Don’t you love fall with all the pumpkin recipes? I have been making these Pumpkin Cookies for decades. They do not have any eggs in them and they rise really high. Usually when I make these Pumpkin Cookies I frost them with a buttercream or cream cheese frosting but this year I decided to leave the frosting off. Ingredients Cream […]
I drive to Amish Country twice a year and NEVER come home without Whoopie Pies. I decided it was time to make my own. They are more of a cake like cookie, not a pie. I researched the name and there is only speculation where they originally came from. It is believed that they have been around since the 1920’s. Whoopie Pies […]
Do you like the flavor of lemon? I find it strange how I didn’t care for lemon when I was younger and now that I’m older I do. I wanted to create a recipe for a Lemon Cookie that you could really taste the lemon. So many times I have tried lemon baked food and you can barely taste the lemon. I didn’t expect this recipe […]
Paper airplanes and large balloons. Who knew that in a world of technology that the grandchildren would play for hours with only paper airplanes (that we made) and balloons (that my 6 year old blew up). The paper airplanes were a big hit as they went soaring across my living room crashing into anything in their path. Now the balloons….. […]
I made this delicious cookie for my husband. Ok, so maybe I ate just as much as he did. I love to bake sweets but try not to make them very often. Now that I have this blog I look forward to changing that! I decided to try a giant chocolate filled cookie in my cast iron skillet. I wanted to make […]
I have been making these sliced cookies filled with jam and topped with lemon frosting for years. This recipe was given to me at my wedding shower many, many years ago. The guests were asked to write on a recipe card with their favorite recipe. This quickly became one of my favorites too. They look elegant, taste great and are easier […]
