It’s an annual tradition in my family to bake a bazillion sugar and gingerbread cookies and decorate them with an icing recipe my Mom snagged from my third grade class. It’s the best royal icing recipe for this style of cookie decorating because it holds its shape and gets nice and crunchy when it’s dry.
Kifle cookies are a must have holiday treat at the Simon home. My Mother in Law has been carrying on the Tomich family baking tradition with these cookies and has now passed on the tradition to me. Join us in her kitchen for a step by step video for these Eastern European sweets. You can
Chocolate covered cherries are a particular favorite around these parts. When inspiration struck to do a Valentine’s themed cookie, I had a jar of Maraschinos hanging out and some mini chocolate chips. Too, I’m a shortbread fanatic because the measurements are easy to memorize. 1 part sugar, 2 parts butter, 3 parts flour! Put it all
It was time to make something healthy for the kids, thus the inspiration for these Almond Joy Energy Bites. If you follow my recipes in any capacity, you’ll know that I have no problem with sugar and the occasional indulgent dish. But, the volume of cinnamon rolls, eggnog, cookies and candy that churned through our
I should not be allowed in Hobby Lobby. Last week I walked out with a silver glitter charger and a mat made completely of rainbow glitter, because, obviously, I needed them for business purposes. Who am I kidding? I have zero self-control in the face of glitter. So, in order to justify the expense, I
