Holiday Walnut Cookies (Mexican Wedding Cookies)

These delicious holidays cookies will make a perfect addition to your dessert table as well as a great homemade gift. Ingredients 1 cup butter, room temperature 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1⁄4 cups flour 1⁄4 teaspoon salt 3⁄4 cup finely chopped walnuts 1/2 cup powdered sugar (for powdering baked cookies in) Preheat the… Continue reading Holiday Walnut Cookies (Mexican Wedding Cookies)

Pipparkook – Estonian Gingerbread Cookies

I was born in Estonia, so every Christmas we had Pipparkook, Estonian version of gingerbread cookies.  In Pipparcook the dough and the frosting is slightly different as well as the method of preparation.  When you are in Estonia,  you can buy fresh, premade cookie dough everywhere.  So growing up, I would buy the dough and make… Continue reading Pipparkook – Estonian Gingerbread Cookies

Everything Delicious Bars

This is a perfect dessert to bring to a Christmas Party. Makes about 30 bars. For a big company, double the recipe. Prep time 15 minutes Cooking time 30 minutes Ingredients 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 can (14 ounce) Sweetened Condensed Milk 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1… Continue reading Everything Delicious Bars

Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

These are the best rolled sugar cookies, the only down side, is that you have to make the dough two hours before baking. The cookies turn out crispy and delicious. They also never break when you try to put frosting on them (the most important part for my kids when they decorate cookies). Ingredients 3… Continue reading Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Reduced Sugar Oatmeal Chocolate Chips Cookies

Long time ago my mother-in-law shared her secrete to her chocolate chip cookies. She adds oatmeal to her dough. You can never taste the oatmeal, but it add the extra softness on the inside and extra crunchiness on the outside. So, now I always add oatmeal to all of my chocolate chip cookies.  I reduce… Continue reading Reduced Sugar Oatmeal Chocolate Chips Cookies