Crunchy, chewy, intensely chocolaty. All words that describe these cookies perfectly. They are simple, elegant and perfectly semi-sweet with a consistency somewhat like a brownie and the flavor of Dutch chocolate cake. All that is well and good, but there’s a...
Who doesn’t love a good cookie? As kids, most of us would have traded the chance at money for a sweet bite. As adults, they are a well-deserved indulgence. When I asked my wife what she wanted for her birthday this year her answer was simple. She didn’t...
Simple, unassuming, demure. These are the words I usually associate with sugar cookies. In the world of sweets, they are the unsung heroes. Perfectly wonderful little morsels that are always up for the challenge of becoming something more. In this case, more is a...
Is there anyone who doesn’t love a freshly baked brownie? Has someone ever found fault with this supremely rich, gooey, chocolate delight? Is there a person either young or old that does not have an allergy to chocolate that can resist the temptation to have...
O.K. I know I’m late with this one, but I swear it’s for a good reason, which I’ll get to at the end of the intro… This round of the 12 Days of Cookies takes us back to 1977. The radio and 8 tracks all over the country were playing Barracuda...
Day two of the Twelve days of Cookies finds this home paying homage to the Pecan. (Honestly, you can’t be a Texan if you aren’t making something with pecans.) The cookie of the day? The Pecan Tassie, from the era of big hair, heavy metal, Depeche Mode...
