Tag: cookies

Baking, Desserts, Uncategorized

The Cookie of all Cookies

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One of my life motto’s is: If I want a cookie, a cookie I shall have. But not just ANY morsel of chocolatey goodness will do. No, sir. If you’re going to indulge, INDULGE with the best: Nigella Lawson! Specifically her Totally Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies! These are THE best […]

Baking, Desserts

Cookie Time

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A cookie makes the moment so much better. And if you make these Chocolate Thumbprints, you will have many happy times. The recipe comes from Martha Stewart Cookies cookbook. The cookie merges simple shortbread with a dark chocolate filling. The rich chocolate melts into the tender shortbread. It’s a glorious […]

Baking, Desserts, Holiday

Nigella Christmas Chocolate Cookies

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I’ve been wanting to make Nigella Christmas Chocolate Cookies for years. But this time of year is always so hectic, and each December would come and go and I just cranked out my cookie standbys: pizzelles, biscotti, ricotta, chocolate chips. So three years ago, I changed all that and made […]

Baking, Cookies, Desserts, Holiday, Italian

Ricotta Cookies

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Ricotta Cookies. I’ve been making these guys forevs. The recipe comes from the Ye Olde Woman’s Civic Club of Hammonton Cookbook that lived in my mom’s kitchen for 40 years. They are requested by the fam for many occasion – holiday or religious festivity. This batch is ginormous, so make […]

Baking, Cookies, Desserts

Confessions of a Pizzelle Guru

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Truth: Baking and cooking are the only holiday chores that do not make my blood pressure rise. So it is with great joy that I can share with you holiday cookie deliciousness. Elvis on the stereo, leopard ho-ho-ho hat slightly askew, wine on the side and the kid tucked snug […]