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
New and exciting! Caramel Apple Pie Jones, the newest cookie in my Jones’ line. So, I was right. My Apple Pie Salted Caramel Chip Cookie (below) is now happier than ever, having joined my exclusive Joneses with piped Penuche and Dark Chocolate Jonesing. Just when I think that I’ve exhausted the flavors and textures of … More New Cookie! Caramel Apple Pie Jones
This afternoon is the final matinee in Seattle for the burlesque parody which has been playing to full houses at the theatre now owned by Seattle University and formerly known as the Cornish Playhouse. The Empire Strips Back is a play on words and not associated with the Star Wars films. It features some amazing … More Goodies for cast and front of house on last Seattle day for The Empire Strips Back
Baking for Saturday Music Night has now become a habit and yesterday was no exception. I had a can of sweetened condensed milk which needed using so I searched my recipes until Aunt Nettie’s Lemon Squares caught my eye. I hadn’t made them in years, usually going with the more common egg-and-lemon topping over a … More Aunt Nettie’s Lemon Squares with Oatmeal Crust
The last time that I visited my sister, one of her friends popped by, looked at me and said, “Did you bring cookies for Laurie?” Indeed, I had brought cookies and other things, as usual, and I knew that Annette would likely be the recipient of one or two cookies or something else I’d baked. … More New! My Lemon Shortbread Cookies
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
Over the past few weeks I’ve experimented with cookies made with walnuts and semisweet chocolate. Two versions were for a friend who’s a diabetic, so I used brown sugar substitute erythritol by Swerve and whole wheat flour which gives less glycemic load than all-purpose flour. The first of those used some almond flour with the … More Finding the Ultimate while experimenting with Chocolate Chip Cookies
As I wrote in an Instagram post: It’s said that the eagle flies solo, except for his mate. I’m happy to say that my Joneses have new offspring and will fly alone as Toasted Coconut Caramel Jones. They have toasted, grated coconut, Trader Joe’s Sea Salt Caramel Baking Chips, a brown sugar cream cheese and coconut … More New! Toasted Coconut Caramel Jones
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
I like to make something every year for the end of Ramadan, the occasion on which Muslims and those of us who understand it say “Eid Mubarak” which means Happy Eid. This year the manager where I live is neither Muslim nor Arab but I don’t let that get in the way of making something … More Eid Mubarak! and Chinese Sesame Tahini Cookies
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