I could not resist creating one last heart shaped, chocolate treat for my valentines. There is something about the combination of raspberries and chocolate that I just adore. Something about the tartness of the raspberries and the bitter notes of the chocolate all wrapped up in a sweet morsel. I can’t resist. I ended up…
Category: Cookies, Brownies, and Bars
Candied Ginger Shortbread Cookies
Shortbread cookies studded with candied ginger are my new favorite cookie. I encountered these about a month ago, and finally took a stab at making some of my own. Shortbread, by buttery nature, is less sweet then your average cookie and the spicy sweetness of the candied ginger strikes a lovely balance for those that…
Peppermint Brownies
I have concluded that the uglier, the brownie, the tastier. A spectacular brownie should be wrinkly, crumbly, and gooey, all in the same bite, and non of those qualities lend themselves to a beautiful presentation. By the above qualifications, my peppermint brownies should be amazingly good, because they came out exceptionally ugly. Ingredients: 8 oz…
Night Owls
An owl shaped cookie with coffee liqueur and expresso favored dough and a bittersweet chocolate glaze. A little something that keeps you going at all hours. Ingredients: 1 cup Butter (room temp) + 2 tbsp Butter 1 cup Sugar 1/4 cup Coffee Liqueur 1 Egg 3 cups Flour 2 tbsp ground Expresso 1 1/2 tsp…
The Ephemeral Bee 