Telling food stories, one kitchen at a time
Yeah… I did this…
Tell me these don’t deserve a gold star.
I was searching for Christmas Cookies on Pinterest and found a photo of Pecan Pie Cookies that looked 7 Days of Christmas Cookies worthy. Then I remembered a Bourbon Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie I made for Thanksgiving one time.
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Do you know what goes really well with Christmas Cookies? Christmas Stories.
Does that get you all warm and fuzzy inside? Thinking about Christmas’ past and heartwarming hugs and smiles passing between family members and cozy-jammy-wearing mornings with hot cocoa and cinnamon buns?
That’s not quite a Cushing Christmas.
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Oatmeal Lace Cookies are dangerously crispy and light — yeah, you’re gonna eat a lot of these! This easy recipe for warm, caramel-y cookies will soon become a family favorite.
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It’s come to my attention that “professional” bloggers celebrate Thanksgiving in September and Christmas in October.
WELL. Obviously I missed the boat on Thanksgiving. But I believe that there are people out there — people like me — people who wait until the very last second to do anything — that have not picked out this year’s Christmas cookies yet.
↑ If this is you ↑, I got your back. Starting Sunday, I’m doing 7 Days of Christmas Cookies. You might want to start a sugar sabbatical now, so your sweet teeth are ready when next week hits.
(Are there any requests? Any cookie recipe you need me to experiment with for you? Let me know. I’ll try!)
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You’ll be eating Smoked Paprika Caramel Corn by the handful. This recipe has some freakin’ good homemade buttery, sweet caramel flavors happening. And little slivers of honey-coated almonds. It’s giving you chewy and crunchy feelings both at the same time.
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Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies are crispy-on-the-outside, gooey-on-the-inside cookie and a serious contender for the BEST EVER chocolate chip cookies.
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Check out my friend Keleigh’s blog, Where There’s a Meal, to get this recipe for Roasted Red Beet Hummus.
Keleigh is a wife and mother who writes that for most of her life, she hated almost all fruits and vegetables. (Whaaaat. –> veggie-lover talking here.) Her blog is about trying new foods (and lots of fruits & veggies) and it’s about making kid-friendly and picky-eater-friendly meals. If she is willing to eat beets, I feel like she has come a long way. It’s inspiring!
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I know what you need. Because who doesn’t need this from time to time? You need a comfy-cozy food blanket to burrow into. Something that gives you the warm-fuzzies from your tummy to your toes. And I’ve got just the one.
I’d like to say that I enjoyed this dinner snuggled up on the couch watching a Meg Ryan movie and sipping warm apple cider. It would have been nice to spoon this up over a candle-lit table and a nice bottle of red wine. But no, the universe had different plans for me.
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