CRANBERRY AND PISTACHIO SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Ingredients 3/4 cup (132 grams) unsalted raw pistachios toasted 3/4 cup (108 grams) dried cranberries 3 cups (340 grams) sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter room temperature 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp (112 grams) granulated sugar 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt Instructions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toast the pistachios for about 10 minutes until slightly brown. Remove from the oven and chop them.   Place … Read more

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Ingredients 3/4 cup (90 grams) unsalted toasted hazelnuts, chopped 4 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter, room temperature 1/4 cup (2 ounces) light brown sugar 1/4 cup (2 ounces) granulated sugar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3 cups (12 ounces) all-purpose flour Maldon Sea Salt Instructions Chop the hazelnuts and the chocolate and set aside. I use the toasted hazelnuts from Trader Joe’s. If you are … Read more

APPLE AND TART CHERRY RUGELACH

Ingredients Apple – Tart Cherry Jam 1 cup (114 grams) dried apples 1/2 cup (86 grams) dried tart cherries 3 cups apple cider 1 cinnamon stick 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Rugelach Dough 2 cups (228 grams) all-purpose flour 1/4 cup 50 grams granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, cold 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, cold Rugelach Sugar Filling ▢1/2 cup (96 grams) light brown sugar, packed ▢1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ▢1/2 teaspoon ground … Read more

SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Ingredients ▢4 ounces (114 grams) granulated sugar ▢8 ounces (227 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature ▢12 ounces (340 grams) all-purpose flour ▢1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Instructions Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Place the butter, sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and mix on medium speed until the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes. … Read more

Italian-Cream-Stuffed-Cannoncini-Recipe*

Cannoncini alla Crema is a standard dessert in Piedmont, very popular in many important regions of northern Italy. It’s easy to spot Italian pastry shop Cannoncini filled with exclusive pastry creams, but the most famous filling is the vanilla pastry cream. ingredients: +To make custard cream (Cream Pastesera):° Three egg yolks° 3 tsp (30 g) … Read more

Crescent Roll Apple Pie Bites Recipe

Apple Pie Bites are a sweet little treat when you don’t want to bake a whole pie! Tart apples dipped in butter and rolled into crescents filled with fragrant apple pie spice, sweet brown sugar, and crunchy pecans; you’ll love these incredibly easy-to-make pastries. Ingredients 8 ct. crescent rolls ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed … Read more

Peanut Butter Blossoms Cookie Recipe

Ingredients ▢1/2 cup packed light brown sugar ▢1/2 cup granulated sugar ▢1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened ▢1/2 cup creamy peanut butter ▢1 large egg, at room temperature ▢1 tsp vanilla extract ▢1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour ▢1 tsp baking soda ▢1/4 tsp kosher salt ▢1/2 cup granulated sugar (for rolling) ▢36-48 chocolate kisses, unwrapped Instructions In a large mixing bowl, add brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, softened butter and peanut butter. Using a hand mixer … Read more

Classic Peanut Butter Balls

Ingredients 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup dry milk powder 1/2 cup honey 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups Rice Krispies 10 ounces dark melting chocolate Instructions Lightly crush Rice Krispies. We like to use a plastic bag and rolling pin for this step. In a mixing bowl stir together peanut butter, dry milk powder, Rice Krispies, honey and vanilla. Mix well. If mixture is dry more … Read more

Easy Coconut Macaroons Recipe

A simple recipe for easy-to-make coconut macaroons made from sweetened condensed milk and finely grated coconut. The perfect gluten-free cookie for entertainment! So here’s the story of coconut macaroons: They can be very good or very bad. Which begs the question: “What makes a good macaroon?” We will cover this topic and many others, but … Read more

Dark Chocolate Toffee Cookies

Ingredients  ▢½ cup all purpose flour * ▢¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons dutch process cocoa ▢½ teaspoon baking soda ▢¼ teaspoon kosher salt ▢¼ cup butter softened ▢½ cup light brown sugar ▢⅓ cup sugar ▢1 teaspoon vanilla ▢1 egg ▢½ cup dark or bittersweet chocolate chips ▢⅓ – ½ cup toffee bits * Gluten-Free Alternative Ingredients ▢¼ cup brown rice flour ▢¼ cup tapioca starch ▢2 tablespoons potato starch ▢⅛ teaspoon xanthan gum Instructions Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Set … Read more

Melting Moments

Fall in love with these four ingredient Melting Moments. These buttery shortbread cookies are sandwiched together with creamy vanilla buttercream and make for a beautiful sweet treat. Homemade Melting Moment cookies on a white plate I love seriously love Melting Moments  These gorgeous sandwich cookies are made of two shortbread-like cookies squished together with homemade … Read more

Hocus Pocus Buns

Ingredients 2 cans crescent rolls 8 oz. each, refrigerated 16 marshmallows 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Instructions Oven Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees Add butter to a small glass bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds until fully melted. In another small bowl, combine cinnamon and sugar. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. (for easy clean … Read more

Easy Coconut Macaroons

Ingredients 4 egg whites room temperature** 3 cups sweetened coconut shredded 1/2 cup granulated sugar Instructions Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, whisk the egg whites until soft peaks, gradually add the sugar and mix until stiff peaks, about 2-3 minutes. Gently fold the coconut and mix with a spoon. Using a small … Read more

EASY FROZEN S’MORE SANDWICHES

EASY FROZEN S’MORE SANDWICHES EASY FROZEN S’MORE SANDWICHESPrint Friendly, PDF & EmailIt’s summer, which means it time for the blogging world (and the rest of the world?) to go crazy about s’mores again. Seriously, smores are like the pumpkin spice of July, right? Let’s make s’mores everything! And it turns out I’m just as guilty … Read more