Haven’t been baking as much since Easter, and had company so what I was baking was more old-standbys. It’s remarkably hard to do recipe testing, writing and photography with a houseful of guests. That said, I’m back. With so many crab apple and cherry trees in blossom, I got to thinking … well, about crab apples and cherries, so I made these Cherry Almond Oatmeal Crumble Bars. A little tart, a little sweet, a little nutty and overall delicious.
Another little St. Patrick’s Day Treat. I am not normally one to use a lot of food coloring, but made an exception today, so here we are — browned butter and almond with a dark chocolate Hersey’s kiss. The recipe makes quite a few cookies but it can he halved in case you don’t need so many. Cheerful, happy little cookies — emerald blossoms next to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. (or something stereotypical like that).
I typically make Macaroons as part of my Christmas Cookie Collection, though really, they are not German per se, nor are they Christmas-y. They are delicious, of course, so I thought that I would do some experimenting on variations. I’ve already got a recipe for Chocolate hip Macaroon, so this time, I went with Coconut Butterscotch-Chip Macaroons — with teeny tiny butterscotch chips, which are a little bit hard to find. These are very sweet and rich, but definitely delicious.
Doing a little more experimenting with “upside down” desserts, this time plain old apples, but the batter also has toasted walnuts for a bit more flavor, and made in a bundt pan. I was actually afraid that this one wouldn’t release as well, and that I might have a disaster on my hands, but it inverted and released quite nicely and it tuned out ok. The cake itself isn’t as moist as I would like though, so might have to serve with some whipped cream. Just a little Sunday afternoon snack at coffee time.
As every year, here is the Valentine’s Day Cookie Collection. I might have gone a little overboard this year, with 5 varieties, but I had the time and energy for once so here we go. Happy Valentine’s Day!
The varieties are:
Oreo-style Sandwich Cookies
Raspberry Almond Linzer Cookies
Red Velvet Non-Pareil Cookies
Espresso Chocolate M&M Cookies and
Lemon-Hibiscus Swirl Cookies