If you have a hankering for a giant chocolate chip cookie, you’ve come to the right place. This recipe is for yet another Levain Bakery copycat… I made these because after tasting the Chocolate Chocolate Chip Levain knock-off, Brian was yearning for a HUGE regular chocolate chip cookie. I had to oblige him, right? I …
This is one serious cookie. It’s certainly not for the faint of heart, weighing in at a whopping 4 ounces and loaded with chocolate. I certainly did not come up with these giant cookies on my own; they are a copycat recipe for one of Levain Bakery’s legendary 6 ounce cookies. Levain Bakery has a fabulous …
Every once in a while I will come across a recipe that immediately gets placed on my must bake list. These cookies are one of those recipes. Yeah, most of us foodies, have cook/bake lists that we derive inspiration from, these lists come in exceptionally handy when I get “baker’s block.” While doing my daily …
There is something about scones that makes me want to curl up on my couch with a cup of tea and spend hours watching old movies under a fuzzy blanket. This is definitely not a luxury I have very often, but I still make scones and simply eat them while running out the door. Although …
I really want to say thank you very much to those of you that commented on my recent post for Lola Cupcakes. Your condolences and personal stories put tears in our eyes and warmed our hearts. I am truly amazed by the awesome group of people I have met through blogging and appreciate each and …
It should be exceedingly apparent by the title of my blog that I bake A LOT. My addiction to baking comes and goes in spurts. Sometimes I will bake up a storm for days using enough butter to make Paula Deen wince, sometimes I don’t bake for weeks at a time. The amount of baking …
Chocolate cookies with peanut butter chips…do I even need to write anything else? Seriously, I have said it many times…I am not a huge chocolate fan, but when chocolate is paired with peanut butter…I am all over it! These cookies caught my eye while browsing allrecipes.com and now my cookie recipe rotation will never be …
It’s amazing that it is already 2010! It seems like yesterday I was in my junior year of college and bracing myself for Y2K…it makes me chuckle just remembering the hype! I want to wish each of you a Happy New Year filled with peace, love, happiness, health and deliciousness! I look forward to an …
Are you looking for a cute, last minute gift idea that can be whipped together in just a few minutes? The clock is ticking down to Christmas, so I am going to squeeze in one last post for all you procrastinators out there. This post will show you how to make a quick and fun …
I am typing this as I am suffering from a minor mental breakdown… yep the kitchen is a hot mess, I have more wrapping to do than Santa’s elves and I have yet to shower at 2:00pm! HOT. MESS. I tell ya, but that’s exactly how I operate! I am baking up a storm in …
Just a few more days until Christmas… which means I have been running around like crazy trying to tie up loose ends and getting everyone checked off my list (this has yet to be accomplished). I have started some baking, but I still have the bulk of it to do this week along with an …
With the holidays quickly approaching, you will definitely be seeing a lot of cookie recipes on my blog in the coming weeks. The first delicious cookie recipe I am posting is for Soft Ginger Cookies. I came across this recipe on allrecipes and was amazed with the number of reviews and although I dislike molasses, …
The month of October seems to be exiting as quickly as it entered. Since autumn is definitely my favorite season here in Ohio, it saddens me to see the gorgeous leaves hitting the ground and the temperature rapidly descending. The month of October is not just about the turning leaves, the warm sweaters, and the …
If you follow me on Twitter, you may know that I am slightly obsessed with all things pumpkin right now. It’s a seasonal addiction of sorts that hits me mid October and lasts until around Christmas. I don’t know where the pumpkin addiction came from, in fact as a kid I hated the stuff. I …
I have said it before, and I will say it again: I rarely make dessert recipes twice. There are just so many I want to try and so little time! However, there are certain recipes that are so tasty and receive such high praise, I just have to make them over and over. This week …
As I was cleaning out my pantry the other day, I realized that I had a bag of peanut butter and chocolate swirl chips. I have no idea when or why I bought them, my guess would be I had some grand plan for them that lacked a great deal of follow through. Since they …
Back in July, I saw a post on Brown Eyed Baker for brownie cookies. If you have never been to her blog, check it out pronto…it’s fab! I was immediately intrigued, and they were on my baking to-do list for weeks. Once I finally remembered to purchase bittersweet chocolate from the market, I was all …
The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network. It seems as though every month I procrastinate the Daring Baker challenges until the last possible second and this month was no exception. Late Saturday …
I saw this recipe a few weeks ago on Maria’s blog, Two Peas and Their Pod. She posted them for her first wedding anniversary. Be sure to check out the post to see how absolutely adorable she is! I was drawn to the recipe for its simplicity and the fact that I had everything in …
If you follow me on twitter, you may remember me saying that I was on a mission to use up a bunch of stuff in my fridge and pantry before buying more items from the grocery store. Well, this mission includes baking. I have set out to use all the coconut, nuts, sweetened condensed milk, …
One thing I absolutely love about being a food blogger is meeting all sorts of fantastic people from all over the world. Another thing I love is getting feedback and recipe recommendations from my readers…in my opinion it’s very cool when people take time out their hectic schedules to email me recipes that they think …
On Thursday evening the boyfriend requested a “sweet snack” for the Cavs game. Since it was getting late, he had two options; brownies or cookies. He opted for cookies, so I debated a few recipes then settled on one for Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. I rolled up my sleeves and headed into the kitchen …
Of all the things I whip up in my kitchen, the most requested baked good from the boyfriend is chocolate chip cookies. He loves them warm right out of the oven, but will happily consume them after they have been in the cookie jar for days. Being a food blogger, I cannot easily be convinced …
Of all the things I have baked in the past 10 months since starting my blog, I have never made biscotti. Well out of utter boredom I decided to make a batch on Monday night. Back in my college years I worked at a small Mediterranean restaurant which also owned a coffee shop that had …