Cheesecake is one of those desserts that I generally feel pretty guilty eating. It's so amazing and delicious, but also really bad for you. It stinks, but it's true. However, I have found the solution to my desire for cheesecake and my equally strong need to NOT pack on 50 pounds from eating it. Mini… Continue reading Mini Cheesecakes
Oh Fudge
I love fudge. I absolutely love it. This recipe is straight off the back of the marshmallow fluff can. I've been making it for years. I do one small thing differently. In addition to the normal semi-sweet chocolate in the recipe, I add about 2 ounces of milk chocolate chips. Perfect chocolatey goodness. I am… Continue reading Oh Fudge
Twice Baked Walnut Cookies
If you didn't get your workout in today, try making these cookies. The dough has to be mixed by hand and one batch has 5 cups of flour in it. The first year I made these, I ignored the "with a heavy spoon" part of the directions and just put the batter into my mixer… Continue reading Twice Baked Walnut Cookies
Ugly Sweater Party
My cousin is having an ugly sweater party tonight. I'm totally ready. The snowmen on this sweater vest are even fuzzy. I almost feel like a different person in this outfit. I feel out of place in my own skin. It's an interesting feeling to know that were I to go out in public dressed… Continue reading Ugly Sweater Party
Turtles
Turtles (so named because of their cute turtle shape) are delicious. You can buy a box of them for about $20. Or, you can make them yourself for WAY less without much effort at all. Today I used up the remainder of a bag of caramels, and only had pecan pieces (which I just made… Continue reading Turtles
Chocolate Rum Balls
As a child I would always help my mom with rolling her chocolate nut balls in powdered sugar. We'd use a paper bag and shake a few balls at a time until the dark brown chocolate just peeked thru the sweet white sugar. Once I lived on my own, I made them just like mom… Continue reading Chocolate Rum Balls
Vanilla Bean Cookies
My mom makes these buttery rich cookies every Christmas. For years I would watch her roll out the dough and cut it into angel and tree shapes. It is not an easy dough to work with because essentially, it is butter and ground almonds. It can get a little crumbly - especially the second and… Continue reading Vanilla Bean Cookies
Chocolate Drizzled PayDay® Cookies
Finally! My husband (notorious for his ability to not eat sweets) was salivating over these as they cooled on the counter. He was practically begging me for a taste. And when at last I gave him a cookie to try, he stood silently as he ate. When he was finished, he said these magical words.… Continue reading Chocolate Drizzled PayDay® Cookies
Hey friends. I've set up a Bakerlady Facebook page - but (since I'm not paying for my wordpress site) can't put the "like" button on my widgets. Lame! So...just a little note to tell you that you can head over to Facebook's pages, search for "Bakerlady" - and find me. Seriously. Totally lame that I… Continue reading Facebook
Spritz
This is my mom's grandmother's recipe for Spritz. I have fantastic memories of my mom whipping out her electric cookie press and having dozens of little tree cookies all over the kitchen. They are buttery goodness at it's finest. Make sure you beat the egg yolks well...they should be frothy and light-colored. I also sometimes… Continue reading Spritz
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