Inside my recipe box
I make treats for my kids every Tuesday. The other four school days, I’m a stickler for healthy snacks. On Tuesdays, however a mid-day dessert is waiting when they come home from school. They always walk in the door asking, “What is Treat Tuesday?” and I always keep them guessing by challenging them to identify the treat by smell. The only downside of this tradition is I hear about it if I have a particularly busy Tuesday and don’t get around to making the treat. That rarely happens because I can’t stand the groaning! (OK, and I’m a sucker for their appreciation for TT’s, even into their teen years.) When you see a dessert recipe with a TT next to it, you know it was one of our Tuesday Treats!
There is nothing better than a good sweet and salty combo when it comes to cookies. A different twist on regular chocolate chip cookies is to throw some pretzels into the batter! I used pretzel sticks and crushed them with a rubber mallet after placing …
These are great are a wonderfully creamy treat that looks as good as it tastes! Start with Pepperidge Farms Bordeaux Cookies. I have only had these in the big circular tins you often see at office parties, but the rectangular ones you purchase at the …
These are a chocoholics dream. If you are a fan of soft cookies with melty chocolate then you must bake these today. You start with a creamy, buttery base and add melted semi-sweet chocolate chips. Next you sift together flour and cocoa powder to add …
If you like Butterfingers, this recipe is for you! First you start with the freshest peanuts you can buy. Now if you have been following me for any amount of time, you know that I do not bake with peanuts. Or any kind of nuts …