Pink strawberry cookies studded with white chocolate chips seem to announce “spring is coming!” They are pretty and cheery additions to a cookie tray, perfect for spring occasions. Or a reminder of fresh strawberries and sunshine when there is a foot of snow on the ground. With four ingredients, Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies are quick and easy to make. The hardest thing I’ve found is keeping the white chocolate chips evenly distributed in the dough. They seem to want to pop out of the dough as you handle it. Which makes them look even more irresistible – but a little difficult to manage. Resist the urge to double the amount of white chocolate chips. Or you’ll be scooping the excess chips off the cookie sheet and the counter. You can’t put them back in the bag, of course. So you’ll have to ... [Read More]
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Maple Caramel Swirl Cookies
Warning. You won’t be able to stop saying “MMMM OOOH MMMMM!” while eating Maple Caramel Swirl Cookies. The slightly crisp cookie wrapped around creamy caramel is definitely for sophisticated palates. Not that kids wouldn’t like them – we adults just need an excuse to keep some things for us! Seriously, I like to let kids do as much as possible in cookie making without having to stand over them. But making this recipe is just a bit complex and could easily go to the messy side with helpers under the age of 12. The taste is amazing!!! Maple Caramel Swirl Cookies Print Author: A Pinch of Joy by Charlene Vance Recipe type: Dessert Serves: 4½ dozen Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon maple ... [Read More]
Pineapple Walnut Cookies
Pineapple Walnut Cookies shout surprise! The pineapple is not a list topper when you are thinking of cookie ingredients. The bits of pineapple bake sweet and a little chewy, a tasty second surprise. Rated superb taste in all categories – hot, cooled for 45 minutes, next day, and two days later. (I have to hide the cookies for two days later category!) Mixing the dry ingredients before adding them to the other ingredients insures that they will be thoroughly distributed in the cookie dough. This is important for taste and to make sure that the leavening agents (baking powder and soda) are doing what they are supposed to do in each cookie evenly. I confess I cheat when I am in the midst of a marathon baking session. I add one leavening agent to the first cup of flour and sort of ... [Read More]
Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies
A dozen great cookie recipes to make your holidays merry and bright! Please pin!!! 1. Fruitcake cookies 2. Minty Christmas Cookies 3. Pineapple Walnut Cookies 4. Red Velvet Cookies with white chocolate and walnuts 5. Toffee Crisps 6. Cherry Almond Chews 7. Maple Caramel Swirl Cookies 8. Crescent Mini chip Cookies 9. Butterscotch Pecan Softies - no bake 10. Peppermint Chocolate Thumbprints 11. Almond Coconut Crunch Cookies 12. Polka Dot Macaroons You might also want to check out these Christmas collections! Please pin! no bake and no stress treats in small batches. For when you want to have a variety of treats without a lot of leftovers. Chocolate Peppermint Grahams Grinch Kabobs Butterscotch Pecan Softies ... [Read More]
Mini Fruit Pizza
Mini Fruit Pizza. Or Fruit Pizzettes. I thought I was inventing a new word to describe individual pizzas. Then I googled to be sure it wasn’t something obscene in some language I don’t speak. Guess what? The Italians, who created pizza, also created pizettes. And that is exactly what it means. Individual or small pizzas. Perfect description for these little fruit tarts. You can use your favorite sugar cookie recipe and bake 4 inch round cookies. Or you can shortcut and use a sugar cookie mix. Or do what I did and use the refrigerated roll of sugar cookie dough. I cut the slices of dough just a smidge thicker than the directions specified and slightly smushed them with the palm of my hand to make them larger. You can freeze the cookies after baking and pull out a few at a ... [Read More]
Baker’s Dozen of Christmas Cookie Recipes
Chocolate Shortbread Cookies from Pint-Sized Baker Coconut White Chocolate Cookies From Gonna Want Seconds Date Filled Cookies from A Bright and Beautiful Life Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies from Cooking Classy Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies from Butter, with a side of Bread Quick and Easy Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies from iMom Milky Way Stuffed Cookie Cups from This Silly Girl's Life Peppermint Cream Thumbprint Cookies from Beyond Frostings Italian Anise Cookies from Created by Diane Peppermint Macarons from Studio DIY Rolo Pretzel Turtles from Deep South Dish Georgia Tea Cakes from Cupcakes and Crinoline M&M Shortbread Cookies from Something Swanky Here's a bonus three cookie recipes from A ... [Read More]