My husband, Scott, is my hero…

I mentioned it in one of my first posts, but my dishwasher has been broken. Baking cookies & hand washing all of the dishes that go with baking cookies in addition to normal everyday family dishes.. well, my hands have seen better days… Scott ordered the parts to fix the dishwasher & (without electrocuting himself […]

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LOOK what I found!!!!!

Nestle Dark Chocolate & mint chips!!!.. Y*U*M*!!   when I saw these I just HAD to turn them into a cookie….. I took a favorite recipe of mine & tweaked it a bit.. this is what I came up with… how could I go wrong? 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 […]

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Peanut Butter Friday!!!!!

I had another recipe that I had wanted to make today, however, my 16 year-old son has been patiently waiting for peanut butter cookies. Each day he asks me. “is TODAY the day for peanut butter cookies?” He forget to ask me this morning *wink* While in culinary school, I had the coolest job ever. […]

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Today’s recipe is *EASY* PEASY*

After shopping all day with my closest friend, I’m a bit tired… So I decided to make the simplest of simplest recipes. This is actually the first time that I’ve made it, but I’ve had it many times at potlucks ( my sister-in-law makes it often)Yummy Layer Bars Ingredients 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs1/2 […]

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PSST……I have a secret

I * know*…..shhh………Santa!!! It’s true! I’ve known him for many years.. he is just your everyday average joe 😉 Except that he is awesome~ he’s Santa!!! Here is my niece, Alexis sitting on his lap. No doubt asking for the American girl doll that  she asked for that year..(which , of course, he delivered ,, […]

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Guess who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar…….

                                                                       FARKLE!!!!!!He is SOOO busted!!!!! So what is today’s awesome cookie?????   It’s for our canine friends!!!! Homemade Dog biscuits!!!!!!! *hop* […]

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My most prized possession….

Other than my family, of course… I have one favorite item in my home. If my house was on fire, I would run back in for this item.  I had wanted the Betty Crocker cookbook as a wedding/ shower gift, but I did not receive it. When I was married for about a year, my […]

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Ok… so not REALLY a cookie..

Today was my husband’s 98 year young grandmother’s Christmas party  Given the fact that I was a bit tight for time… I decided to make toffee!!! Once again I went to my old trusty wooden box to dig out a hand-written recipe card. This is such a great recipe… it just goes to show how […]

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A cookie party story

I know that I have mentioned that I host a cookie party each year.. but how did I start it? ….. Many years ago I worked with a girl who was  close in age to me,Cheri. Although close in age we could not have lived more different lives…… I was married with 2 (maybe 3 […]

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A fun no-bake cookie!!

Today’s  ( or should I say yesterday’s ) cookie is one that I haven’t tried to make yet.. The recipe comes courtesy of my friend, Jill… ( thanks, Jill) I’ve really enjoyed  The Crock pot Lady‘s blog .. and the format that she uses. So, I am following what she did by taking a photo of the […]

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