My mom’s great French friend, Carole, came over to teach us how to make Madeleines! It was a new recipe for all of us but they came out absolutely perfect! Bon appétit! Ingredients 4 eggs 300 grams flour (2 2/3 cups) 300 grams sugar (1 1/3 cups) 300 grams melted butter (2 2/3 sticks) 2Continue reading “Madeleines”
Category Archives: Cookies
Alfajores
The recipe many have been waiting for….ALFAJORES! This truly is a special treat. The lovely Doris shared with us her famous alfajores! Of course she has her magic touch that makes them extra special but here is the recipe for you to try out at home. They are absolutely delicious and great for everything! Enjoy!Continue reading “Alfajores”
Black & White Chocolate Chip Cookies
So, I had incomplete amounts of chocolate chips for a recipe I wanted to make and could not find a recipe for that amount. Then I realized I also had the same awkward amount of white chocolate chips in my pantry. I found this recipe and incorporated both kinds of chocolate chips to make aContinue reading “Black & White Chocolate Chip Cookies”
Chocolate Cookie Sprinkle Sandwiches
This week, Michelle and I baked some delicious cookie sandwiches! Even though it was late at night and we were half falling asleep we coupled the baking with some white wine and it was a great night! These sandwich cookies are delicious and the sprinkles make them look festive! It’s a great combination if you wantContinue reading “Chocolate Cookie Sprinkle Sandwiches”
Swirl Sprinkle Cookies
The second recipe for this week was just as colorful but even more fun to make than the Rainbow Cake! As a heads up, the recipes say to use a food processor but we used a KitchenAid instead and it brought about a delicious cookie so if you do not have a food processor doContinue reading “Swirl Sprinkle Cookies”
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
This week my awesome sister is home for spring break! So to kick it off right we did a BWF session a bit healthier than usual. This recipe has bananas and oatmeal (as well as chocolate chips) and they are nice healthy – sweet balanced cookies. Even with some mishaps all that came of themContinue reading “Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies”
Snicker doodles
Steven, Stephanie (Steven’s awesome little sister) and I met today for another BWF sesh! First we made Snickerdoodles, which was a first for both Steven and Stephanie but it was a success! EXCEPT, that the dough is a bit sticky so use an ice cream scooper to make the dough balls before flattening them outContinue reading “Snicker doodles”
Christmas Cookies
Tori (one of my amazing college roommates) invited Anna (another one of my amazing college roommates), Michael (a high school friend) and I to bake and decorate homemade sugar cookies. Unfortunately, I missed the actually making of the sugar cookie dough but I did make it in time to see Tori’s lovely mother use anContinue reading “Christmas Cookies”
Red Velvet Cupcakes ~ Cream Cheese Frosting ~ Sugar Cookies ~ Lemon Bundt Cake
The first BWF event was hosted at Magaly’s house, one of the many beautiful members of the “Venezuelan Mafia” (see About section). There were about 15 people in the kitchen working on four recipes: Red velvet cupcakes, cream cheese frosting, sugar cookies, and a lemon bundt cake. Red velvet cupcakes: Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flourContinue reading “Red Velvet Cupcakes ~ Cream Cheese Frosting ~ Sugar Cookies ~ Lemon Bundt Cake”
Baking With Friends 