These may be my new most favorite cookie. They are amazing — buttery, caramel-y, crisp and really really really easy to make. A batch makes about 60 cookies too, so that is a good sized batch. Whipped them up before I headed out for a little January adventure for you to enjoy.
Sweet Snacks
I love figs. In fact, I have a Pinterest Board called “Getting Figgy with it” which is all sort of fig recipes. This is variation of a fig cake cookie (aka “Fig Newton”), in this case, a shortbread base with fig crumble and almonds. Easy to make, comes together in minutes and a sweet, buttery, nutty treat.
It’s official cake day. As I have probably mentioned, I usually only make a *cake* once per year (usually for celebrations, I make cupcakes), but today is official cake day. This year, I made a Lemon Raspberry Layer Cake — inside each layer of cake is progressively “redder” with raspberries (actually, it’s more pink than red) and outside a light, fluffy lemon buttercream. I’ll be digging in shortly!
So these cookies don’t actually look like much, but they do *taste* delicious. The other day, I found this Salted Caramel Crunch stuff at Michael’s Craft Store. Basically, it is hard caramel candy crushed up. I threw some onto and on top of my regular chocolate brownie cookies and the caramel crunch melted, and then hardened up again to make these cookies that are almost like candy. Quite sweet, very unique. You might need some milk with these!
Happy New Year 2020! Many cultures have a celebratory dish or bread or …. something that they use to ring in the New Year. This year, I decided to do a variation on the New Year’s Bread. In the past, I’ve done a giant New Year’s Pretzel … this year it is New Year’s Star. It’s like a giant cinnamon roll actually. Either which way, it is a lovely item for breakfast in the morning. I hope that your 2020 starts off well. Enjoy!