Hey Amy!

I am guilty of eating peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon.  Of course I only did this when I lived alone and never did this with shared peanut butter.  Of course.  I love it.  I have never met a peanut butter treat I didn’t love.  One of the best way to enjoy [...]

Nany makes more kinds of cookies than I can possibly count.  Christmas at Nany’s means an immediate weight gain of 5-7 lbs.  We sit and sip a hot cup of tea and share a plate of her delicious cookies while laughing and chatting until hours have passed.  It is my favorite time with her.  She [...]

In one of my many hunting adventures (interpret as a yard, tag, garage, junk sale) I found Good Housekeeping’s Book of Cookies.  Printed in 1958, it is a great source for delicious, long forgotten cookie recipes.  I have enjoyed every recipe I have tried.  The front inside cover of this pamphlet has cookie tips for [...]

All of you are aware that St. Valentine’s Day is Sunday (and those that pretend they ‘forgot’ are usually the cheap humans who don’t want to spend a dollar on a valentine).  Every year I try to find something new and sweet to send to those I love.  Not just my partner in crime (he [...]

I love spending a Saturday in the kitchen making as many kinds of cookies I can possibly dream up.  I challenge myself to think about the colors and shapes as well as the flavor of each batch.  It’s a great day if I can accomplish many different flavors and shapes and colors on the perfect [...]

The last of my recipes this week around snow is the Snowball Crunch.  It’s another simple recipe that you can do with the kids when they have a snow day from school.  Big thanks to Aunt Barb for the great recipes! Ingredients: 1 c. softened butter 1 Tbsp. vanilla 1/4 c. sugar 1/4. powdered sugar [...]

Have your elves been in the cookie jar too much this week?  Are you realizing you need a last minute bake before the weekend?  If so, sand tarts are the perfect cookie to make.  Simple in preparation but not in flavor, they look pretty and festive on your cookie plate. This recipe comes from Nany [...]