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Archive of posts tagged Cookies

A Cookie is Just a Cookie

But these are cookies with more cookies inside. Mind boggling, I know. A local bakery has these fabulous Cookies & Cream cookies, which are basically a buttery, chocolate chip-esque dough with crushed Oreos added instead of the chips. At first, I thought they sounded kind of weird…and then I tasted one. Genius. Pure genius. The [...]

Here, Have a Cookie

My sweet husband hosted a brown bag lunch to glean baby advice and parenting tips from his more experienced coworkers. It was a wonderful idea, and just one small example of the type of father he’ll be. Corey is a researcher, a planner, someone who investigates all possible solutions before settling on the most practical [...]

Salty & Sweet

Cook’s Illustrated has become my favorite source for innovative, no-fail, delicious recipes. I subscribe to their web site, which allows me access to virtually every recipe they’ve ever published. It’s a bit pricey, but worth it for the searchable recipe database and unlimited access to recent issues of the magazine. (Many of the online articles [...]

Ah, Chew!

Yesterday, I sat innocently on my couch, sipping coffee and reading blogs. It was your basic Tuesday morning until I read this post from Joy the Baker, who featured a rundown of her all time favorite cookie recipes. I was particularly intrigued by her preferred recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Bread flour? In a cookie? [...]

Plumbprints

A recent trip to one of my favorite specialty food shops yielded a tasty new find: Mariposa plum jam from a local company called, quite simply, welovejam. I adore fresh plums, and thought this flavor would be spectacular if incorporated into a cookie – particularly, a jam thumbprint cookie. After perusing several recipes, I realized [...]