These are Gratitude Cookies. I have an appointment for a bit of physical therapy today so I made this new cookie for staff at the hospital. Snickerdoodles are a favorite for a lot of people, so naturally Hershey’s has made Kisses with bits of that cookie in them, and I’ve made my brand of Snicks … More Thanks, Hershey’s Kisses, for Snick Snicks
One of my mahjongg ladies gave me a small pumpkin from her garden awhile back. I roasted, pureed and froze it to bake things like this: Pumpkin Spice Bread with Semisweet Chocolate Chips and Cinnamon Red Hots. As always with my fruit breads, I use half whole wheat and half all-purpose flours. It’s easy, no … More Pumpkin Spice Bread with Choc Chips, Cinnamon Red Hots w/My Recipe
Take the recipe on the package of Nestle’s Butterscotch chips, cut the cinnamon in half, reserve 1/2 cup of the butterscotch chips for another use, add 1/2 cup Trader Joe’s Caramel Sea Salt baking chips and 1/2 cup Sugar Babies, make dough balls the size of small walnuts and pat them down to about 1/4″ … More Double Caramel Oatmeal Scotchies
My Honey Rose Caramels (which didn’t capture the rose flavor because honey won the battle for first place) and the Lemon Butter Cookies went on a trip to a ranch and a special birthday girl who trains rescue dogs, is a beekeeper and a very busy mother and wife. I even found a tin appropriate … More Honey Rose Caramels and Go-along Cookies
Gifted with a small piece of ginger last week, having a recent purchase of crystalized ginger and an upcoming Mahjongg afternoon with my Chinese ladies, my mind went to a muffin that I had in mind for awhile. I planned to package them beautifully, add a sparkly purple Easter ribbon and a ginger chew. And … More Triple Ginger Muffins
In a previous post, I told the “discovery” story of how I’d found and used Trader Joe’s Caramel Sea Salt Baking Chips in several of my own and one family recipe.* Last week I made cookies for my sister and niece (who had a birthday), and froze some dough to make a dozen for my … More Caramel Sea Salt Chip and Walnut Cookies
February 13th is the birthday of a native Alaskan man who lives in the Manor and who occasionally accepts a slice of cake or a cookie when I find him in the community room with his Tablet. I decided not to make chocolate because one of my Mahjongg ladies cannot have it and I thought … More Caramel Apple Cake and Trader Joe’s Caramel Sea Salt Baking Chips Review
A neighbor grew up with a version of this cinnamon and walnut bread with Red Hots, but a piece she gave me to taste was very dry and I decided to have a go using my own base recipe for quick breads. I added a whole 5.5 ounce package of Red Hots, which was too … More Two Cinnamon Walnut Breads: One with Red Hots, One Without
I went into my local Trader Joe’s last week on the hunt for some more of their yummy Sea Salt Caramel Chips but, as with other favored products you’ll find on their shelves, the item is either discontinued or seasonal and those chips are seasonal. That’s a serious marketing problem, in my opinion, because caramel … More New! 2-Chip Snicks with Trader Joe’s Peppermint Flavored Chips and Semisweet Chocolate Chips
I’m pretty sure Trader Joe’s didn’t think of these: when they put out their Caramel Sea Salt Baking Chips, now joined in my Toasted Coconut Bars with Sugar Babies for a Christmas cookie. Mmm, mmm. Toast the coconut until the aroma fills the kitchen. Make the brown sugar, butter and flour base with a few … More Mmm, mmm. Toasted Coconut Caramel Bars
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