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This cute little mouse idea was in a Taste of Home Halloween magazine, and I thought I’d try it out. I was in a rush and threw it together, but you could make yours a bit neater. I think I pushed the M&Ms too far in and the mouse’s eyes are sunken. He also doesn’t [...]
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The cookie I chose for today was inspired by an email from a fellow cookie baker who had been looking for a crispy oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. He’d made the Neiman Marcus cookie, but wasn’t thrilled with the texture and described it as too soft, almost cake-like. I wanted to bake a really crunchy/crispy oatmeal [...]
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Unlike traditional hummus, this version is low in fat. Cottage cheese stands in for the extra olive oil and gives the hummus a creamy texture and a dose of calcium and protein. My favorite way to eat this is spread over a toasted pocket-less pita then topped with crumbled feta cheese, toasted walnuts, cilantro and [...]
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I first saw this recipe on Epicurious which said it was from the Dec. 2003 Bon Appetit. These are very rich. They’re kind of crumbly and shorbread-like and packed with hazelnut flavor. Don’t try substituting Nutella. Nutella is good, but for this recipe you need pure ground hazelnuts (hazelnut butter). You can buy it at [...]
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This recipe was adapted from a carrot bar recipe in “Food Writers’ Favorite Cookies”. It was contributed by Marie D. Galyean of the Idaho Press Tribune, who cited it as her mother’s favorite cookie recipe and mentioned her mother’s resourcefulness in using the baby food. The bars are cake-like, but dense and moist. I like them [...]
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This recipe was adapted from Recipezaar, but the original source is unknown. If you like tender, fat, cookies packed with goodies, you have to try these. I followed the recipe below, but threw in some tart dried cherries. No dried Bings this time, but expensive, authentic, dried cherries purchased with the Williams Sonoma gift …
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This recipe is adapted from Cooking Light and you can find the original on www.myrecipes.com. Raspberry-Chocolate Bars 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup quick-cooking oats 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 5 tablespoons butter — softened 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 jar seedless raspberry jam — (10-ounce) Preheat oven to 375°. [...]
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This recipe was posted on Recipezaar by “MarieAlice” who lives in England and works as a chef in an English mansion. Chocolate Chunk Macadamia Coconut Cookies 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter — softened 1 cup sugar 1 cup [...]
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