“The Best” Chocolate Chip Cookies

A few weeks ago my neighbor made chocolate chip cookies and even though I am trying to cut back on sweets, I ate two of them because they were so good! I asked if they were homemade and she said yes, it's her grandmother's recipe. She took a picture of the recipe card and sent...

Peanut Butter Bourbon Chocolate Cake

Our friends regularly host us for dinner at their house and my job is to bring dessert. I've made peanut butter pie, chocolate chip cookies, cheesecake, coffee cake, and key lime pie. This time I wanted to try something new and I recently came across this peanut butter bourbon chocolate cake recipe on the Ready...

Peanut Butter Pie Cups

This weekend I made peanut butter pie cups to take to a friend's house. The recipe was inspired by this one by The Kitchen is my Playground except I decided to make them in muffin tins so that they were already in individual serving sizes. I also used a different crust. Ingredients1/3 box of graham...

Grandma’s Peanut Butter Cookies

My dad has gone on and on about the delicious peanut butter cookies of his childhood so my mom and I decided to make some after we got the recipe from my grandmother. Here is the recipe: 3 cups flour1 cup granulated sugar1 cup brown sugar1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup shortening2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla2 teaspoons baking...

DoubleTree’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Earlier this year, Hilton posted their DoubleTree chocolate chip cookie recipe. If you've been to a DoubleTree, you know that guests are asked if they'd like a cookie upon checking in. If they say yes, the clerk will open a heated drawer and hand the guest a warm chocolate chip cookie. Earlier this year I...

Baking for Christmas

Merry Christmas! This year for Christmas I probably baked too much but it's hard to narrow things down when so much sounds good. We are not hosting Christmas at our house but we will be with one family on Christmas Eve and the other family on Christmas day. Here's what I am bringing: Peanut Butter...

Thanksgiving Treats

Happy Thanksgiving! Today I spent a few hours in the kitchen putting together treats for tomorrow. I made three different types of cookies and a cheese ball. Brown Butter Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies I started with these since this is the most complicated recipe. This is from Sally's Baking Addiction and I tried it for the...

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

Yesterday I decided I am going to bake this weekend. I previously found a link to Brown Butter Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies through pinterest and I was debating between making those and making my zucchini bread.  I had this conversation with my husband: Me: Which should I make this weekend - pumpkin oatmeal cookies or zucchini...

Grandma Shirlee’s Coffee Cake

This is a recipe I got from my husband's grandmother. I am not sure where she got it... perhaps from an older cookbook, a friend, or a family member. We make it often because it's really easy and quick and everyone always likes it. Ingredients 1 box of yellow cake mix (Duncan Hines or Betty...

The Project Board – A Look Back

Today marks 6 years since I started my blog. I've found it very helpful to keep track of how I've done things throughout the years like how I made curtains or a certain recipe. I don't otherwise mark a lot of this down and it's been helpful to be able to come back and follow...