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Sugar Cookie Truffles

Dessert By Alana February 11, 2016 Tags: chocolate, cookies, sugar, truffles, Valentine's Day No Comments

I have been on quite the hiatus for the past two weeks. I have been M.IA. for a couple of reasons. First, I have been fighting a cold for what seems like forever and have not been up for doing much other than drinking tea. Secondly, I had my parents in town and have been playing hostess to them. We were lucky enough to go on a ski trip which also took me away for a little. Nonetheless I am back just in time for Valentine’s Day!

If there’s one thing I like about the Valentine’s Day is that it involves chocolate, and lots of it. So I knew I needed to make something chocolatey this week. I settled on making these sugar cookie truffles because of how delicious they sounded and how simple they were to make. While I have no problem making an extravagant dessert, there is something extra sweet about making treats that take no time at all.

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.

Toffee w/ Chocolate & Sea Salt

Dessert By Alana December 12, 2015 Tags: almonds, chocolate, Christmas, holidays, sea salt, toffee 1 Comment

I’m off to another cookie swap today and needed to do some more baking. After going to a cookie swap last weekend I decided the best cookie to bring to a cookie swap might be no cookie at all. I think adding a little variety to mix is good to add in between all the cookies. Also I am a little cookied out right now and felt like making something else. The answer to all these problems is this toffee recipe!

I love to make treats during the holidays that are simple and pack well as gifts. Similar to the sweet and spicy pecans, this toffee recipe is a crowd favorite and makes a great hostess gift if you can make it out of the house before it’s all gone.

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?

All-Butter Pie Crust

Dessert By Alana November 24, 2015 Tags: dough, Pie crust 1 Comment

After traveling all day yesterday I was excited to land in sunny and warm South Florida. However, today it looks like I’m only going to get the warm part. Where is the sun!? I was looking forward to getting a little vitamin D and a tan to take back with me to Colorado, but according to the forecast I will unfortunately not be getting the sunshine I wanted. Instead I will be drowning my sorrows in lots and lots of pie. And as we all know, a good pie all starts with a flaky crust.

My favorite way to make a pie crust is with all butter. Many crust recipes call for a mix of butter and shortening however making an all butter crust I find is easiest for me and makes for a perfectly flaky pastry.

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