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Really awesome shortbread is made with just 3 simple ingredients.These buttery shortbread cookies are brimming with delicious melt-in-your-mouth flavors.Dress them up with sprinkles, drizzles, or keep them pure and simple.  Absolutely addictive. Ready or not, Christmas is a quick countdown away.  Just to make sure I don’t forget it, the kids are all home for two whole weeks. We’re neck deep in cookies all over our kitchen and will hopefully continue the trend in the next couple of days.  When there are Littles at home and they have friends, sometimes they all come swarming…and cookies disappear in nanoseconds. We had such fun over the weekend celebrating the holidays early with some family and friends.  I can’t count how many kiddos were there. At least fifteen of them, and half of them unapologetically hungry teens. INGREDIENTS 2 cups salted butter, cold and cut into pieces 1 cup packed light brown sugar 4½ cups all purpose flour, divided Optional: Your favorite spr...

Lemonhead Cookies are my new favorite cookie! Even if you’re not a fan of Lemonhead candy, you will fall in love with the lemon flavor of these cookies. The glaze makes them extra special, and the bottoms get slightly caramelized from the crushed candies making them perfectly chewy, yet still soft. Seriously delicious! Oh hello boys and girls! I am pah-rity dang excited about today’s cookie situation. Like for real for real. NO, no one ACTUALLY likes Lemonheads. I get it. But don’t let their small interference in today’s recipe to distract you from the finished product. The Lemonheads in this recipe are important. Let me explain. Ingredients 1 cup butter, room temperature 2 cups granulated sugar 2 tablespoons lemon zest 2 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 3 1/2  cups all purpose flour 1 cup finely crushed Lemonhead candies Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons water or milk Instructions Preheat oven to ...

Learn the secrets to baking cutout cookies with neat edges, that won’t spread as they bake! You’ll fall in love with baking and decorating cutout cookies. INGREDIENTS 2 sticks (1 cup) cold, unsalted butter, cubed 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup cornstarch 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (optional) INSTRUCTIONS Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, and line baking sheets with parchment. Cream the butter and sugar, just until smooth and combined. Mix in the eggs until incorporated. Add the flour**, cornstarch, and salt, and mix on medium low speed.  The mixture will seem very dry and sandy at first, but after 3 to 5 minutes in the mixer it will gather itself into a ball and pull away cleanly from the sides of the bowl. Stir in the vanilla. (If you do not have an electric stand mixer with a paddle attachment, you may have to knead the dough by hand to fully bring it together.) Roll the dough out between 2 shee...

If your favorite candy bar is a Twix then you are going to love these shortbread TWIX Cookies! I pretty much love any candy bar that has caramel in it.  I would have to say that my all time favorite is a Milky Way but a Twix candy bar runs a close second.  So if you like caramel too, you are going to love these cookies. The cookies start off with a buttery, flaky shortbread base then topped with caramel and finished with chocolate. I need to warn you that they are a very rich cookie so make sure you have some nice, cold milk on hand! Perfection! INGREDIENTS 1½ cups softened butter 1 cup powdered sugar 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon vanilla ¼ teaspoon salt 15 oz caramel **See notes 2 cups milk choc chips 2 tsp shortening INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees Cream butter and sugar together. Add your vanilla, flour and salt. Mix well. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to ½ inch thick. To cut cookies you can use a biscuit cutter or I just used a small glass that was 2 inch...

A chocolate lover’s dream come true, these chocolate fudge cookies are soft, slightly chewy and packed with over a pound of chocolate! That’s over 1 ounce of chocolate in each cookie! I love anything chocolate. The more the merrier. And not just quantity speaking, but richness also! You know what I’m talking about, those chocolate treats that you need a glass of milk near by. That’s the case for these chocolate fudge cookies. At first I wanted to name them chocolate brownie cookies, but they are so rich and decadent, way, way better than the brownie cookies I’ve previously made.  Those are still good, but these will make you weak at the knees. These triple chocolate fudge cookies are fudgy, rich, intense, and decadent. The edges are chewy, the center is gooey and every bite is oozing with melted chocolate! A chocolate lover's dream come true, these chocolate fudge cookies are soft, slightly chewy and packed with over a pound of chocolate! That's over 1 ounce of chocolate in eac...

Four simple ingredients and your blender. Great for a breakfast drink or a healthier way to satisfy a sweet tooth. ingredients 1 1/2 cup orange juice 1 banana 1 cup frozen strawberries 1 cup frozen raspberries directions Combine the orange juice, banana, and frozen fruit in a blender. Process until smooth. Add additional orange juice if needed for desired consistency.  Pour the smoothie into two tall glasses and serve immediately. Recipe Source: cdkitchen.com

Do you realize it’s less than 2 weeks away until the summer fresh month of June? We had a short bit of snow last week (can you believe it???) and tomorrow it’s supposed to be 80 degrees. That’s Illinois for you! But I’m going to try and forget about that freak of snow experience and focus on summer, my favorite season, which is right around the corner! And what better way to usher in warmer days than with a refreshing summer drink? Today I’m sharing a yummy recipe for Strawberry Julius ! You’ve probably heard of Orange Julius, which is a favorite beverage of my mother’s. I thought … why not Strawberry Julius? So I experimented with the recipe and created this yummy concoction! I love strawberries and June is when they typically come in season here in the Midwest.  We had some Orange Julius the other night, and that’s when I thought about swapping out the orange juice concentrate with strawberry. I’ve never seen Strawberry Julius before but I’m sure someone else has made it at some ...