

EVERYDAY: LEFTOVER HALLOWEEN CANDY COOKIES
I saw a great post from The Baker Mama on how to use up some of that halloween candy in some yummy freezer cookie dough and decided to put my own spin on the recipe! These are great for making ahead and freezing for whenever you have a bunch of kiddos over or just feel the need for something sweet :) I used my perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe for these and they turned out great. Here's how I did it: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Follow directions for The Best Chocolate C


EVERYDAY: FALL FUN WITH VOORTMAN COOKIES
One of my favorite things to do with the kids is to decorate cookies during the holidays. I came up with a super easy way to make some fun monster cookies & ice cream sandwiches for Halloween using Voortman's new fall flavor - Pumpkin Spice! They are baked with real pumpkin and made with no artificial colors or flavors AND no high-fructose corn syrup so they taste super yummy! I also love these because they are pretty fool proof. No pinterest fails here! Here's what you'll


EVERYDAY: PEANUT BUTTER KISS COOKIES
Why not continue the month of love with another cookie recipe? I mean, it even has the word kiss in it ;) These are a favorite that we've been making in our family for decades. They started as a special treat around the holidays but really they are just perfect for WHENEVER YOU WANT. WHAT YOU'LL NEED: 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
2 T. milk
1tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 cups flour
1tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Hershey Candy


EVERYDAY: VALENTINE COOKIES
My mama always found a way to make our holidays & birthdays special even if it was just cooking our favorite meal or baking a batch of cookies. Making Valentine's Day special doesn't require lavish gifts or reservations. These delicious heart cookies are an easy way to say "hey...I love you!" or just put a smile on someone's face without much effort at all. I mean, who doesn't love the gift of cookies?? What You'll Need: FOR THE DOUGH: I LOVE this recipe from In Katrinas Ki


EVERYDAY RECIPES: BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
A friend of mine made these and once I had one I was hooked. I begged her to send me the recipe! There's a secret ingredient to the world's best chocolate chip cookie that makes it so fluffy and soft and chewy that once you taste it you may never go back to your Nestle Tollhouse recipe. Do you want to know what it is? Should I tell you? Ok fine I will. You can probably google it anyway. What you'll need: 1 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup white su