At least one of my Cookie Week recipes is a shortcut recipe or fun cookie hack to help you make impressionable cookies in a pinch. For example, my Hot Cocoa Brownie Cookies use boxed brownie mix, my Sugar Plum Fairy Cookies use boxed Jell-O mix, and my Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies use red velvet boxed cake mix. If baking isn’t your thing, or you are short on time, these Shortcut Candy Cane Sug[...]
This is year 4 of my annual cookie week to kick of the holiday baking season and I am so excited to share 7 all new recipes that I have developed! I have a theme for this year’s lineup and that is Classic Christmas. To me, Classic Christmas means familiar flavors, red & green hues and festive shapes. I wanted to take my classic cookie recipes and tweak them a bit to make them still fe[...]
My 2024 Holiday Gift Guides are here! I have always loved creating gift guides for all types of gifting occasions. If you're having trouble shopping for certain friends and family members this Christmas, then I am happy you have stumbled upon my guides and I hope you find them helpful. On this page you will find 75 gift guides that cater to all ages, personalities and hobbies/inte[...]
Cookie Week 2023: Day 4 We have a decadent chocolate cookie in festive sprinkles. These cookies are named "Oh, Fudge" Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies for the cult classic, A Christmas Story and its iconic line from Ralphie. This chocolate dough is one of my favorites to make (and eat). It's a great base dough for so many recipes. I typically add M&M's to this dough, but the sprinkles mak[...]
Cookie Week 2023: Day 3 we have a simple way to elevate prepackaged gingerbread cookie mix! To stick with our holiday movie theme, these are named for Mother Ginger in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. If you want a unique take on a classic gingerbread cookie or want to impress friends and family during the holidays, all you need is a package of gingerbread cookie mix (plus ingredients li[...]