Pumpkin Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

I’ve seen so many people make beautiful cookies with royal icing, and I’ve been wanting to practice my skills for a long time.  I always put it off, though, saying that I wouldn’t be good at it, it would take too much time, be too frustrating, etc., but this time I made myself do it [...]

Double Ginger Chews

Ginger cookie might seem like more of a Christmas cookie, but I think they should be enjoyed all year round.  For the longest time, these Ginger Cookies were a favorite, escecially with David, but I wanted to try a different version to find out his thoughts.  I thought they would be similar, but it turns [...]

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies (Daring Bakers)

The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network.
I was excited when I saw this month’s challenge (I know, I say that a lot!).  I’ve been wanting to try homemade marshmallows again after my [...]

Chocolate, Peanut Butter, & Oatmeal Cookies

Let me start off by saying that these cookies are pure genuis.  We recently moved, and before we had everything unpacked, I found myself wanting something chocolate for a snack but didn’t have room to make a huge mess, and didn’t have my kitchen organized yet, so I needed something simple.  I enjoy baking cookies, [...]

Iced Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies

I haven’t made oatmeal cookies in such a long time, but when I was flipping through Martha Stewart’s Cookies, I thought these sounded perfect.  I really like the combination of apples and oatmeal, so I thought these would be perfect.  These cookies were simple and didn’t take long at all to make, and don’t even [...]

Chewy Chocolate-White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I love chocolate cookies, and I was in the mood to bake some.  I was looking at chocolate cookies I had bookmarked, and I remembered this one from Confections of a Foodie Bride.  She talked about how she was obsessed with a particular cookie from the food court, and I happen to agree that food [...]

Monster Cookies

I was looking for a good cookie to make, and these seemed to fit the bill perfectly.  Monster cookies are basically a combination of everything- oats, M&Ms, chocolate chips, and peanut butter.  I think it would be good to even throw some raisins in there!  These are incredibly easy to make.  The recipe states that [...]

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

I am a huge fan of peanut butter.  I’ve loved it ever since I was a little kid, and I love making peanut butter desserts.  I was looking for a peanut butter cookie dessert to make, and I saw these on the Joy of Baking website and thought they looked perfect, especially since I’ve been [...]

St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  I’m not Irish, even though I do have a very Irish name (Erin), but I think it’s a fun holiday to celebrate anyway.  I have been wanting to try my hand at royal icing for quite a while now, and I decided that this way the perfect holiday to try it [...]

Vanilla Creamsicle Whoopie Pies

I have recently discovered a love for making sandwich cookies.  I’m not a big cookie person.  I’d rather enjoy a nice brownie or a piece of cake, and my favorite part of cake is the frosting.  Sandwich cookies give you the opportunity to be able to enjoy some frosting with your cookies as well, and [...]