CookieD-oh

Yeah, I know January is almost over. What of it? I made Christmas cookies so I'm sharing. Pretty much the same lineup as the last couple years. I wanted to add a couple new cookies to the list, but I ran out of time. I did manage to squeeze in some macarons: Candy cane and gingerbread. For the candy cane macarons I crushed candy canes, sifted them, and added the powder to the shells and the vanilla buttercream filling. They were pretty tasty! For the gingerbread macarons I added cinnamon to the shells, then made buttercream with molasses, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. They were quite yummy. The cinnamon shells alone were to die for. I'm thinking churro macarons may be in my future. :-) I blatantly stole some sugar cookie designs off of Pinterest; although I did modify them slightly. Bambellacookies created the originals. If anyone wants recipes, or a list of what's on the tray, it's all right  here . Well, that's all for now. Enjoy!

**In the interest of full disclosure I would like to say up front that his recipe is extremely dangerous. Continue reading with extreme caution.** While I was researching recipes on Pinterest a while back, (if I blog about it later, I can legitimately call the time I waste on Pinterest "research") I discovered this recipe for an individual chocolate chip cookie  via Cooking Classy. Now, if we're being honest, the recipe really makes one cookie that should be shared between at least two people. But we all know that's not going to happen. So if there are two of you at home, double the recipe. This recipe is absolutely perfect for those times when you feel like having a cookie but you don't want to make a whole batch. Five minutes prep and this baby is done. In fact, you'll probably be done mixing the ingredients before the oven is even preheated. The only down side to this recipe is that you could potentially find yourself wasting some egg. However, the...

Hello! Am I too late for a fall apple recipe? It's only January, after all. We've had lots going on here in the D-oh household...so much so that blogging has kind of taken a back seat. Nothing earth-shattering, unfortunately, just life happening. Back in November I found this amazing apple crisp recipe on Pinterest. It think it may be the best apple crisp I've ever had. And I've made plenty of crisps over the years. Best of all, it's a really easy recipe! Good for a quick dessert when you don't have a lot of time to invest. Start by tossing 9 or 10 peeled, sliced apples with some sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, and salt. Put the apples into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish. Next, mix some brown sugar, oats, and flour in a bowl; cut in some cold butter, then sprinkle it over the apple mixture. I made mine gluten-free. (We have some family members who have gone gluten-free, so I'm trying to learn some new recipes along with adapting old on...