Coconut Macaroon

Wow talk about some busy times. In truth with this hot weather rolling in my appetite has been going downhill alongside energy to piddle around in the kitchen. I have used the grill though! I hope Im on my way to better master the thing. These cookies were made though because I was craving something sweet and easy to make. Seriously this was one of the quickest cookies made aside from baking time. I got the recipe from The Splendid Table’s: How to Eat Supper . If you like coconut and the chewy texture then these are great to make and eat. Definitely a good one to keep the ingredients on hand.

Some Holiday Kisses

I haven’t been near a mistletoe (fortunately) so I have been spared so far this holiday season. This year I guess is one of the first in a long time that I haven’t been sick of playing Christmas gigs, hearing Christmas music, shopping..(ok maybe a little, the crowds were ridiculous). While my family isn’t so super Christmas blowout celebration, I like to make cookies for the season. This is the first time I’ve made these peanut butter, kiss cookies, but they are yummy, and a definite must-try, must-devour, holiday treat. It actually called for you to wait for the cookies to completely cool before eating…I have never heard anything so ridiculous, warm and gooey is where it is at. The original recipe called for gourmet chocolate/espresso tops, and I will probably try to make it that way some day, but since I had all these kisses I needed to get rid of I used them instead. I had the perfect amount! Bam~ and done. 🙂

Happy Holidays everyone!

Vanilla Walnut Biscotti

Who doesn’t love a good cookie? I’ve made biscotti off of this website before, but I decided to try again while I was at home visiting my folks. I changed it from simple vanilla, to adding in some walnuts roughly crushed via my hands, and on one half I poked in some chocolate chips since my mom is a chocolate lover. My folks aren’t huge bakers, so I had to guess on some measurements but it all turned out delicious. I under-baked them by a few minutes because they weren’t quite the thick enough for the full time listed, oh and my mom prefers cookies that aren’t too crispy. These are perfect coffee dunkers, (my dad and I drink a cup in the morning!) and being not too sweet, they are good to go for any time of day. Give these a try, you won’t be disappointed.

Milk Bar Chocolate Chip Cookie

Ok, I finally caved in and bought a copy of the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook by Christina Tosi . After it arrived in the mail I immediately went to the grocery store and bought more butter…and some corn flakes. It is funny how many tastes we truly loved as kids (milk sweetened by cereal) that we tend to forget. Tosi reminds us of those times, but also she creates recipes that appeals to people with sweet, salty, crunchy, chewy tastes. (If one of these doesn’t appeal to you I’m not quite sure what you eat).

Perhaps what took up the most time was I had to hunt down some milk powder. Now it is NOT the instant stuff that they sell in packets that one would see in the supermarket. Ive tried that, it sucks, and I still wonder how that stuff can even be sold. Going to my local CM I finally found some in the bulk aisle. I then baked off some Cornflake crunch found in the cookbook. Then made some chocolate chip cookies (in the book) that utilized the cornflakes and marshmallows! Aside from the fact that the cookies and flakes use an unholy amount of butter, it is so worth it. So good and rich. These are not for those looking to eat healthy. Hey, all things in moderation right?  The marshmallows were a great touch adding some soft puffs of goodness throughout the cookies. I gave away over half, because if I ate all of those cookies myself then I would’ve gained about 10 pounds.

If you haven’t gotten this book yet I would highly recommend it!! I’m looking forward to baking more from it.