Old-Fashioned Comfort Foods
Puppy Chow is a fun snack treat made with Rice Chex cereal, chocolate, and peanut butter. Serve for a holiday brunch or office treat. You know how sometimes the food isn’t really about the food itself, but the memories it holds? Whenever I make puppy chow it reminds me of Christmas at my mother-in-law’s home … Read more
Russian Teacake Cookies are an easy and fun Christmas cookie made with confectioners sugar and chopped pecans. Also known as snowball cookies, these powdered treats will melt in your mouth. These are an annual favorite around our house at Christmas and it wouldn’t seem the same if we didn’t enjoy these at least once a … Read more
These holiday spice cookies are made with cake flour, flavored with molasses, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves and are then rolled in granulated sugar and baked. Serve them for a tea party or as part of a brunch menu. These little cookies turn out perfectly round, delicately crispy on the outside, and wonderfully chewy on the … Read more
A recipe for homemade peanut butter cookies that will satisfy the most discriminating peanut butter lovers in your household. There is something so tempting about homemade peanut butter cookies. It might be the heady aroma of peanut butter that comes from your kitchen when they are baking or just the way they melt in your … Read more
Rich and buttery homemade sugar cookies decorated with your choice of sprinkles and sugars. Use this recipe for any holiday and decorate accordingly. Well, the Christmas baking is in full swing for me. So far this season I have made peanut butter cookies and these sugar cookies. I have plans for at least 2-3 more … Read more
Praline graham crackers are made with graham crackers, butter, brown sugar and chopped walnuts. They are an easy dessert or snack the whole family will love. I was given this recipe by my day care provider many years ago and even though my son is now in high school, he still loves it when I … Read more
Lemon tea biscuits are made with cake flour, lemon zest and fresh lemon juice for a sweet teacake that can be served for an afternoon tea party or as part of a brunch menu. Cake flour makes the biscuit dough soft and smooth. The lemon zest gives a nice tang to the recipe and a … Read more
These delicate melt in your mouth orange and coconut tea cookies are made from cake flour, orange juice, whipped meringue, and sweetened coconut. Serve them for a tea party, as part of a brunch menu, or for dessert. If you are looking for a cookie that melts in your mouth, this is the one for … Read more
Date Pinwheel Cookies are a simple shortbread cookie made with cooked dates and rolled into a pretty pinwheel shape. Bring back childhood memories with these tasty cookies. This is a recipe my mom used to make almost every year for Christmas when I was young. Not everyone loves dates, but if you do this is an … Read more
