Cookies & Bars

  • Avalanche Bars

    These bars are supposedly a copycat of a famous offering from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, but I’ve never had them there.  I made them the first time to take to Derek’s Aunt’s house for game night – maybe over New Years a few years back.  I had just found a recipe online at Cookies…

  • Almond Joy Cookies

    Sometimes you feel like a nut.  Sometimes you don’t. Sometimes you feel like an Almond Joy Cookie. I don’t make basic chocolate chip cookies very often.  Don’t get me wrong I like them, but there are so many creative things to try with cookies. And I do like chocolate in cookies.  I also really like…

  • Peppermint Meltaways

    I was invited to a friend’s cookies exchange a week ago and although I have this huge list of family Christmas cookies I had to choose from, I decided to look for something new to try. (I should say for my second cookie, I also made Holly Wreaths).  To me, mint is one of the…

  • Holly Wreaths

    I don’t know that I can call these cookies, but since they always made an appearance at Aunt ‘Thann’s cookie parties, I’m just going to go with it.  Holly Wreaths are basically a rice krispy bar made with cornflakes, shaped into a wreath and garnished with red hot candies.  I love how festive these look!…