I love these soft, delicious homemade apricot tarts and they make a great holiday cookie. I am not a fan of the canned apricot filling, so I created a homemade filling from dried apricots that exceeded my expectations. This filling is also delicious on English muffins or toast for breakfast. For the homemade filling, start…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Cups
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Cups are a holiday favorite in our house. I mean, how can you possibly go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter?!! Unless you have a peanut allergy, of course, then it can go horribly wrong. Luckily, we are allergy-free peanut butter lovers in this house and Chocolate Peanut butter cookie cups…
Holiday Cookie Recipes & Christmas Cookie Exchange 2014
Holiday cookie recipes are part of creating special holiday memories, and baking holiday cookies for a Christmas cookie exchange is so much fun! I had so much fun hosting another Christmas cookie exchange this year. Since we moved to Atlanta for the second time, I’ve been hosting this event for friends and neighbors. Since my nana stopped baking,…
Candy Cane Thumbprint Cookies
These Candy Cane Thumbprint Cookies are guaranteed to be a holiday hit! Each year at my annual Christmas cookie exchange, I try out a new recipe to share with friends. This year I picked these Candy Cane Thumbprint cookies from one of my Gooseberry Patch Christmas recipe cookbooks. These delicate cookies have a great…
Gluten-Free Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
Gluten-free peanut butter and jelly thumbprint cookies are delicious, soft peanut butter cookies with fresh fruit preserves in the center. This easy gluten-free thumbprint cookies recipe uses no refined sugar, so they’re a healthier sweet treat! Peanut Butter & Jelly Thumbprint Cookies (Gluten-Free/No Refined Sugar) Adapted from Martha Stewart Recipes Ingredients: 1/2 cup GF oat flour…
Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies and healthier Christmas cookie recipes
I gave my favorite Christmas cookies a healthy makeover this year using healthy gluten-free grains and unrefined sweeteners. These Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal cookies are amazingly delicious!! I’m happy with this re-do of my beloved Cranberry Hootycreeks cookie recipe. If you are not gluten intolerant, you can just use regular oats and oat flour. I…
