This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SplashofDelight #CollectiveBias Every year this season is a busy one, this year has been no exception. Spring is always my favorite season, with more sunshine and pretty flowers, less wind and rain. It's also when we celebrate often, between two of our kids' birthdays, my birthday and Mr. Harris' birthday, Easter, Mother's Day - it's a busy time for us! It's also a time when we're looking … [Read more...]
Light and Fluffy Blueberry Muffins
Blueberry muffins are quite the classic. When I think of muffins, they're usually one of the top three flavors I envision. The only problem is that, until now, I could never get just the right recipe figured out for them. They can be a bit tricky, what with those luscious berries that are known to sink to the bottom. So many recipes thicken the batter, but then the muffin itself is a bit dense. One time I tried fixing that by adding brown sugar to the mixture, but when the blue color ran through … [Read more...]
Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Bean Glaze
A few weeks ago I was on a roll with the cookie recipes. I made these delicious chewy chocolate cookies with coffee glaze as a part of a 25 days of cookies countdown. When I made those I also made these Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Bean Glaze and I didn't know which one I would include in that cookie post. I ended up sharing the chocolate ones because they were ready first, which left me extra time to photograph these pretty babies. On a sidenote, I'm obviously into creating a glaze … [Read more...]
Mini Whipping Cream Pound Cakes with Butter Rum Glaze
Special thanks to Clover Stornetta Farms for sponsoring this holiday themed recipe for Mini Whipping Cream Pound Cakes with Butter Rum Glaze. #CloverCooks Christmas is just around the corner and I'm doing what I do best this time of year, baking up a storm! This time of year is synonymous to me for goodies of all kinds and I love the scent of fresh baked goods wafting through my home. 'Tis the season! It's sort of our family tradition to have fresh baked goods on hand for those unexpected … [Read more...]
White Chip Chocolate Cookies with Peppermint
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ShareTheHoliday #CollectiveBias I've been on a cookie spree lately, but I figure that during this time of year you can never have too many options when it comes to cookies, right? There's also a lot of seasonal flavors this time of year, and sometimes people can be really opinionated about them. Today it'll be chocolate and peppermint and I know people either love the … [Read more...]
Coconut Cookies
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BakeMagicMoments #CollectiveBias I remember one of my first time making cookies from scratch. I'd heard it was super easy, only a few steps more than the mixes you can buy so I found a few recipes to try. I remember reading through them and one of the first things was to "cream" the butter. Yeah, I had no idea what that meant! I called one of my good friends and asked her what … [Read more...]
Butterscotch Snickerdoodle Cookies
There's certain smells and tastes that take me back to my childhood, and butterscotch is certainly one of the most vivid. My mother used to make this pudding and serve it in the cutest little pudding cups with long stems on them and I just couldn't wait to dig in after dinner. Butterscotch was always my favorite flavor pudding, and now I try to incorporate the luscious flavor into as many treats as I possibly can, it's such a simple but happy memory for me. Recently I wanted to try my hand at … [Read more...]
Jumbo Raspberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Isn't it crazy how much our lives change in such a short amount of time? I remember about 7 or 8 years ago how my mornings would go. My husband, then my fiance, would leave to work in the wee hours of the morning before the kids and I were even awake. I'd rush every morning, throw the kids in their clothes, get presentable and take my makeup with me, drop them off at the bus stop because my commute was too long to be able to take them to school that early, and then I'd brave about an hour to an … [Read more...]
Mini Pear Apple Pie
Well the first day of fall has come and gone so I'm ready to announce the official start of baking season. That's right: it's all about cookies, cakes, and we must not forget the pies! I must say, I love a good pie, with a nice flaky crust; and I thought I'd celebrate the kick off to the fall season with some decidedly seasonal fruits that just scream AUTUMN to me. That's right, pears and apples. I just love these two flavors together, when the pears are just slightly sweeter than the apple, yet … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Chip Cookies Dipped in Chocolate
Every time I get a new cookie idea I go to my old faithful cookie recipe and use that as the base. My no-fail cookie recipe for chocolate chip cookies is seriously the best. I love a good, thick cookie with a slightly crispy edge and a soft middle. That's perfection for me, and this recipe always delivers that perfect cookie every time. So it's only natural whenever I'm dreaming up new cookie flavors that this is the base recipe I use. When I created my cherry chip pizookies, this was the recipe … [Read more...]
