Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sometimes you just need a classic cookie in your corner.

After trying lots and lots of "the best cookie in the world" recipes I always come back to the Classic Toll House recipe with just a few adjustments.

Pumpkin White Chocolate Cheesecake Bars - perfect for Fall

Since I perfected my cheesecake bar recipe last week I decided to try a variety of flavors.

So far I'm two for two with delicious flavors and this Pumpkin White Chocolate one is A-MAZ-ING!

Reese's Pieces Monster Cookies

I think I have found my all time favorite cookie!

I am a little behind the times and hadn't really ever tried Reese's Pieces candy until the other day and boy oh boy where they yummy!

So, me being the baker that I am decided to put them in a cookie!

Double Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

I felt like making bar cookies today and instead of the standard chocolate chip cookie bars I decided to make my base with peanut butter cookies.

And what better recipe to use than a tried and true amazing Chewy Peanut Butter base cookie recipe with a few added touches to make them over to top delicious.

Frosted Eggnog Cookies

My cousin Elena introduced me to Eggnog last year and I couldn't be happier, right now, that she did!

I had actually forgotten all about eggnog until a couple of weeks ago when I decided to buy a quart and try it again.

I also decided to try baking with it and using it to make some candy.

Ice Cream Sandwiches

Do you eat ice cream in the winter?

We do and it's just as delicious and refreshing as in the summer.

I decided to try a new way to eat my ice cream.  Well, not technically new to the world, but definitely new to my kitchen.

I made a few different kinds with different cookies and they were all amazing. 

I'm sure you'll have a favorite too.

Jumbo Peanut Butter Cookies

Have you ever seen such a giant cookie?  Lol

These are my hubby's favorite cookies ever!

Not only are they a delicious peanut butter cookie, they are the size of a small frisbee! haha

I made these to use in my Ice Cream Sandwiches and realize that I used the same recipe as my Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies but I figure why not have the recipe with the exact directions for making the jumbo size too.

Pumpkindoodles

Here comes all the wonderful pumpkin recipes!

I know not everyone is a pumpkin fan and I'm sorry that you have to endure (lol, not really) but I'll be posting plenty of apple recipes this Fall too.

I created two new pumpkin cookie recipes to date and I love them both just the same. 

Maple Pumpkin Oatmeal White Chocolate Chip Cookies

With getting back into the swing of blogging after several months off, I'm happy to say that I get to start up at one of my favorite times of year.

I love Fall because of the crisp cold mornings and evenings and all the pumpkin and apple recipes I get to test and create as well as all the slow cooker recipes I'll be making this year too.

So along the Fall baking line, I've been trying new pumpkin recipes this week.  

Individual Chocolate Chip Pizookie

I am loving my individual cast iron pans!

I have made Oreo Cookie Pizookies in them and now I have made Individual Chocolate Chip Pizookies. Just wait until the summer fruit comes in and then the cobblers will start!

What could be better than a dessert you don't have to share!  Unless you want to, of course ;)

These are perfect to pop in the oven when you sit down to dinner and they are ready to eat when you're done.

Make them for company and you'll never hear the end of it!

What ever your reason for making these warm gooey chocolate chip pies of deliciousness, just make them!

Individual Oreo Pizookie

My daughter absolutely LOVES the Oreo Cookie Pizookie at BJ's restaurant.

So I thought why not try and make them at home.

Much more fun and you can have them any time of the day or night :)  A plus in my book!

Since I got her approval on this delicious dessert, I'm going to share it with you. You should give it a try for your kiddos at home too (no matter their age).

Banana Oatmeal Cookies

I've said it before and I'll say it again,  I love banana bread!

But once in awhile I need a change up to use up all the over ripe bananas in the house.

Last week I decided to try making banana cookies, ya know something I could eat for breakfast on the go maybe, but I still wanted the banana bread flavor.

These cookies taste just like banana bread; and just like the coconut I added to the last one, the oatmeal is a huge plus as an addition to these cookies.

They are like eating little pillows of banana bread, Mmm mmm.

Vanilla Sugar Cookies

I have been making these cookies for years.  This was a recipe I found when I was a teenager and have made small improvements to it over the years.

I used to make these Frosted Sugar Cookies all the time and decided I really like them with just large sugar crystals instead.

So I revamped the recipe again (not a thing wrong with the original!) and turned them into an addiction! 

I have made at least 5 batches of these in the last couple of weeks and knew I had to share them with you.

Oatmeal Raspberry Bars

Do you ever have one of those days where you really want something sweet to eat but don't know what to make?

I have those days several times a week, lol.  Especially when I'm looking for new recipes for the blog.

So while I was looking in the cupboard the other day trying to come up with something that wasn't the same old cookie or cake recipe, I spied a few bags of Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes that I had bought over the holidays and hadn't used yet.

I immediately knew I wanted to make some kind of bar recipe with the bag of oatmeal cookie mix and raspberry jam which happens to be my favorite!

Frosted Sugar Cookies

Everyone needs a great go to sugar cookie recipe, so I'm sharing this one with you.

I've been making these cookies for years; they're my go-to cut out cookies for all the holidays.

This is the perfect sugar cookie recipe because it doesn't puff up at all, which is crucial in a cutout cookie.

Christmas Pinwheel Cookies

Last week on Facebook I found this recipe for the cutest pinwheel cookies from Walking on Sunshine and knew I had to try them.

These are a very easy cookie to make and you can use any color food coloring gel you want to make them festive for any occasion.  I chose to make mine red and white for Christmas; the original ones were green and white which were also pretty.

Ranger Cookies

I love heirloom recipes that are handed down from generation to generation.

This is a cookie recipe that I got from my mom that came from her grandma (my Great Grandmother) who I can remember going and visiting when I was really, really young.  I'm talking 3 or 4 maybe 5.

My Great Grandmother Martin lived in Fresno on a farm when my mom was growing up and she used to go with her sister during the summer months to visit. Mom says she was a great cook and has several of her recipes. This is one of my favorites.

I only remember her in her late years living across the street from my Grandmother in a convalescent home and visiting her.  She was the tiniest little lady I've ever seen and always had a smile for us.

Spritz Cookies

Classic Spritz Cookies are the quintessential Christmas cookie to me.

I remember the old copper cookie press with a twist handle our grandmothers used and then the newer silver/metal ones with the gun like grip and squeeze handle our mothers used. All the way to the newest kind today which is most likely made of plastic.

These cookie presses come with several different shapes to use and the best Spritz cookie recipe is right on the box.

Gingerdoodles

Gingerdoodles...

The name alone brings a smile to my face :)

These are my new all time favorite cookies and I got the idea from my friend Veronica over at MorningNooNight who posted some delicious looking Snickersnaps on my Facebook page a few weeks ago.  I'm always looking for new and inventive ways to make cookies so I knew I had to try this type of cookie.

I already had a great Ginger (Molasses Crinkles) Cookie and Snickerdoodle recipe so I used mine and renamed the cookie Gingerdoodles!

Tropical Pineapple Coconut Bars

Do you like all things tropical?  I sure do, especially the whole pineapple coconut combination.

It might very well be my favorite combination so far!

Today's recipe is one I have been making for probably more than 10 years.

These bars are one my Mother-in-law found in some cookbook in my kitchen years ago and made them because as she always says "I grew up having dessert after every meal", lol, and she does love her baked goods.

I will apologize in advance to the cookbook [owner] they were found in because I can't really remember who's they are, lol.  I collected those Pillsbury ones they keep by the check stand in the grocery store for YEARS so that's most likely where this recipe came from.