March 19th is National Oatmeal Cookie Day. Because why shouldn’t it be? Apparently, (according to Foodimentary, which doesn’t cite their sources, but it sounds plausible) 75% of all U.S. Households have oatmeal in their cupboards. That means that for most of you, these oatmeal cookies are just a preheated 350-degree oven away. 1. Maple Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip…
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18 Awesome Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes You Need to Know About
All the best peanut butter cookie recipes, including traditional, chocolate peanut butter, sandwich cookies and peanut butter oatmeal cookies.
25 Decadent-yet-Healthy Pumpkin Recipes
25 of the most decadent-looking (but surprisingly healthy) pumpkin recipes are all in one place. I can’t wait any longer – I’ve seen gourds and mini pumpkins at the farmers market so I think it’s okay for this to be Thursday’s Roundup. Right? Yes. They all lean toward the healthy side – you won’t find any recipes…
Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies
It’s the day between Valentine’s Day (Feb 14) and National Almond Day (Feb 16). Two food-centered holidays practically back to back?! That calls for a chocolate almond celebration. In honor of National Almond Day, the folks at California Almonds sent me a “life hack” kit of almond goodies, tips, and recipes. I thought it would be fun to create…
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are supposed to be a delicious treat, and these are no exception. Yes, I swapped half of the white flour for fiber-filled, antioxidant-packed whole wheat flour, but they still taste exactly like a delicious chocolate chip cookie should. My fiancé, who topped his cookie with vanilla bean ice cream (yum), couldn’t even…
Nuts for Shortbread
This is one of those times you look at an ingredient list and you think to yourself, there is absolutely no way this could taste bad. Butter? check. Sugar? check. Vanilla extract? Salted cocktail nuts?? CHECK. I tore this magically simple recipe out of a Gourmet Magazine in 2006 (sigh. moment of reverent silence for…
Walnut Shorties
Hello! I’m sorry I disappeared for so long…I just crawled out from under a pile of grad school papers and tests. All this sunlight is making me squint. This morning I took all of the piles of paper on my kitchen table and put them away because they are just ghosts of assignments past now. When…
Giant Peanut Butter Cookies
If you’re thinking about baking for the holidays, these giant cookies will make beautiful gifts. While they’re not fall-flavored, they will make anyone feel like a kid on christmas morning again. For now, try a batch and see what you think. If you want to make classic peanut butter cookies – no fancy tastes or…
Chocolate Toffee Cookies
Exams are finally over and I’m back in the kitchen. When I was studying for my last final, econometrics-bah!, all I could think of was how much I wanted to spend a day in my kitchen baking and listening to good music. (good is relative here. My type of good music while baking includes hits…
Caroline is a freelance writer, nutrition communication consultant, and counselor with a holistic approach to healthy living. 
