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Funfetti Sugar Cookies

June 6, 2013 by Cate 26 Comments

Sugar cookie dough is loaded with sprinkles – these Funfetti Sugar Cookies are so fun and they taste delicious. They literally melt in your mouth!

I’m headed to San Francisco for a long weekend, so today is my Friday! I figured why not celebrate with some sprinkles. What’s more fun and festive than sprinkles? I really can’t think of anything. These funfetti sugar cookies are so fun and colorful! They were really easy to make, and the results were amazing! They are so soft – underbaking them is the key to keeping them very fluffy and tender. And the flavor is great – sweet and buttery, without being greasy. These are a perfect simple sugar cookie, and the colorful sprinkles in the dough (with some extra added on top!) make the cookie look as good as it tastes. I will definitely be making these funfetti sugar cookies again around Christmas, with red and green sprinkles! Hope you all have a great weekend!…

Blueberry Lemon Yogurt Loaf

June 3, 2013 by Cate 21 Comments

Blueberry Lemon Yogurt Loaf tastes amazing but is light thanks to yogurt, applesauce, and some whole wheat flour. A healthy but delicious way to enjoy summer’s best flavors!

I just discovered the new-ish Whole Foods on the Upper East Side. It opened in August, and I can’t believe it took me this long to go – I think I subconsciously knew that it would mean trouble for me. I spent an hour in there the other day just filling my cart with things that we really don’t need but can’t live without (like these all-natural candy bars, which are really just a Snickers bar pretending to be healthy). Everyone always complains about how overpriced Whole Foods is, so I was surprised when a pint of blueberries was on sale for $1.99! I have a skewed view of grocery prices due to living in NYC, but I’m pretty sure that is a great price for berries anywhere you live! So clearly I had to bake something using blueberries. Since summer is here and I was trying to lighten things up a bit, I decided to make a blueberry lemon bread, using yogurt and applesauce to replace some of the fat. I also snuck some whole wheat flour in there for some added nutrition. The results were fantastic! The bread was so moist with the perfect amount of sweetness, and I loved the combo of the lemon and blueberry flavors – it tastes like summer! …

Cinnamon Ice Cream

May 30, 2013 by Cate 16 Comments

I am slightly obsessed with ice cream. In the summer, I get some type of ice cream almost every day. I don’t discriminate, I like all forms – frozen yogurt, gelato, ice cream, Tasti D’lite (I know it isn’t really ice cream, but it does the job!). I don’t actually own an ice cream maker though, because I think the results would be too dangerous. I can just imagine myself digging into gallons of homemade ice cream – it would turn TheBetterHalf into TheBetterThird! However when I was visiting my parents the other weekend, I had the chance to experiment with their ice cream maker. My sister loves cinnamon ice cream, so that’s the flavor that we chose. And it was delicious. The taste of this ice cream was so good – the brown sugar perfectly complemented the cinnamon. It was definitely richer and creamier than most store-bought ice cream. It would be perfect served on top of apple pie. …

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

May 28, 2013 by Cate 22 Comments

These cookies really live up to their name – they are perfection! Perfect Chocolate Chip cookies, made with browned butter, are one of the best I have ever made!

Today is TheBetterHalf’s birthday! His golden birthday to be exact, turning 28 on May 28! I had good intentions to bake him a cake yesterday, but the weather in NYC was absolutely perfect so we spent the day at Central Park with friends. When it is 70 and sunny, being outside trumps baking! (one of the very few things that trump baking) TheBetterHalf loves chocolate peanut butter anything, but I think his second favorite dessert is classic chocolate chip cookies. So instead of a cake, I have “Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies” in honor of his birthday. …

Lemon Ricotta Cookies

May 20, 2013 by Cate 6 Comments

These soft, cake-like cookies are bursting with lemon flavor. These Lemon Ricotta Cookies are some of the best cookies I have ever made!

This past weekend I was in my hometown of St. Louis. Apparently they skipped spring in the Lou and went straight to summer – it was so hot! Summer always makes me think of lemon desserts. The bright citrusy flavor and the yellow color reminds me of long sunny summer days. So I decided to make these lemon ricotta cookies to celebrate the season. These cookies are like mini cakes! They are light, fluffy, and moist. The lemon flavor in the actual cookie is subtle and when paired with the lemon glaze the flavor really pops.

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