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Announcement! The Austin Statesman has picked the five finalists in the Statesman Cookie Swap. One winner will be announced on December 17th, but until then we have 5 great recipes to try. Good luck to the finalists and thanks to all the people who put recipes in the Statesman’s database.
Published on December 7, 2009
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Chicago Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies from Statesman’s “The Cookie Swap Made me Do It” series Mt. Rainier Macaroons The Coffee Toffee Sandies look good Serious Eats kicked off their cookie a day series with these adorable Cut-Out Sugar Cookies. Mmmmm. Butter Tastin’ Jammies. Spiced Walnut Butter Cookies from a co-owner of the Magnolia Grill Beautiful [...]
Published on December 3, 2009
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Thanksgiving’s over but I haven’t lost my newfound interest in pie. I even watched a National Pie Cook-Off “Challenge” episode last night while I was on the treadmill. It was actually more interesting to me than the cake challenges because making a good pie is something I (we) baking enthusiasts can aspire to, …
Published on November 30, 2009
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From Discover Health…Happy Halloween! Make sure you skip (or just ignore) #2. 20 Things You Didn’t Know About Sugar
Published on October 30, 2009
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Things are back to normal and I’m in the midst of my usual morning recipe search. One thing I stumbled upon (while drinking my first cup of coffee in 6 days!) and which I thought you might like is the new Land o’ Lakes Butter Buzz Blog. It’s neat — less corporate and more personal. [...]
Published on October 7, 2009
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Fair Warning: I made brownies (again!) today and will post the recipe later. But if you’re tired of brownies, here are some other recipes you might like better. They got my attention even though all I’ve been craving is brownies. Crispy Oatmeal Cookies from the L.A. Times, accompanied by a very nice article about the [...]
Published on September 23, 2009
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I was too caught up in banana brownies to try this recipe, but LA Times says it was one of the most emailed news items last week. Boudin Bakery Brownies
Published on September 11, 2009
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I’m in the midst of making marshmallow brownies, but a friend sent over this email and I thought I’d pass along the link. Outrageous Oatmeal Cookies from The Washington Post
Published on July 24, 2009