Halloween Cookies That Will Have You Baking This Weekend

My kitchen helper is always up to making a batch of cookies, so small batch recipes are great to minimize the sugar rush. We haven’t made many chocolate cookies and with Halloween only weeks away, the pop of orange color from the peanut butter chips is a festive element. Peanut butter chips was a new

Small Batch: Salted Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies (+Video)

We all love to enjoy a chocolate chip cookie occasionally. Whether at a summer party, playdate with friends, or a quick coffee break between meetings, a chocolate chip cookie provides us with a familiar comfort and childhood enjoyment. This post is for all those times you crave a chocolate chip cookie but don’t want to

Guest Feature: Dark Chocolate Belgian Brownie Bites

      Joie de vivre, the term that means joy of living, is a commonly used expression that represents the French approach to daily life. It means finding the happiness in the present circumstances; slowing down to savor a meal or disconnecting from technology after work. Joie de vivre gives us permission to enjoy

Not My Grandmother’s Zucchini Bread

I’m certain that when my family members read this “zucchini bread” post, they are going to get a good laugh.  There is an ongoing joke in my family that started when I was just a kid.  Throughout my childhood, my family and I often took trips to visit my grandmother, mémère.   During one of

Your New Go-To Cookie Recipe: Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Cookies

This recipe is courtesy of my sister.  She loves all things dark chocolate or any sweet for that matter, so I knew these were going to be good.  She has also raved about them several times over the years and when I read the ingredients I knew why.  After receiving the recipe I promptly headed

Cookie Swap Contender: Triple Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

I recently made dark chocolate peppermint bark for my sister (link to post) and the flavor combination had me thinking of other items I could bake.  Cookies came to mind, considering all the cookie swaps happening around the holidays.  I discovered that Nestles had a new product containing dark, semi-sweet and white chocolate chips all

Holiday Gift Idea: Homemade Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark

Dark chocolate and peppermint always remind me of my sister.  She definitely has a sweet tooth and loves when the holidays bring an abundance of peppermint treats.  Since we live on opposite coasts I thought I would send her a care package of some homemade dark chocolate peppermint bark.  Not only does she love this combination, but

A Classic: Blondie Bar With Dark Chocolate Chunks

Blondie bars are always a great dessert to make for a crowd.  These blondie bars only require two bowls, a hand mixer and an 8×8 pan.  30 minutes later you have blondie bars that everyone will love.  I made these with dark brown sugar and dark chocolate chunks, which gave a great golden color and chocolate flavor.