Molasses Sugar Cookies

Last week, I participated in the 3rd Annual Great Food Blogger Cookie swap hosted by The Little Kitchen and Love and Olive Oil. This fun exchange helps to raise money and awareness to the charity Cookies for Kid’s Cancer, the national non-profit organization committed to funding new therapies used in the fight against pediatric cancer, which claims the lives of more children in the US than any other disease. While the swap links me to a great cause, full disclosure, it also gives me a selfish excuse to bake and receive the most delicious … [Read more...]

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies

I just participated in the 4th Annual Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. It’s an exciting program, hosted by Lindsay of Love and Olive Oil and Julie of The Little Kitchen, that brings together food bloggers from around the world “in celebration of all things scrumptious”. The premise of the program is quite simple: I baked delicious home made cookies and sent a dozen of each to three other assigned food bloggers.  In return, I received three dozen cookies from three separate food bloggers. The best part about this program is its … [Read more...]

Compost Cookies

I just participated in the 3rd Annual Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. It’s an exciting program, hosted by Lindsay of Love and Olive Oil and Julie of The Little Kitchen, which brings together food bloggers from around the world “in celebration of all things scrumptious”. The premise of the program is quite simple. I baked delicious home made cookies and sent a dozen of each to three other assigned food bloggers.  In return, I received three dozen cookies from three separate food bloggers: Pecan Cookies from Cats and Commas; Date Pinwheels from … [Read more...]

Berger Cookies

I couldn’t wait to take part in the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap last week; my first cookie swap ever!  Selfishly, I also wanted to try to find the recipe and bake the celebrated cookie from my hometown. It was the one cookie that Mom always had aplenty in our freezer : Baltimore Berger Cookies. Nowadays, most people from the Maryland region (and definitely all Baltimoreans) will smile when you mention its name. People outside the area? Not so much. Berger Cookies are a product of Baltimore’s DeBaufre Bakeries (the sole manufacturer) and … [Read more...]