Lately I've been craving the peanut butter & chocolate combination. Or, let's be honest, when do we not crave this winning combo?
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Valentine's Day is aaaaalmost here! Perfect excuse to get in the kitchen and bake something for others. I mean, what better way to say 'I love you' than using your hands and creating something from scratch. And bonus points if it involves cookies.
Read MoreThere is a week until Christmas and I can’t believe it. How is it that time goes by so fast!? I’m already going to miss the trees, lights, Christmas music and just all around joyfulness and the holiday isn’t even over yet!
Okay, okay. We have a whole week to bake all the holiday cookies our hearts desire.
Today - it’s a hot chocolate cookie.
Read MoreThis holiday season is always filled with sugar cookies upon sugar cookies.. So why not add some chocolate to the dough? It's time to switch it up.
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I don't know exactly when I knew I was ready to have a child. Chad and I, even before we were engaged, knew we wanted one some day - talking about baby names on our nightly walks.
Read MoreHappy Friday!
August flew by and I've been a bit busy staring at, changing, burping and nursing our little girl on repeat! It's left very little time in the kitchen.
Read MoreAt summer campouts, cookouts or just when relaxing around a fire... s'mores are always a good idea.
What is it about the combination of honey graham crackers, chocolate and a gooey marshmallow? To me, it screams summer nights. It just works. So, why not cram that winning combination into a cookie? You know. For those times when you don't have a bonfire near you.
Read MoreWhen life gets busy or complicated, what you bake in the kitchen shouldn't be!
During my pregnancy, all of my go-to foods that I ate everyday just don't sound appealing to me anymore. Strangely (and sadly) almond butter is one of them. I'm all about peanut butter, and I snack on roasted almonds daily, but just don't crave the smooth almond stuff like I used to. So that means a huge jar of it sits in my cabinet...
Read MoreAnother family favorite cookie recipe for you! Last weekend, as I was making these cookies for the second time in two weeks, I actually searched my blog to see if I had already posted this recipe before. I was amazed that I haven't! So better late than never...
You know, I love trying out new flavors and cookie combinations, but more often than not I find myself going back to making a family recipe. And more so now as I've gotten older. I look back on memories and years spent in the kitchen growing up, wondering where the time and years went?! It goes way too fast!
Read MoreI blame pregnancy for the box of cake mix in my cabinet. I don't even remember why I bought it, but it's there...
Have you ever made cake mix cookies? My mom and I would sometimes make them when I was growing up. They are super easy, super soft... and super good!
Now, I could totally just make funfetti cookies from scratch. But, there will be days when you just want something quick and easy. We will all have this day or days at some point in our lives. And when you do, keep this recipe on hand!
Read MoreHappy Sunday! I wish the weekend wasn't over yet, but what else is new?
When Sunday evening rolls around, I always get a bit sad that the weekend flew by so quick. Last night my family celebrated my mom and sister's birthday, complete with a cookie cake and ice cream. Now it doesn't get much better than that!
As I've mentioned in a recent post, I haven't been in the kitchen as much as I'd like to lately. We are so thrilled to announce that I'm having a little girl this summer, but man oh man has it knocked me off my feet! But things are looking up lately, and cookies on cookies on cookies have been on my mind blog-wise.
Read MoreHappy Saturday!
It's beginning to feel like spring here in the Midwest and I absolutely LOVE it! I don't know about you, but lately I've been in a funk. For a variety of reasons I've haven't been in the kitchen as much the past few months. (There are a lot of major things happening in my life lately that I'll be sharing with my readers soon!)
Read MoreIt's been one of those days.
Forget the laundry that needs folded, the articles that need written, the work that needs finished. You know those days when you have a lot of "things" on your to-do list but can't quite get around to any of it? Yeahhhh, we all have those days.
And since I can't really focus on anything else, I'll share these cookies that you should probably make ASAP.
Read MoreMay was a big month for me. I hit the 6-year mark of having this blog...and I got married! So, you could say there were a lot of emotional moments, memories flooding my mind and moments that I cherished and wished would last forever.
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