Cookies

Baking With The Little One

Baking With The Little One

I’m pretty surprised how quickly we got here. Barely three years and he’s finally ready to take on a little baking responsibility. This fall we really enjoyed making these “Animal Cookies” from the Betty Crocker Cookie Book and leading up to the holidays, we made some ginger bread cookies. He thought that was a blast! […]

Expecting a little one

Expecting a little one

We’re currently working on growing our family! For those of you who are a little bit “punny,” you may prefer that I say – We’re expecting a little Juan! Now I must admit, this is part of my reason for not blogging as much as I thought I would this summer. Between nesting, going out […]

Brown (Butter) Cookies- brown butter, brown sugar, molasses

Brown (Butter) Cookies- brown butter, brown sugar, molasses

Sometimes I just want a cookie. Just one. Not two-three dozen. Sometimes all I have is 1 egg left over from the dozen. Sometimes I only have one stick of butter. Sometimes I eat one ounce of chocolate chips too many, before I even get around to baking cookies. Sometimes I don’t have raisins, caramel, […]

Vanilla Brandy Alfajores

Vanilla Brandy Alfajores

If you’re not familiar with Alfajores, they are a sandwich cookie filled with Dulce de Leche (a caramel made from sweetened condensed milk) and popular in South America. I consider myself to be a very lucky person….because I live in the bay area and can easily find Buenos Aires Alfajores at local coffee shops and farmers […]