How do you take a cookie recipe from boring to inspiring? With additions, of course!

I’d like to cover a few here so you have a better idea of how to stock your cookie baking pantry.

I absolutely adore chocolate. What other food can transport you to such a sinful life experience with just one small bite?

For me, baking cookies with some sort of chocolate is like taking an afternoon nap. It’s decadent, self indulgent, and very, very necessary for my peace of mind!

So I thought I would take a moment to explain some of the different varieties available and the best way to store chocolate.

Herbs and spices have long been baked into cookies with fabulous results. In fact, you can often tell which regions a recipe/cookie originates from by the herbs or spices that have been added. So what are some of these fabulous herbs, how are they used and how do you store them?
While I cannot possibly cover [...]

Brown sugar is a fabulous invention! No other ingredient can give baked goodies so much warmth and depth of flavor. For this reason, I decided to do a post dedicated solely to these lovely, comfort giving granules.
Brown sugar is simply sugar that has molasses added to it. It contains more moisture than regular sugar, [...]

A cookie wouldn’t be a cookie without some type of fat in it. Without fat, you’d end up with a paper weight instead of a cookie. Here’s a look at the different type of fats used in cookies, how to use them and how to store them.
Butter

~Generally speaking, when making cookies, you want your butter [...]

Sugar is a vital ingredient in a cookie. Without it, you’d have a very strange little piece of bread. Here is the lowdown on sugar; what it does, different types and how to store it.
In a previous post, I covered exactly what sugar does in your cookies, so I’ll give you the abbreviated version here:

It [...]