Cashew lovers will devour these cookies made with cashew butter. loaded with cashew halves and paired with jumbo chocolate chunks Being a passenger in a speeding, weaving vehicle in a foreign country has it perks. You find out something new about your favorite nut. Did you know the outer shells of the cashew contain toxins? Harvesters of the nut must use extra caution while cleaning them to avoid blistered skin. Also, locals use the cashew fruit for wine. I gathered this knowledge while ...
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Cookie Butter Lovers’ Cookies
With cookie butter swirls and topped with cookie butter - these are the ultimate cookie Matcha, cookie butter, funfetti, puppy chow. All food trends that I was late to the party for. I've since checked them all off the list, but one I kept holding off trying - & that was cookie butter. I must have sensed how dangerous it would be to have a jar of that goodness in my pantry. I kept seeing so many people use it, but I had no idea what it was like. I just couldn't imagine what ...
Tropical Pineapple Cookies
Beat the winter blues with cookies made with pineapple juice and dried pineapple 30 minute dishes are deceptive. When I first started cooking, I spent forever prepping veggies and hunting down spices. It took me a good hour plus before the meal ever made it to the table - leaving my dinner guests tapping their toes. Well, I've been doing better these days, but I'm still consistently late. The mad dash to get dinner ready on time has helped me with my baking, too. I used to get ...
Fudge Filled Sugar Cookie Sandwiches
Chocolate frosting sandwiched between vanilla sugar cookies Know what tomorrow is? Pancake Tuesday, maybe one of my favorite dinners of the year! I can't make pancakes to save my life, but I try every year. Experimenting with different recipes, changing cooking methods, nothing's worked so far. Last year I had quite the fiasco. Honestly, I don't remember the pancakes. I guess they were good (or gasp! maybe we used a mix last year! - don't tell ;) ) The real story starts after ...
Dark Chocolate Orange Muddy Buddy Cookies
An orange cookie topped with dark chocolate and muddy buddies I'm the worst with gift cards. Who knows how many I've lost and never used. On my 20th birthday, I had an old Borders' gift card and I was determined to use it. I scoured the cookbooks for something to get. It took me forever to decide! But I finally selected Kelly Peloza's The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur. I remember sitting in the car mesmerized by all the delicious recipes. One cookie in particular stood out - Puppy Chow ...