Celebrate National Cookie Day!

Tags

bake, baking, cinnamon, Cinnamon Swirl Cookies, cookies, dessert, food, Martha Stewart, National Cookie Day, pecans, walnuts

Happy National Cookie Day!! To help you celebrate, Our Cookie Journal is filled with loads of easy-to-bake cookies appropriate for any occasion. Today’s entry has two ideas perfect for today. But the blog has plenty of other recipes and stories about baking cookies. In fact, Our Cookie Journal is celebrating 20 years of baking cookies at Christmastime with 20 different cookies this month. Cookie No.2: Cinnamon Swirl Cookies.

World’s Best Cookies

Tags

Christmas, coconut, cookies, cornflakes, dessert, food, pecans, potato chips

Here’s another entry from last year’s cookie contest sponsored by Tulsa World. Despite their lofty name — World’s Best Cookies — they’re simple to make and they call for ingredients you’re likely to have in your cupboard, such as potato chips, pecans, coconut and cornflakes.

Trio of Coconut-and-Pecan Cookies

Tags

Buffalo Chips, butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, coconut, Coconut-Pecan Dessert Bars, cookies, graham cracker, Kitchen Sink Cookies, Pecan-Coconut Bars, pecans

This link takes you to three recipes that embrace the classic combination of coconut and pecans: Pecan-Coconut Bars are easy, rich and moreish. Buffalo Chips (also called Kitchen Sink Cookies) seem to have everything in them — including an unforgettable taste. Finally, Coconut-Pecan Dessert Bars boast a graham-cracker base and two types of baking chips: chocolate and butterscotch.

Stock the Freezer with Pecan Crisps

Tags

cookies, crisps, pecans

The great thing about these Pecan Crisps (besides their memorable flavor) is how easily they store in the freezer. You can double the recipe and have delicious, nutty icebox cookies at the ready for any time the mood strikes. The honey-colored discs are loaded with toasted pecans and couldn’t be easier to make.