Desserts & Sweets - Cookies

Homemade HealthyΒ Tagalongs – they can be vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free, soy-free and even grain-free! It’s Girl Scout Cookie Season. And you know what that[...]

1 cup whole rolled oats 2 cups finely ground Cascadian Farm 'organic' Granola oats & honey cereal 2 heaping tbsp. heart-smart Biscuik 2 very ripe bananas[...]

1/2 cup lucuma powder or vegetable glycerin OR 1/2 tsp stevia powder 1/2 cup flaxseed oil or hemp oil 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 2 tsp pure almond extract 2[...]

For the Crust - Almond Flour Scones made out of 2 Cups of Almond Flour or 2 Cups of any cookies crushed Ghee or Melted Butter - 1/4 Cup(If using Almond flour[...]

Almond Flour - 1 1/4 Cup Salt - 1/4 Tsp Baking Soda - 1/2 Tsp Maple Syrup - 1/4 Cup Almond Butter - 1/3 Cup Clarified Butter - 1 Tablespoon Vanilla extract -[...]

1 cup butter , softened 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon almond extract 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup sliced[...]

1 cup (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup butter softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1 1/4 cups[...]

I am one of those people who can recall at least one dream per night. Normally, they are very stressful: being chased and not being able to run, flying in[...]

OK, I realize these are a little weird, BUT... ...sometimes weird is good, right? I saw this cookie idea in an issue of Martha Stewart Living (last year? two[...]

I'm a little giddy. OK...a lot giddy. Macarons have been on my "must try someday" list for ages now. I first saw them in Martha's Baking Handbook and just[...]

You may have noticed, but this is "blogger baby season." No, no...not me. (My sister is pregnant with her fourth and that's as close as I'm getting.) I've[...]

*alternate post title: Why I've gained 10 pounds in two weeks.* This is a long "picture-heavy" post, but bear with me...I think you're gonna like it. Along[...]

I'm going to be totally honest with you. Gluten-free scares me. To be more precise, it intimidates the HECK out of me. Rice flour, tapioca starch, xanthan[...]

My dad instilled in me a great love for popcorn. He'll pass up sweets, cookies, cakes in favor of a big ol' bowl of salty, crunchy popcorn. Don't even mention[...]

Promise me you'll make this? Like tomorrow? Or maybe for New Year's Eve? Just promise, ok? If you don't do alcohol, you are excused, but the REST of you...you[...]