Start with a soft cream cheese dough that is not sweet, then add a sumptuous filling made with toasted nuts, milk, and sugar, and what do you get? Melt-in-your-mouth-better-pop-another-one-right-away-kind of cookies! These are one of my must-haves for the Holiday...
ALMOND STRIPS My husband Allen absolutely loved these cookies. Most people like the additional sweetness of the almond flavored drizzle of icing, but not Allen, so I always had to make some sans drizzle. Over the years, I came to prefer them that way myself. The...
It is a little disconcerting to bring a new recipe to a gathering with good friends and the first bite causes- COMPLETE SILENCE. Now, you do have to know your friends well to interpret exactly what the silence means: Wow!Ooh-Yuck!OMG this is so good... I was lucky to...
You can freeze baked or unbaked cookies to prepare ahead for upcoming holidays and events. Here are some guidelines that I find helpful when I need to be organized prior to major get togethers, or if I want to have special treats ready to give to others. I have also...
PERFECT FOR ANY OCCASION I used to ask Allen, “What dessert do you want for …your birthday? …Thanksgiving? …Christmas? …the football tailgate? …the basketball watching party …upcoming holiday?” His answer inevitably was “Apple Bars!” I don’t know why I...
ALLEN DID If you like cookies that are not too sweet, then you will love these buttery little gems. The first time I made these, many years ago, I thought the recipe made way too many to eat up before they would get stale. Wrong. Hubby Allen generally had good...
HONEY ORANGE CARAMEL CORN To be perfectly honest, I have never been a popcorn fan, even though I love the smell of popcorn. After a good whiff of that wonderful aroma, I usually eat one handful of popcorn and then I’m done. I wish I could do that with ice cream....
APPLESAUCE COOKIES As the leaves start to change color, the temperatures fluctuate up and down, I get cold and I start baking. These Applesauce Cookies are perfect this time of year because the fragrance from the cinnamon and cloves floats throughout the house and...
ROLO PRETZEL TREATS If you want a little treat to satisfy many taste sensations at once, this is it. Salty, crunchy, smooth, sweet, and chocolatey all at once, this little snack fits the bill. You can make LOTS in little time and bring these out for happy...
Cheesecake Bar Cookies These little bars can satisfy a hankering for cheesecake without much time or effort. Not as filling as a big slice of cheesecake, these cookies are light enough to satisfy cravings without making you hold your stomach and moan about...
Peaches? No, too fuzzy. Nectarines—yes! You don’t even have to peel them when biting into them. At least, that’s what my husband always thought. And I agree with him. Allen was very particular about the window of opportunity for eating...
Erika's Favorite Fruit Dip This is one of those recipes that is so easy it really isn't a recipe. But it was one of those "Hmm, what do I have in the house for a quick dessert?" ideas. My daughter Erika could not get enough of it, hence the "imaginative" name. Erika...