My little brother (I say little, but of course he’s of adult age, taller and quite a bit bigger than I am, but you know what I mean) Tweeted me the other night. I didn’t get it until I woke up, but it was him telling me he missed me. Wow. Nothing brings tears to my eyes quicker. When I think of my brother, I think of Snickerdoodles. But, because I’m still rolling in maple sugar (pun!) I knew that … [Read more...]

I’m sure you’re sick of hearing me drone on and on about how much I love Mocha Coconut Frappuccinos from Starbucks. It was a special edition flavor that introduced me to the world of Starbucks (at way too young of an age), then was ripped from me for years, then re-introduced after I’d cut such deliciousness out of my diet…so a few indulgences now and then never hurt anyone.Don't these just look … [Read more...]

I always hated raisins. I was that kid that always picked them out of the Christmas-morning cinnamon rolls (which developed over the years into a separate raisin-free batch made just for me). My oatmeal raisin cookies had to be made with chocolate chips instead. I would dump out the entire bag of trail mix, sort out all the raisins, and then put everything back in the bag (raisins left on the … [Read more...]

Honestly, these cookies started as just my want to eat white chocolate cherry cookie dough. I'll confess that. But, after I started mixing the dough, and I realized that I only had enough dried cherries for this one batch, I thought again, added the egg whites, and just made cookies. Necessity of finished cookies prevailed. These oatmeal cookies are fluffy and rich, packed with creamy, sweet white … [Read more...]