A Waffle Recipe Without Milk

Waffle Recipe Without Milk

We are such waffle fanatics in our house that we understand that sometimes you may need to make homemade waffles under extenuating circumstances. For example, you may be craving a waffle, but may have run out of milk. Or, you may have a dairy allergy. None of these things should prevent you from enjoying a … Read more

Cherry Chip Scones

Cherry Scone Recipes

What are the best cherry scone recipes? The kind that have chocolate chips in them, obviously! Chocolate and Cherry for the Win! Chocolate and cherry are a pretty magical combination. Apparently the sweetness of the cherries and the bitterness of dark chocolate offset one another perfectly. The combination is so fantastic that chocolate covered cherries … Read more

Coconut Pecan Cookie Recipe

Coconut Pecan Cookie Recipe

This coconut pecan cookie recipe combines your favorite drop cookies with a classic flavor combination – coconut and pecan. We also like to add some chocolate chips, for good measure. These cookies have a pleasing chewy texture interrupted by the crunch of pecan. About Coconut and Pecan Coconut and Pecan is a classic Southern American … Read more

Italian Butter Cookie Recipe

Italian Butter Cookie Recipe

This Italian butter cookie recipe will bring you back to your favorite Italian-American bakery. These crispy cookies can be coated with chocolate, sandwiched with jam, dusted with sprinkles, or anything in between. A Short History of the Italian Butter Cookie We have some bad news for you. Here goes: the thing we know and love … Read more

Butterball Cookie Recipe

Butterball Cookie Recipe

Butterball is one of many names for these dead simple sugar cookies. We like our butterball cookie recipe without nuts. However, if you prefer, you can fold in the nuts of your choice. Pecan is traditional, but walnut and pine nut are equally good. A Short History of Butterball Cookies The origins of this recipe … Read more

What is the Best Cookie Scoop?

Monster Cookie Recipe

Are you like us? Do you spend every day pondering different cookie varieties? Are you scooping cookies in your dreams? In that case, you definitely deserve (and need!) the best cookie scoops around. Why Do I Need a Cookie Scoop? Emerson is often quoted as having said “foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds”. … Read more

Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies

Brown Sugar Cookies No Butter

We make our brown sugar cookies with no butter, since the oil gives them a soft, chewy texture. These easy drop cookies get dusted with white sugar (because, really, is there such a thing as too much sugar?) for some extra crunch and sparkle. What is Brown Sugar? Brown sugar is simply white sugar mixed … Read more

Valentine’s Day Heart Shaped Meringue Cookies

Meringue Cookies

These meringue cookies are tinted pink and piped in a heart shape for an adorable Valentine’s Day treat. In this post, we’ll also answer all of your burning meringue cookie recipe questions: How long do meringue cookies last? Can you make meringue cookies without cream of tartar? How you should store your meringue cookies? A … Read more

Hawaiian Shortbread Cookie Recipe

Hawaiian Shortbread Cookie Recipe

The Honolulu Cookie Company’s iconic pineapple-shaped shortbreads are studded with chopped macadamia nuts and dipped in chocolate. If you’ve ever wanted to make one at home, this Hawaiian shortbread cookie recipe is for you! A Short History of the Hawaiian Shortbread Cookies Recipe The Honolulu Cookie Company would have you believe that the idea for … Read more

Is Granola Gluten Free? and other Key Granola Questions

Is Granola Gluten Free

We love making homemade granola and our families – it’s a healthy and delicious breakfast option. Making granola always prompts a number of questions for us – where does granola come from? Is granola gluten free? We thought we’d share our answers to some of our favorite granola questions, along with our favorite granola recipe. … Read more