Oatmeal

Made a quick batch of these today too. This is an old recipe, but a good one. Oatmeal, Browned Butter, Pecan Praline Cookies 2 sticks butter (8 oz) — I used salted butter the first time I made these 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon [...]
Published on August 25, 2009

I guess I don’t keep up with Starbucks news very well, because I had no idea the Outrageous Oatmeal Cookie recipe I linked to in The Washington Post was actually put out by Starbucks in an effort to promote their new approach to baked goods – simple ingredients, more whole grain, etc. etc. etc. You [...]
Published on August 8, 2009

Today’s recipe was inspired by a comment on the Easy and Good Oatmeal Raisin Cookies post. Alicia, who is allergic to wheat but can eat other grains, said she made the cookies with barley flour in place of all purpose and loved the results. Her exact changes are listed here – just scroll …
Published on July 30, 2009

Inspired by a recipe in The Best of Country Cookies: A Cookie Jarful of the Country’s Best Family Favorites, Selected from over 34,000 Shared by Subscribers in Taste of Home’s “Cookie of All Cookies, these cookies are loaded with cinnamon and brown sugar flavor. They’re like eating a blueberry cobbler in the form of a [...]
Published on July 21, 2009

Today’s recipe was adapted from page 302 of the KA Cookie Companion where the intro says you’ll want to make an extra batch to have on hand or freeze “when guests pop in” or “your teenagers decide late at night that they have to have some cookies”. I guess the point is it’s …
Published on July 20, 2009

Years ago, my next door neighbor Lacey bought feather boas, white gloves and plastic jewelry so she could play tea party with her nieces who visit every summer. This past week her sweet niece, Lauren came to town and she and Fuzz have become fast friends. Lacey’s threw the girls a tea party. As a [...]
Published on July 1, 2009

I’m obsessed with Anguilla today. Has anyone been? That has nothing to do with today’s cookie, but I am in the process of collecting as much information as possible on the subject. I’ll probably collect information for about a year so there’s plenty of time. Now on to business. Here’s …
Published on June 9, 2009

Not long ago, Fuzz learned how to ride a bike. Over the past few weeks she’s grown more and more confident and now she’s a bicycle maniac. To celebrate, we’re taking her to Santa Monica to ride bikes on the beach trail. So if you don’t hear from me tomorrow, that’s why….but I’ll try to [...]
Published on May 22, 2009