I love using sweetened condensed milk as a substitute for eggs and sugar sometimes when I bake. The SCM adds a layer something just a little bit different – it softens the dough and the resulting cookie – and leads to sort of a “cakey” consistency. We all crave crispy cookies at times, other times…
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Banana.Chocolate.Peanut Butter.Chewy Cookies.You get the reference. These fast and easy cookies are simply delightful! Chewy Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter Monkey Cookies 🥜🍌🍫🐒 16 Tbs. Kerrygold butter (2 stick regular butter or 1 block Kerrygold)14 oz. sweetened condensed milk1 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. vanilla extract1/4 tsp. sea salt2 1/2 cups all purpose flour8…
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Well, when you have 30 minutes of free time, what do you do?I bake cookies, of course.Many inquire as to how I work so quickly and why I simply have ingredients on hand.The answer is threefold: I’m a master at baking cookies. I could do this in my sleep – it happens almost daily. I…
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Are you ready for the big day? 🎄🎅🏻🤶🏻🎁Are we ever ready for anything?This year, with COVID 19 compromising many, many plans and festivities, the blessing of Christmas seems a little out of sorts.All we can do is give thanks, and bake cookies, I suppose! Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies 2 sticks butter, room temperature…
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Everyone who knows me is fully aware, from deep down in their soul, I like to give out all the sugar: sugar from and for the heart – but I like to give not only ephemeral sweetness, but sweet treat desserts, as well.I never arrive anywhere empty handed, and if you’re invited over to the…
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My original plan was to name these cookie gems: Silky Nutter Butter Cookie Puffs. Honestly, these cookie puff gems have nothing at all to do with “Nutter Butter” cookies – the store bought ones you had as a child.The title arises from the fact that the cookies are made of cashew butter and plenty of…
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Well, even though I “thought” I had invented something new with the addition of sweetened condensed milk and cornstarch to a cookie, eliminating the sugar and eggs – which results in a super silky and puffy baked treat – yet realized I was not the first to have this epiphany, it’s not going to stop…
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Let’s face it, very few people on the face of the earth can resist a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie.The aroma and scent calls your name. I know it does.It coaxes you in – you simply can’t turn it away. These Silky Buttermilk Chocolate Chunk Cookies take that irresistible urge up another notch or two,…
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Once these puppies came out of the oven and we had a little taste test, I thought I’d struck GOLD! EVERYONE who tasted absolutely loved them. I mean LOVED. These cookies are adored, enjoyed, and craved, at this point. They are magical – raved about. I thought I had invented “the next best thing.” In…
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First, a lesson in limes: Persian Lime: Also known as the Bearss or Tahiti Lime, the Persian Lime is the most common variety found in the United States. Generally larger and less aromatic, the Persian Lime tends to be both less acidic and bitter than some other varieties. Key Lime: Made famous by its namesake…
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