Roopa This particular baking endeavour was largely inspired by the leftover icing I had from these purple velvet cupcakes. Once again, I looked to Sprinklebakes for ideas and came across this Mast Brothers Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. It looked pretty phenomenal so I decided to make cookie sandwiches with that. Admittedly, my version is the … More Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches
Alana My grandparents are snowbirds, and fly down to Dessert Hot Springs (in California) every winter. Turns out they started to dry their own dates, and brought some for all of the family when they came back! I’m generally not a big date eater, so I was going to let my mom have at’em… until … More Maple Date Bars
Alana FINALLY I’m done my community semester! This morning was my final, and I’ve been having a pretty good day since. A bunch of us went to Original Joe’s for drinks. Since then I’ve been rock climbing and baked cookies 🙂 AND I still plan on lounging in my hammock (yay beautiful weather!) then more … More Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies II
Alana As a continuation of my cookie-sprint, I wanted to revisit my MiniEgg Easter Cookies. My intention was to use the same recipe, but switch up the mix-ins with something different (ie. the white chocolate chips and dried cranberries). Then I realized that I have a bunch of awesome baking books that I haven’t tried … More Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Alana I was chatting with my friend Mike about the watercolour cookies that I had made, and about what kind of cookies we liked. He mentioned shortbread, which I also love. I went through the Best Cookie Cookbook again to see what it had in terms of shortbread, and noticed a recipe for brown sugar … More Brown Sugar “Shortbread” Cookies
Alana The semester is really winding down now, so I was lucky and had the day off on Thursday 🙂 I only have one final this semester because most of my grades were determined by group work/projects. All of that was completed and handed in before the Easter weekend (yay early due dates! … not), … More Watercolour Sugar Cookies
Alana It’s that time of year again! Winter semester is coming to an end, so it’s time to bring in treats for all of the staff at Boyle Street Community Services. Time has been really tight lately with lots of group projects and deadlines, so all I wanted was something quick. I decided to revisit … More MiniEgg Easter Cookies
HEALTHY PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES Roopa I wanted to make healthyish cookies that were low in sugar, so I adapted this recipe. I didn’t have everything – my Vancouver kitchen is not as well stocked as Edmonton – so I skipped the nutmeg, clove, and coconut. I used chopped up almonds instead of peanuts, … More Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies
Alana Before breaking for winter holidays, one of the nursing ladies was gracious enough to host a potluck for all of us to celebrate! Naturally I brought gingerbread cookies for everybody to decorate, just like last year. I used the same recipe as I did in my Gingerbread Cookies post. Here are a few of … More Gingerbread People Part 2
WHITE CHOCOLATE MOLASSES COOKIES Roopa To be perfectly honest, I didn’t really do much with these cookies. I was baking at my friend’s house and he really did most of the work. We used this recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction with a few little changes: we only chilled the dough for about an hour, and we … More White Chocolate Molasses Cookies
Chateau Gateau 