Homemade vegan mint oreos with Creme de Menthe frosting You know, I'm really not as big as an "emotional baker" as I used to be. When I started this blog, I was always freaking out when things didn't go my way in the kitchen (and otherwise, too.) There's plenty of evidence of this from my first blog, megbakes. I think a combination of patience and just a teensy bit more experience, has helped me become a calmer baker. For instance, I made a similar cookie as these for megbakes. The ...
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Thin Mints
A homemade version of a favorite Girl Scouts' cookie So, St. Patrick's Day is just next week and I don't have anything green to wear. But there's nothing new there. Every year I'm faced with what I'm going to wear on SPD. & can you believe my high school colors were green and gold?!? (ya, that was circa 2005-2009, but you'd think I'd have some leftover green clothing. Truth is, though, I didn't own green then & you definitely won't find any gold in my closet, other than a golden ...
Toasted Coconut Cookies
A drop cookie loaded with coconut flavor I'm the girl that burns a whole bag of coconut. Catches a fork on fire in the microwave. Scalds chocolate. Drops a glass jar of cinnamon on a Bodum French Press. I'm your typical klutz. But that hasn't stopped me from carrying on in the kitchen. Today I'm sharing these cookies that were doomed for failure. I mean, Hello!, they have toasted coconut and they involve melting chocolate! Well, somehow I managed to pull it ...
Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
Classic cookies jazzed up with cherries and drizzled with chocolate If you worked in a bakery, what would your job duties be? Would you greet customers, bake the goodies, or decorate the treats? Today I had further proof that I could not decorate the treats. I always have these crazy ideas for these beautiful, extravagant treats, but they always fall flat. Today I was working on some "top secret" cupcakes and had high hopes I could pipe on a perfect swirl of icing. However, they just ...
Cinnamon Pinwheels
A cinnamon flavored slice and roll cookie Is there anyone you see every day, but don't know? They always wave and have a smile on their face? There are several in my community, but one particularly stands out - the school crossing guard. I live just a block from the elementary school and walk my dog past there a couple times a day. He gets to school before the sun comes up and leaves well after the last child has gone home. Every car that goes by or person that walks by is greeted with ...