These matcha blueberry cookies took several forms before they were cookies. First they started out as muffins, three times to be exact - but the color wasn't right, instead of a beautiful green matcha color the muffins were the color of mud. Next, the muffins turned into bread, which was also the color of mud. Finally the bread turned into cookies because cookies take the least amount of time to bake preserving the color. And thus are the beautiful green matcha blueberry cookies you see before … [Read more...]
Lavender Lemon Cookies (GF)
Lavender Lemon Cookies?! Lavender combined with lemon sounds like it belongs in a candle or some soap! Maybe it does, but the combination also belongs in these cookies. If you've never baked with lavender before, then you are in for a real treat. If the taste isn't enough to convince you, then the smell of the cookies while they're baking should be. I wish I could somehow transfer the smell to you through the screen, maybe like a scratch and sniff? As the cookies bake in the oven, first … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chai Spiced Cookies (GF)
I know I have been going a bit overboard with the cookies. First, I made my Chocolate Chip Orange Macadamia Cookies, then I made Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies and now these Chocolate Chai Spiced Cookies! Tis' the season, right? No complaints have been made in this Koch household. It helps that Paul is pretty much a garbage disposal. I am convinced that he has a hollow leg where all the food that he consumes is being stored. Come on, the guy can eat whatever he wants to without gaining … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Orange Macadamia Cookies (GF)
Now that it's officially cookie season I think it's time that we start baking, don't you agree? You guys, my weakness in life is desserts, especially ones with chocolate in them. Around Christmas time there are cookies and pies and candy galore. The struggle to not overindulge in all of these tasty treats couldn't be more real. Raise your hand if you struggle with the temptation of Christmas desserts too! If you didn't raise your hand, then are you even human? As a food blogger who shares … [Read more...]
Thin and Crispy Chocolate Cookies (GF)
Most of the time when I think of a perfect cookie, it is soft in the middle and slightly crispy on the outside. Then there are times when I enjoy a thinner, very crispy cookie. What I dig about thin and crispy cookies is that because they are thin they are not as filling. So, you can stuff a few more thin cookies without feeling the guilt and the full belly that you would feel with regular cookies. You pick up what I’m putting down here? Raise your hand if you agree that … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies with Blueberry Jam
Who doesn't love a classic, simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich? When you add chocolate to the mix, hold onto your hat! The classic combination is so ridiculously comforting that I can barely handle it! What about when you turn this classic sandwich into a cookie? It makes a crazy delicious, ultra comforting treat! They are wonderfully soft, peanut buttery, chocolate-y, and the center is perfectly gooey and bursting with blueberry flavor. I adapted these cookies from a Giada De Laurentiis … [Read more...]