A cross between a pecan sandy and maple pecan pie I've never been really serious about New Year's Resolutions, I mean I make 'em, but then nothing really happens (except that one time I resolved to floss my teeth everyday - that one worked - TMI?) This year (2015,) I came up with a list of resolutions. I decided I should evaluate a few of these - cause you totally need to know if I was successful, right? Some of them will be making it on the 2016 list, too - the changes have to be made, ...
Cookies
Peppermint Dark Chocolate Cookies
A festive cookie loaded with dark chocolate and crushed peppermint For the past few years, Christmas has snuck up on me. It seems it gets here, and I just don't really get excited until it's over. I wish I still felt the excitement like when I was a little girl. Well, to get me in the Christmas spirit, I thought I'd share some of my favorite Christmas traditions. #1 - Christmas Tree Picking Ever year on my birthday, (or as close to it as we can,) we pick our Christmas Tree. Now, I'm ...
Stollen Cookies + Giveaway
Your favorite Christmas bread in cookie form My Christmas gifts seem to have a theme. It seems every year I'm replacing something I broke. So, I'm sure it's no surprise what some of my recipients will be receiving. It's not that I'm really klutzy, it's just things break under my watch. I'm lucky I don't bake with a KitchenAid mixer regularly. Did you watch this season's The Great British Baking Show? One of the contestants, Ruby, broke the glass bowl of a mixer. I'm sure that would ...
Cranberry Thumbprint Cookies
The perfect holiday cookie - buttery cookies with a smidge of homemade cranberry jam Oh my gosh! I'm freaking out over here! I turn 25 - tomorrow! I really don't know how this happened. I mean one minute I'm holding my daddy's hand begging him not to make me go to Tae Kwon Do, and the next minute I'm trying to decide what college to go to. So, in honor of this quarter of a century birthday, I'm sharing a list of things about me, things that really freak me out, hopes for the future, ...
Double Chocolate Walnut Cookies
A chocolate cookie accented with walnuts and chocolate chips I love the idea of pretty clothes, but I always wear the same thing - v-neck or scoopneck tees with shorts or jeans. You'd think this would be a pretty easy outfit to pull off, but for some reason I always ruin my shirts. At first, I would always get holes at the bottom. I thought they were just from being worn regularly, but then I realized it was from picking up my cat, Punk'n. He always grips down at the ...