I love biscotti and for some reason I had convinced myself that since I liked it so much it must be hard to make. Once I made my first batch I realized that they were just twice baked cookies. Nothing hard about them, just an extra step added in.I can't remember what the first type of biscotti I first made was, but once I tried the caramel pecan version I never looked back. It had two of my … [Read more...]
B.F.S.: Orange Creamsicle Cookies
We are onto week 2 of the Baking For the Soldiers (B.F.S.) cookie series. As I promised last week I am sharing with you an Orange Creamsicle recipe.I need to be completely honest with you. The first time I made these I was not impressed. I thought it was one of the recipes that I would never make again. Turns out that the soldiers had a completely different opinion. They loved them! So this … [Read more...]
B.F.S.: Chocolate Chip Cookies
B.F.S.? What is B.F.S? Well, let me tell you. I'm starting a short weekly series about what I bake for my husband's soldiers. So, B.F.S. stands for Baking For the Soldiers. I would have put the whole thing in the title, but it was just a bit long.Each Friday, minus a few, over the last year I have sent cookies in with my husband for his office to enjoy. Most cookies are repeats but others … [Read more...]