Red Velvet Hearts

Something sweet for my Valentines. It is the time of year to break out the heart shaped cookie cutters!  Okay, so maybe I should confess to cutting things into heart shapes all year long, but the behavior seems so much more excusable when it is done in the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day.  It…

Gingerbread-Caramel Cheesecake Bars

A few weeks ago I stumbled upon a recipe for a gingerbread-caramel sauce.  I kept thinking… yum… but what could I use it for other then ice-cream (not the most appealing dessert for this time of year, especially, in Vermont).  This led me into thinking about other creamy desserts which in turn led me to…….

Amelia’s Refrigerator Cookies

These are my Dad’s favorite cookies.  His Grandmother, Amelia, used to make them for him each year around Christmas time, and now the task has fallen to me.  These Refrigerator Cookies are some of the simplest cookies to make, but they check almost all the boxes of the perfect cookie list; buttery, crispy along the…

Gingerbread Bunnies

This is a recipe of my Mother’s.  I have no idea where she found the recipe, but it has become one of those family Christmas cookies staples that we make every year.  We usually use this recipe to make gingerbread men, but this year I was going for simple – figuring that the bunny shape…