Thumbprint cookies are one of my favorites. Growing up we always ate buttery cookies rolled in walnuts, with strawberry jam filling the thumbprint. If you’re not familiar thumbprint cookies are quite literally what they sound like. Soft butter cookies, that are baked briefly then you stick your (hopefully clean!) thumb right in the middle to…
No-bake cookies. They’re the perfect cookies for hot summer days and warm summer nights. So when I heard that The Recipe Redux group was putting together small bite desserts for their 6th anniversary, I immediately new it was time to play around with some no-bake cookies. Mid-June and I’m well into my anti-oven season. Instead…
Banana bread is the definition of cozy for me. There is something so comforting about making a batch of banana bread and then enjoying a slice, preferably with some peanut butter. The only downside is that a loaf of banana bread can take quite a while to bake and it’s hard to be patient when…
Blood oranges are the shining jewels of a gray winter. I fell hard and fast for blood oranges a few years ago. I happened upon them at my local Trader Joe’s and grabbed a whole bag, craving something fresh and bright during the dull winter months. It just so happened that a couple of days…
Biscotti are one of my all time favorite types of cookies. My aunt makes her delicious holiday biscotti every year, but I really don’t know why I’m not making biscotti more often throughout the year. This recipe is adapted from her recipe and the cookies are filled with mini chocolate chips, rich dried cherries, and…