Category Archives: Memes

I am pretty much the only one in our house that likes pecans and these sugary treats are loaded with pecan flavor. Some folks call these cookies Mexican Wedding Cakes but because I can’t leave any basic recipe alone and their powdery appearance I call them Ginny’s Pecan Snowballs. Ginny’s Pecan Snowballs 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks-I use unsalted butter) 2 cups powdered sugar, divided (1/2 cup for cookie dough, 1 ½ cups for … Continue reading →

These are my daughter’s favorite. They start with yesterday’s Double-Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies recipe but you add a chocolate covered marshmallow surprise. Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies 1 batch Double-Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies dough from recipe (recipe also included in the PDF download below) 12-18 large marshmallows, cut in half (the number of marshmallows will depend on the number of cookies you make from the Double-Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookie dough) Frosting Ingredients: 1 cup milk chocolate chips (6oz) ⅓ … Continue reading →

Welcome to the first day of the 12 Days of Christmas Cookies Recipe Exchange. Do you like chocolate cookies? Then this recipe might just feed that craving. Double-Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies (The number of cookies this recipe yields depends on the size of cookies you make, but usually makes 40 3-inch cookies.) Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup baking cocoa 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 cup butter or margarine, softened ⅔ cup sugar … Continue reading →

Do you bake cookies for Christmas? Our family does. I would love it if you joined me on my blog for a virtual cookie party. I will be hosting a 12 Days of Christmas Cookie Recipe Exchange, December 1 through December 12. Each day I will be sharing some of our favorite recipes and will include a place where you can link your recipe to share with everyone. Sure do hope you can join us … Continue reading →