2012Jan 13
These Chocolate Orange Coconut Balls are not your mother's sugar-free cookies. Yes, they're free of white refined sugar, but they're not free of taste. And now that I think of it, why is it always bad to be something of your mom's? Poor moms.
2010Dec 10
If you've ever had a hankering for a pecan-infused shortbread cookie topped with chocolate icing, then you've come to the right place. If you haven't? Well, maybe you will now. I mean, you can't hanker for something you haven't heard of before, can you? This recipe is really a marriage between Mexican Wedding Cakes and chocolate icing. I …
2010Oct 21
Macaroons were originally described as a "small, sweet cake consisting largely of ground almonds." This definition just doesn't get it quite right. They forgot the word "delicious." The etymology of the name weaves its way back to the Italian word "maccarone which itself comes from ammaccare meaning to "crush." I'm glad the Italians didn't have a food …
2010Oct 11
2010Aug 27
If you haven't guessed by now, I love making cookies. I especially love making cookies that cause my family to groan with delight. It's music to my ears. I can always go with the traditional chocolate chip cookie, but every now and then, I'm looking for a cookie that really stands out from the crowd. I think I have found …
2010Aug 12
We had some friends over for a party recently and we used "Fiesta" as a theme. We had sangria, Vegan 7-layer dip, date balls, coconut macaroons, and Mexican Wedding Cakes. I can't wait to share with you some of the other recipes, but for today, we're going to focus on my new favorite recipe, Mexican Wedding Cakes. …