Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that I will always feel is monopolized by card companies and a stupid reason to charge people more money for things like chocolate. I promise I don’t really hate Valentine’s Day, I just dislike people who think it’s okay to increase the price of chocolate (because it’s not)….
cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies
It’s about damn time I finally figured out a decent chocolate chip cookie recipe. I swear this is like my 14th time making chocolate chip cookies. I decided to just stick with the basics. “Butter” and sugar are both in this recipe and I’m not even sorry about it. Speaking of being sorry, I’m mega…
mocha oreos
Lately I’ve been digging allllll sorts of healthy treats, like these chocolate chia balls I made for my last post and these peanut butter protein bites from Ambitious Kitchen. Balls/bites are the bomb and in case you didn’t notice, all of these things include chocolate. I ain’t sorry. This recipe isn’t really THAT healthy, but it does…
classic gingerbread
Well, it’s effing freezing outside. Apparently the polar vortex is back, just hoping it doesn’t stay all winter like .. 2013? I’m trying to remember what year every conversation with my dad was about how many days they had below “XX degree” weather. I can’t handle another winter where all we talk about is how cold…
Coconut Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Cookies and ice cream. Those are the only sweet things I really crave. Okay, maybe also chocolate but that’s a story for another post. Sure, I like cake and pie and all those wonderful things but it wouldn’t be the end of the world if I had to go without them. Cookies though, don’t even get…
No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
I am choosing to turn on the oven as little as possible this week. Seems like it was hot just about everywhere in the midwest this week, and we had a severe heat advisory until Friday night (hence the desire to not turn on my oven). I did cave on Friday night and made Minimalist…
Chocolate Chunk Cookie Bars
Yep. I did it. In the midst of trying to make the perfect chocolate chip cookies I said “screw it” and threw everything in a pan and baked it instead. Well, the good news is they turned out to be a delicious pan of chocolate chunk cookie bars so my efforts had not gone to waste….
Peanut Butter Coconut Oil Cookies
April showers bring May flowers… but what happens if it snows? Welcome to the Midwest, folks! April is finally here which means: I’m turning 24. Maybe it will stop snowing (see note above). My friend Audrey is getting married! The MN bike season has officially begun. I need to figure out how to make an…
Double Fudge Crinkle Cookies
I have been dreaming about these cookies all week. While I packed a lot of cookies up in holiday tins, I left a veeeeeery small amount for myself to munch on. I would say I did a pretty good job with saving my waistline, until I took them out of the container to shoot photos and starting eating them for breakfast, oops. On that note, you can totally eat cookies for breakfast during the holidays. I would have to say that although I typically do not really like chocolate all that much, these cookies were definitely my favorite from the Christmas cookie extravaganza that happened last weekend. The chocolate chunks bring an extra texture and even more chocolate to the table when you sink your teeth into these bad boys.
Chocolate + chocolate chunks + layer of powdered sugar = undeniable deliciousness.
Holiday Cookie Guide Part II: Cookie Decorating 101
Christmas is around the corner, and it’s raining here in Minnesota. I guess I shouldn’t be complaining that I can ride my road bike outside in December but what about this whole winter wonderland thing? I want snow, and hot chocolate, and Christmas lights with mittens. I haven’t even been wearing mittens, people!
Anyways, Christmas Cookie Extravaganza was a success! 5 cups of butter, 4 cups of powdered sugar, 2 chocolate bars, and 6 hours later, I finally had enough cookies to send to my friends. Hope it was worth it people, because the shipping cost me $160. Good thing I didn’t buy you guys REAL gifts. I hope the rest of you enjoyed my holiday cookie guide and it helped you to make a stupid amount of cookies in one afternoon, too!
Hi, I'm Dana! I work as a full time engineer and part time foodie in Minneapolis, MN. Outside of food blogging, I love riding my bike, traveling, and anything outdoors.