Just Baking

 
I had a hankering to bake some cookies. I turned to Martha Stewart’s Web site and decided on her recipe for Cowboy Cookies. This recipe packs the flavors of oatmeal, pecans, chocolate, and coconut all in one cookie. I did trade out half the butter for butter-flavored Crisco and also threw in some dried cranberries […]

 
After a wonderful time at the local orchard this past weekend, I found myself wanting to make all things apple. Since I believe I may have over-purchased a bit, I wanted to get to baking. This first delectable apple treat I am going to share is a recipe for caramel apple squares. This recipe combines […]

 
This has to be my favorite dessert ever! I have memories from early childhood making these with my grandmother. When I was no older that eight years old, I remember rolling these babies up in tea towels and slathering on that delicious cream cheese filling. My grandmother and I would make a bunch of these […]

 
Fall is in the air and that means it’s time for some spiced-up baking, filled with the warm flavors and aromas of nutmeg and cinnamon.
I do not know what my problem is, but it seems as though I cannot consume my bananas before they hit that nasty, brown, spotted stage. Maybe I subconsciously let them […]

In recent weeks I have made made Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Malted Whopper Drops, Chocolate Chunkers, Chunky Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chipsters, and now Spiced Oatmeal Raisin cookies. I found this recipe on Allrecipes.com and adapted it slightly. In my opinion, this is the perfect oatmeal raisin cookie. The recipe is very easy to prepare, the flavor […]

 
Let me first say that I am so honored to be writing for the Well-Fed Network and I am really excited for my first post! Due to Labor Day, I had a lot of time on my hands this past weekend and did a lot of baking. I was inspired by this month’s Daring Bakers […]