My daughter discovered these cookies while at her art class, and begged for the recipe. Her teacher’s wife was gracious and shared it with us, and I am sharing it with you… with one or two modifications. 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup butter or coconut oil 1/2 cup milk (or a nut milk) 1/2 cup [...]

ingredients: 1 cup butter 1/3 cup sugar 2 tsp water 2 tsp vanilla 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup walnuts, chopped fine Cream butter & sugar, then mix in water and vanilla.  Add the flour and chopped nuts. Chill 4 hours in fridge. Pre-heat oven to 350F.  Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on [...]

Tis the season for baking!  Add in the fact that we have been buried under 2+ feet of snow, and I’m really glad that I had a 50lb. bag of flour and 48 eggs in the house! Yes, Christmas is this week, and we spent the weekend being snowed in and baking.  It was a [...]

I found this recipe while browsing about the web looking for cookie recipes and we liked it so much that I decided to post it here so I can find it again (yes, I hate looking for things again!).  That and I wanted to share it with you. We cut the molasses in half and [...]

Christmas is almost here, and it’s a snow day today to boot – which this week seems to equal a longer Christmas break!  What’s a house full of girls to do? Bake cookies, of course! Growing up we had a recipe for a short while that was simply labeled “Susan’s Sugar Cookies.”  However, I can [...]

As January 1 rolls around, people are thinking about ways to get in better shape, eat better, and improve their lives. We understand all of that – we try to do it too – but there are times that you just need a cookie! When those times hit, it’s good to have something on hand [...]

I tried these for the first time when my husband & I stayed at the Towerhouse Bed & Breakfast on San Juan Island a few years ago. The wonderful innkeepers were kind enough to send the recipe. They are more moist than most shortbread, but very tasty! 1 lb butter 1/2 cup corn starch 1 [...]

These cookies are very easy – easier than the length of the recipe makes it look. These are great any time of the year, but Fall seems to make them seem almost a necessity! I make them a little on the big side & add lots of chopped dried fruit and nuts – then they [...]

I have always loved the combination of chocolate and peanut butter. I used to love the commercials of the kids running into each other, one child with the Hershey chocolate bar, and the other child with a jar of peanut butter. The first time I tried these cookies, I was hooked. The recipe is a [...]

Ingredients: 1 cup butter 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cream of tartar Instructions: In a large bowl combine the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla and mix well. Mix in the flour, baking soda and cream of [...]