112611 Butterscotch-Cashew Blondies

Yummy- these blondies are delicious! The cashews and toffee bits add a nice crunch to the overall butterscotch flavor. Very easy to make; as most blondies are. The bake time was actually ~7 minutes shy of the recommended 42min. Right out of the oven, these blondies are simply heavenly!! They're comparable, or slightly better than the Brown Butter Toffee Blondies. A keeper recipe and one I'll make for my sisters this Holiday season!

111911 Gingerbread-White Chocolate Cookies

These blondies are very yummy!! I'm not a big molasses fan but this recipe is an exception. Not too sweet, perfect blondie texture, and not too-too hard to make. Spreading the dough in the pan was a bit tricky - very tacky. I might have used a tad too much non-stick spray because the blondies were a bit oily on the bottom. Next time, and there will be a next time, I'll have to back off on the Pam spray. The white chocolate adds a nice sweetness.....looks pretty, too! The recipe yields 4 dozen easily.

111311 Gingersnap-Raspberry Sandwiches

This recipe has a very strong ginger flavor. By themselves (without the jam), they're kind of like a gingersnap snickerdoodle - soft on the inside with a light, sugar crunch on the outside. I used strawberry jam which was fine - however, to minimize the sweetness, I didn't overfill the cookies. Recipe is easy to assemble and yielded the predicted 2 doz. sandwiches. I'm not a big gingersnap fan, so not sure if I would revisit this recipe.

110511Rum Raisin Shortbread

You definitely have to plan ahead for these cookies - soak the raisins in rum overnight, chill the dough for a few hours and then bake. The cookies are on the crispy side and somewhat simple. Careful when handling because they break easily. Slight hint of rum due the soaked raisins. "OK" recipe but not sure if it's a repeat.