Apple Pies in an Apple and Chocolate Chip Cookies (Guest Blog)

Apple Pies in an Apple and Chocolate Chip Cookies (Guest Blog)

Sup. April is the best month of the year.  Hands down.  Everyone knows it. But something happened in early November.  Allison was born.  Oh, don’t get me wrong April is still the greatest month of the year. Last year Alex and I, along with the beautiful 

French Macaron 201

French Macaron 201

I took an intermediate macaron class as a follow-up to the intro class I took Thanksgiving weekend. In the class, we made three different types of macarons and fillings: pistachio with a lemon curd filling, hazelnut with a chocolate ganache filling and candied crushed hazelnuts, 

Earl Grey Tea Shortbread Cookies (And Holiday Preview)

Earl Grey Tea Shortbread Cookies (And Holiday Preview)

Merry Christmas, everyone! As of yesterday, I am proud to say that I have completed the Holiday Bake-A-Thon 2012 (*inserts shameless plugs from 2011, 2010, and 2009 here*).  I may churn out a couple more things before the year is over, but will do so 

Basic Macarons

Basic Macarons

I’m a Macaronaholic. Part of why I love these cookies so much is because I respect the fact that it’s really easy to make bad ones.  Different factors come in to play when making these chewy little clouds of heaven – humidity, room temperature, sifting, 

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter “Cookie” Frosting

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter “Cookie” Frosting

Yes, I am well behind on updating this!!  I missed the Olympics, the space shuttle Atlantis, and I think the end of the NBA finals. But… better late than never!   (Is there an echo in here?) I made these in the beginning of August 

Green Tea Sugar Cookies

Green Tea Sugar Cookies

When Alex and I emailed Lingie to see what he wanted to do for his birthday back in April, I was half-expecting another repeat of his birthday last year at that goth bar with all the weird vampires followed by a trip to the ER.  

Valentine’s Day Cookies (Heart-Glazed Cornmeal Sugar Cookies)

Valentine’s Day Cookies (Heart-Glazed Cornmeal Sugar Cookies)

In the spirit of said corporate faux holiday, I decided to bake in celebration of the pink and the hearts and all that other crap that Valentine’s Day is all about. I like things with cornmeal (i.e., cornbread, …can’t think of anything else) so I 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Before actually meeting him, I knew Alex as the guy whose face my boyfriend (at the time) had pretty much peed on.  But hey, let’s not dig up the past.  I knew I had to at least be nice to the poor soul forever out 

Martha Stewart Cookie Boxes

Martha Stewart Cookie Boxes

Sadly, I’m already caught-up on my backlog of holiday baked goods.  I thought I’d wrap-up with a short ditty on how I packaged the treats. I typically opt for a cellophane bag, some festive Glad Tupperware, or a little Christmas bag or box. However, I 

S’mores Cookies

S’mores Cookies

Happy New Year! Writing is so unbelievably cathartic.  I know none but a very select few actually read through these posts, but I’m going to pull out my “Collect $200 and Pass GO” card and maximize the medium I have going here.  It’s not you,