Sugared Ginger Cookies

Today is the last cookie post of the week before I bring you tomorrow's savory appetizer recipe. These Sugared Ginger cookies are another regular addition to my cookie gift tins. I love...

Chocolate Crackles

Aren't these cookies pretty? I love making Chocolate Crackles for my cookie gift tins. It's another very easy cookie dough to make and they have that "wow" factor after they come out...

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Today's cookie recipe is one I started making last year: Cranberry White Chocolate Chip. I found this recipe on the My Recipes website, and during the holidays, I love to browse the site...

Jam Thumbprints

Every year, I send out cookie gift tins to family and friends. It's one of my favorite activities of the holiday season because I get to combine my love of baking, cookies...

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies and a Tribute

This week, the food blogging community all over the country and the world has been rallying around Jennifer Perillo, a wonderful and very accomplished food blogger who lost her husband suddenly and...

Carrie Vitt's Chocolate Chip Cookies

When I first started blogging, I finally felt like I had found the place in the universe where I could start being creative again. It had been so long since I had...

Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Last week, I was unwinding upstairs in our TV room, flipping channels and reading my Twitter feed on my iPhone.  I came across a tweet posted by the lovely Hannah of Honey &...

Rugelach

I'll be taking a break from blogging until the New Year, but before Flavia's Flavors goes on vacation, I wanted to share one last recipe with you.  Rugelach are my favorite cookie.  I...

Pizzelle

Last year, I started a tradition of baking myself something sweet for my birthday.  As much as I love a good birthday cake, I think it's a lot more fun to make a...

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

Officially, Fall began on September 22nd.  But not here in Houston.  It's still hot, humid and very un-Fall-like.  Farther north, everyone has traded their shorts and t-shirts for jeans and sweaters, but down...

Snickerdoodles

When I started this blog, I thought I'd have an easy time writing posts on a fairly regular basis.  As you can see, that has not been the case.  I love the fact...

Triple Threat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Over the 4th of July weekend, Peter and I took an overnight trip to Fredericksburg, in the Texas Hill Country.  It was a last-minute decision, but it couldn't have turned out more...

Chewy & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

A few months ago, I had a fun conversation with my sister-in-law and her best friend about how they both grew up with mothers who baked just about every sweet treat for their...

Coconut Macaroons with Chocolate Ganache

Today is my birthday.  Yes, it is also the day our taxes are due.  While these two events may appear to be a depressing combination, I actually get a kick out of it. ...