Although it looks hard to make and intimidating at first, these little East European cookies are really easy to make. They’re buttery, flaky, melt-in-your-mouth cookies and just the right amount of sweet. Just like easy homemade croissants. Traditional rugelach filling is made with raisins and walnuts (but, please, do not mention raisins when I’m around,…
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Walnut and Rum Crinkle Cookies
Crinkle cookies are synonym for holiday treats, right? That powdered sugar is like a snowy blanket. These Walnut Rum Cookies have crispy outside with perfect crinkles, and soft middle and just the perfect balance of rum and walnut flavor. Hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we did! One of my favorite combination of flavors…
Gingerbread Whoopie Pies
Gingerbread Whoopie Pies are the perfect treat for the holidays! Soft and sweet, loaded with both ground ginger and candied ginger and the combination of the bright citrus in cream cheese filling with the spicy gingerbread was spot on! Soft, cake-like cookies sandwiched with fluffy cream cheese filling turns a simple cookie into a true…
Brownie S’mores Cookies
These Brownie S’mores Cookies are deeply chocolatey, fudgy, chewy just like a chocolate brownie but in cookie form with addition of mini marshmallows, digestive biscuits and pieces of chocolate. They’re incredibly easy to make and very delicious! You like brownies and s’mores?! These chocolate brownie s’more cookies are the best of both worlds. These S’mores…
Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chunks Cookies
¦ This is one of my best chocolate chip/chunks cookies ever! With addition of browned butter and toffee bits these become irresistible. This is my new FAVORITE cookie recipe and they turn out perfect every time! These cookies are thick, soft and chewy with fantastic nutty flavor from browned butter. I do not have words…
Cranberry Orange Cookies
Orange and cranberry are wonderful flavors and they match perfectly. Soft and chewy cookies with wonderful orange and cranberry flavor. Definitely a keeper recipe. In December I was in „a cookie mood“. I made quite a few cookie recipes, and this one is a definite keeper. Soft and chewy with a delicious, light and sweet…
Tiramisu truffles
Tiramisu truffles are irresistible blend of ground ladyfinger cookies, creamy mascarpone cheese and a splash of coffee, rolled into cocoa powder. These taste just like Tiramisu cake, only in a bite-sized form. In my house I started a trend of no-bake sweet treats. In December only, or this Christmas, I prepared 3 types of no-bake…
Grandma’s Jam filled sour cream cookies
My grandma’s jam filled sour cream cookies are tender, flaky and irresistible. So easy to make, perfect for Holidays or any time of the year. Five ingredients only!! This is the recipe that reminds me of my childhood, spending weekends and summer school breaks in the country with my grandparents. My grandma was (she is…
Cinnamon star cookies
Cinnamon Star cookies or Zimtsterne are very traditional Christmas treat around Germany. For cinnamon lovers like me, these little cookies are a must for Holidays! I’ve been in Germany few times, but never went around Christmas time. The Christmas markets in Germany are definitely something I’ve wanted to experience, I want to stroll around Christmas markets and…
Speculaas Truffles
Simple Speculaas truffles, made with Speculaas cookies, white chocolate and almonds. A no-bake dessert, made in no-time, and very delicious. Since Spekulaas cookies are loaded with a lovely combination of rich, warm flavors this is the perfect winter recipe! I just love Speculaas cookies. They are full of rich and warm spices that are perfect…
Cookies and cream cheese truffles
Cookies and cream cheese truffles are easy, no bake dessert, which requires only few basic ingredients. And some kind of truffles are must on holiday cookie platters! This is a kind of sweets for lazy days :). One of the easiest sweet treats, requires no baking experience (maybe because they are no-bake dessert :)), made…
Gingerbread Cookies
Soft and chewy gingerbread cookies, with a crisp edges and honey and molasses flavor. ‘Tis the season, guys!! We are a week from Christmas, yaaay! My baby girls first Christmas, I can not be happier!! I must admit I’m not a fan of gingerbread cookies. For my taste, there is too many spices inside. Don’t…