Christmas is coming fast and I just made my batch of Coconut Spritz with some slight changes from the original recipe After doing the Coconut Spritz by hand with my cookie press for years, I finally gave in and bought the meat grinder for my Kitchen Aid where I can put the special end piece that…
Cookies, muffins, and small cakes
Spiced Pumpkin Cookies
I am addicted to this Spiced Pumpkin Cookies recipe from Giada De Laurentiis, which is a healthy treat to satisfy your sweet tooth for fall and Halloween. These Spiced Pumpkin Cookies are crisp, chewy, and not cake-like at all with the addition of pumpkin. The spices have just the right balance. What is also nice in this recipe that…
Zucchini Bread
For the first time last year, my husband and I decided to build our own vegetable and herb garden. Among the vegetables, we planted zucchini plants. I got an enormous zucchini that my youngest son was proud to show to one of my neighbors. My neighbor told me that it would be great for a…
Spritz Cookies
Spritz Cookies are cookies traditionally prepared at Christmas in the East of France, Lorraine (where am I from), and Germany. A spritz is a sweet cookie in which you can add almond powder or hazelnut powder or unsweetened shredded coconut. Its name comes from the special decorating tube that you use to shape the dough….
Little Christmas Cookies
Before Christmas, I enjoy making these little Christmas Cookies with my sons. This reminds me of my childhood when I helped my parents make big batches to offer to family, friends, and ate them all around Christmas time. The base to make the little Christmas cookies is a “pâte sablée” (shortcrust dough) in which you…
Chocolate Crackle Cookies
This year I decided to make this recipe of Chocolate Crackle Cookies from Martha Stewart for the Christmas Bake Sale at my son’s school. I saved a few Chocolate Crackle cookies for my family otherwise they would get mad at me if I give all for the school ;-D. We tasted them and loved them!…
Zucchini Oat Nut Chocolate Cookies
In our home, we love to eat zucchinis in a main or side dish and are not very familiar with eating them in a sweet treat. I was looking for a new recipe to use my last zucchinis and found this tempting Zucchini Oat Nut Chocolate cookies recipe. After baking these cookies I can tell…
Apricot Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
These Apricot Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies are really addictive. Each time I made them (for school, neighbors, and my husband’s co-workers), I always get compliments. People ask me all the time about this little dried fruit that are inside. Apparently they are not familiar with dried apricot, but everyone like this little sweet-tangy taste and bright…