ski Dinner Menu
This hearty make ahead menu is the perfect combination of dishes to serve at the end of a fun-filled day of skiing or snowshoeing. After hitting the slopes all day, my friends and family are pretty tired, hungry and looking for warm and comforting food (and, of course, good wine!). The beauty of this satisfying… Read more »
Peppermint Ice Cream and Chocolate Squares
I love peppermint anything, especially when mixed with chocolate! This dessert was a favorite of my mom – a vanilla cookie crust, topped with a fluffy chocolate sauce and ice cream. Mom liked to make it with vanilla or coffee ice cream; I’m partial to peppermint ice cream, especially around the holidays when it’s more… Read more »
Almond Raspberry Cookies
These Almond Raspberry Cookies are elegant, pretty, delicious – and the perfect gift for someone special in your life! Almond Raspberry Cookies are scrumptious bites of love! Raspberry jam is sandwiched between two cinnamon and almond-flavored cookies, that are then dusted with powdered sugar. I’ve included step by step instructions, including how to easily cut… Read more »
Quick and Easy Blonde Brownies
Mom loved blonde brownies, mostly because they taste like butterscotch, one of her favorite flavors. Here’s a quick and easy recipe for blonde (butterscotch-like) brownies from her recipe box, one you’re sure to enjoy!
Making a quick job of rolling dough
February 4, 2011
As any baker knows, rolling dough can quickly become a sticky situation. Cookie dough can be especially difficult to work with because recipes often call for the dough to be rolled thin – which makes pick up and transfer of cut-out cookies tricky. Next time you’re rolling cookie dough, try this tip: Roll the dough… Read more »
