Category Archives: Cookies & Bars

If you love peppermint and you love sugar cookies, then you will love these cookies. Super easy to make and no chilling is necessary. Ginny’s Peppermint Sugar Cookies 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp baking powder 1 cup butter, softened 1 ½ cups white sugar 1 egg ½ tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp peppermint extract ½ cup peppermint candy — finely crushed (about 6 regular size candy canes) Preheat oven … Continue reading →

Let the kids help with these super simple no-bake treats. Butterscotch Bird’s Nest Cookies 1 bag butterscotch chips (12 oz) 2 cups miniature marshmallows 2 Tbsp butter 2 cups Fiber One® original bran cereal 36 piece M&M’s with peanuts 1 tablespoon (or so) prepared frosting to hold M&M’s into nest Melt butter in a large pan then add butterscotch chips and marshmallows and melt over medium-low heat,stirring continuously. As chips and marshmallows begin to melt, … Continue reading →

Bar cookies are the easiest to make and I came up with this recipe this past summer when we wanted chocolate chip cookies but did not have a lot of time for prep. These bars seem to stay moist as long as they last, which in our house is only a few days (if that). Ginny’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 cup (2 … Continue reading →

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 →