Cookies and Bars

It’s hard to beat a warm chocolate chip cookie with a glass of cold milk, though a brownie might match it. I’ve also got the best Christmas holiday cookies as certified by my family and friends!

Cookies and Bars

Mexican Wedding Cookies

This is probably one of the first recipes I put in my recipe collection, probably around 56 years ago. I had found it while looking through my mother’s loose recipes and I copied it to put in my “hope chest”. I usually make these at Christmas time, when I do major cookie bakes. This is […]

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Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Brownies (Chewy)

I love, love, love brownies. I guess you can tell that, as this is one of 3 different brownie recipes on my site. I just can’t pick a favorite! This recipe was very recently discovered on the inside of a Baker’s chocolate box. Of course, I just HAD to try it. I must admit, they […]

Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Lemon Bars

This is the recipe that turned me into a lemon bar lover. I had a “girls only” get together and my old friend Bonnie brought these bars. Talk about heavenly…a perfectly balanced combo of tart, yet sweet lemony goodness. The crust is absolutely amazing.

Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Kolacky

Oh the memories I have of my mother making these cookies. There were 10 kids in the family, so when she would make these, as they were coming out of the oven, she would have to ration them to one cookie for each child. Then she’d pack them away until Christmas Eve when the relatives […]

Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Italian Cookies

It’s been over 40 years since a sweet little Italian lady, Rosa Marie, shared this recipe with me. She used to bake these for all of her families weddings’ As you can see from the massive amount of flour, it makes hundreds of cookies, so I usually cut the recipe in 1/4th. When I make […]

Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Hot Cocoa Kisses Cookies

Each year at Christmastime, I search for a new cookie recipe to add to my collection. In 2019, I came across this one, which everyone raved about. The hot cocoa kisses are only sold at Christmas time, so be on the lookout for them in November as they quickly disappear off the grocer’s shelves.

Cookies and Bars

Holly Cookies

, This is one of my children’s favorite Christmastime cookie. They are so easy to make. I decorate mine with 3 pieces of red hot cinnamon candies on each cookie so it resembles wreaths of holly, although I must admit, the younger kids usually pick off the candies