Our favorite chocolate chip cookies

Cookies are not my thing.  And that's not because I don't like eating them.  It's just that most cookies I bake come out flat.  So I don't usually ever try anymore.  The only chocolate chip cookies I have ever baked quite successfully are the kind that you leave in the fridge for 48 hours before…

Crispy Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

I enjoy cooking, but baking is not something that I do much of.  I usually say that's because I don't really enjoy baking, but that is not entirely true.  After making breakfast, dinner, and snack most days, I just don't have a lot of energy (or desire) left for baking.  This is generally a good…

Big, Soft {Easter} M&M Cookies…with a secret ingredient

Oh goodness, M&M cookies. Definitely one of the best things in life.  But what's better than M&M cookies?  Irresistibly soft M&M cookies with absolutely no shortening! I always prefer to cook (& bake) without shortening...I think it sort of looks like plastic.  Am I the only one? Anyway, I saw this recipe on Pinch of…

Iced Molasses Cookies

It's finally beginning to feel a little like Christmas to me.  We've had our Christmas tree up for a while now, but I decorated the rest of the house this week, so it seems slightly more official.  It's been a pretty cold November for the South, but still doesn't quite feel like Christmastime to me…

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

Remember this post where I mentioned our upcoming trip to Hilton Head for one of my college friend's wedding? Well, we headed out early Friday morning. (Much to the hubby's consternation "early" in this case meant 9 am.  I just can't seem to get going earlier than that in the morning.  Oh, and I had…

Chocolate Chip Skookie

What's better than a chocolate chip cookie?  Why, a chocolate chip skookie of course! If you're wondering what in the world a skookie is, don't worry, you're not alone.  It wasn't until recently when I saw this skookie on Barbara Bakes that I was first introduced to the skookie concept. It's simply a cookie in…