At the end of last year, Instagram decided for the “Cookie Friday” to have a comeback. To be honest – I am not mad about it ;) This means from now on you will (once again) get fresh cookies on Fridays. Maybe not every Friday, but as often as possible. It’s January and #Veganuary is the hot topic right now, so guess what… these delicious Peanut Butter Cookies are vegan. I guess the title already spilled the beans ;)
If you know me you probably know that I like to do some little experiments when it comes to cookies. I love to use more or less “unconventional” ingredients for cookies as often as possible. Cookies are normally easy to prepare and done really quickly – so whenever one of these experiments is failing it’s not a big deal. Fortunately, that does not happen very often. That’s why I got a batch of delicious Sesame Tahini Chocolate Cookies for you today. That cookie experiment went really well ;P
The first time I found out about Pandan was on a trip to Thailand several years ago. Here in Germany, the plant is not widely known – in Asia Pandan is often used for sweet desserts and pastries. The flavor of vanilla with a nutty base is perfect for sweet stuff. Pandan extract is now a staple in our pantry and is often used in bakes. Not only here in these Pandan Lemon Crinkle Cookies. Something you should definitely try ;)
If a whole Christmas Stollen is too much for you, you might want to consider these Christmas Stollen Cantuccini – the miniature version of the classic Christmas treat. If you are fine with loads of candied fruits, and nuts, as well as a lot of powdered sugar and an abundance of calories… you probably gonna like these Christmas cookies. I love them and think they are a great addition to the regular Christmas cookie Lollapalooza ;)
If you’re as lazy as I am (sorry, not sorry), you try to save time and avoid extra work as best as you can. No matter where. Even when baking cookies! Ok… maybe I am not really lazy… just not in the mood to do stuff several times in a row, clean up stuff several times, etc. That’s why I love me some Slice ‘n’ Bake Cookies like these here. One big bowl of dough makes two completely different batches of cookies. One batch with cashews (a bit salty) and the other batch with cranberries and some extra chocolate. That’s great, isn’t it? ;)
The Christmas season is the time for many traditional sweet treats – from Christmas cookies to cakes and desserts. I am a big fan of cakes (of course) but for Christmas, I actually prefer making cookies. Simple and easy stuff you can nibble on for days. For all coconut (flavor) fans out there I got a delicious treat: Coconut Snowball Cookies. So good!
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;)
