Recipe 29: Mocha-Chip Meringues

My friend Nicole wanted to make cookies with me, so we set a date for today. I asked her what she wanted to make and she asked, “Can we torch anything?” She has a torch and apparently is obsessed with fire. I decided on meringues. They were the opposite of fire.

These look kinda weird. Since there are 3 or so meringue cookies in the app, I had to get started sometime. I told her I was afraid of meringue and she said something along the lines of “I’m not.” Continue reading

Recipe 28: Chocolate Thumbprints

There was some drama this week while I tried to prep to make these cookies. I drove all over town looking for a whole vanilla bean and finally found one at Fred Meyer. $12! TWELVE DOLLARS. These better be worth it.

Last week I made the lime bars and that wasn’t enough to feed everyone at work. I’m making up for it this time. This recipe is supposed to make 7.5 dozen! Continue reading

Recipe 27: Lime Squares with Pistachio Graham-Cracker Crust

I decided to make a bar cookie today. The lemon bars were good and I’ve been eyeing these for a long time. I happened to already have pistachios on hand, so perfect timing!

Yum, right? Seemed easy enough.  Continue reading