Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies

Valentines Day is right around the corner.  Jeff and I usually play it low-key and try to avoid the commercialism of it all, but I must say that I’m still a sucker for the cute sweets and treats that people come up with around this time of year. …And if chocolate should somehow manage to […]

Iced Lemon Cookies (and a Girl Scout confession)

Every year there is always at least one woman around the office selling girl scout cookies on behalf of their kid. I’ll admit, I was always one of those kids whose mom did 99% of their cookie sales at her office and I frequently won the coveted “Highest Cookie Sales” badge as a Brownie. Some […]

Chocolate-Dipped Shortbread Cookies

If you’ve never had a shortbread cookie before, the best way to describe them is “buttery” and “decadent.”  They definitely are more of a traditional holiday cookie, but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with tradition.  These classic cookies get jazzed up with just the tiniest dip in chocolate 🙂 …Or a large dip.  Your preference. This […]

Lemon-Raspberry Bars with Shortbread Crust

So a few of our local Pittsburgh buddies are having a BBQ competition this evening (more on that to come) to compete for glory and ultimate bragging rights.  I don’t know too many of the details yet, but my understanding is that there will be infinite amounts of pork shoulder and other smoked meats. My […]