Once in awhile we come up with a recipe that is an all around winner. It’s made from simple ingredients, it’s easy to make and everyone loves it. Butter Toffee Cookies is one of those recipes. As a matter of fact, it has become one of our most requested recipes.

A fun time can be anytime if you are making easy butter cookies.  It is especially fun when I bake cookies with my 5-year old grandson, Mark. To any kid, a cookie or treat is special.  But not just any cookie will do for Mark.  You see, he is gluten intolerant, which means he cannot have baked treats that include wheat flour or products that contain wheat as an ingredient.  I always like to have treats at my house when he visits and often it means a purchased gluten-free treat.

It's graduation time!  It is hard to believe Zach, my neighbor boy or rather young man, is graduating in a couple of weeks.  Where did that time go?  It was just yesterday,  it seems, Zach was 10 years old.  But, whatever … let’s celebrate!  A special cookie recipe I made for his sister, Ashley’s, graduation party a couple of years ago is Diploma Cookies. Baking these cookies is one small way for me to be part of Zach’s celebration and bake a little something of what I love…cookies.

Nothing says "spring" like freshly-baked bunny cookies.  Of course, to the girls it's all about getting their hands in some cookie dough!  They loved rolling out the circles and logs needed to make the bunnies.  While it was a little time consuming, we made it fun.  It was like playing with play dough to them.  But then we got to cook and eat them, which was a plus!  And even though they denied it, I knew they were sneaking raw dough under the table (and so was Jeremy).  Busted!

    Baking Christmas cookies is a long standing tradition for me.  Not only do I have an annual cookie bake with my family but, for many years I also conducted a mini cookie exchange with Amy, a close friend and fellow baker. 

Holiday baking is on! I love to bake for gifts, too, so I'm also on the hunt for festive packaging options.

If you're looking for the ultimate Halloween party dessert, look no further!  This treat looks incredible but tastes even better. 

My experience with maple flavoring is pretty much limited to the maple syrup I douse my pancakes and waffles in. I love it - which explains my husband's quips like, "Would you like a little pancake with your syrup?". But I have always categorized maple as a "breakfast" flavor (or occasionally "brinner" - as we affectionately call breakfast-for-dinner at our house).