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Sprinkled Suga’ Cookies

Cookies, Dessert By Alana June 5, 2016 Tags: cookies, sprinkled, sprinkles, sugar No Comments

Have I ever mentioned that I am known for spilling things? It’s not something I exactly want people to know about me but it’s something that I just can’t seem to escape from. Case and point, I have discovered one of the worst things to possibly spill: flour.

When I woke up in the morning to make these cookies I saw I had a voicemail from an unknown number. It turns out I had purchased a brand of flour that is currently being recalled for E. coli contamination and was being notified to discard or return my flour. Working for the health department I know wayyy too much about the dangers of E. coli and I don’t want anything to do with it (nor do I want to become a case that my coworkers have to investigate). Anyways this brings me to my flour spillage…

Chocolate Pecan Bars

Cookies, Dessert By Alana March 6, 2016 Tags: bars, chocolate, dessert, pecan, walnuts 2 Comments

I’ve always had a ridiculously strong sweet tooth. Ice cream and cookies are two food groups I am good at justifying eating daily. I can control it when I want to but for the most part I don’t want to… That has been the case lately as I have been giving into my sweet tooth more frequently. I like to think though that I am good at consuming sweets in moderation, daily, but in moderation… (Am I making any sense??)

So I felt the need to make some of these chocolate pecan bars to be a part of my daily sweet tooth cravings. Believe it or not I actually think these worked at curing my sweet tooth, for a few days of course, not permanently. They are so good and the perfect amount balance of sweet and salty.

White Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti

Cookies, Dessert By Alana December 20, 2015 Tags: biscotti, Christmas, peppermint, white chocolate No Comments

I think there are over a hundred recipes I could cook during the holiday season. Every time I try to think of something I want to cook during this time of year I spend about an hour trying to decide which one of my favorites I want to make next. Unfortunately there are not enough days in the week for me to make everything I want, also I would be very worried about my caloric intake if I made every Christmas goodie that came to my mind!

After my deliberations this week I decided to go with something that would help me use up some candy canes I bought. The result is this delicious white chocolate peppermint biscotti with a chocolate drizzle.

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Cookies, Dessert By Alana December 4, 2015 Tags: chocolate, cookies No Comments

I woke up this morning to discover that it’s National Cookie Day so I decided to make some cookies! Well I actually had already planned to make cookies yesterday but it was nice to know I would be making them on the day that’s meant to honor them. I’m suppose to be going to a cookie party/swap later tonight and needed to bake something to bring. As I’m typing this I’m starting to realize that this cookie party was probably purposely planned to be on National Cookie Day and am only now just putting two and two together… Better late than never I guess!

So I decided to bake a cookie recipe given to me by my mother that is always made around the holidays, chocolate crinkle cookies. Little balls of chocolate cookie dough heaven, rolled in powdered sugar, and then baked til they “crackle” on the outside. How could anyone say no to that?

Halloween Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

Cookies By Alana November 1, 2015 Tags: cookies, halloween, royal icing, sugar cookies 5 Comments

Every holiday I can remember my mother making cut out sugar cookies and decorating them for whatever the season. She especially always made Halloween cookies and I would help her decorate them. Now that I am far from home, I am continuing the tradition on my own. I made a big batch of these cookies to send with my boyfriend to work. Of course I wouldn’t let him take all of them because they are too delicious to give away!

You can really do any shapes sizes, sizes, or colors with this recipe and it’s my go to for a basic sugar cookie. The recipe itself is actually very simple, and contains cream cheese. Really the hardest part about making these cookies is taking the time to decorate them. I myself get a little bit impatient towards the end of decorating, but hey I think they don’t look too shabby. Of course you can take the time to make them look more refined, but I don’t mind the rustic look to the decorations as that shows they are homemade. I decided to go with a bat, ghost, and pumpkin, classic Halloween!