cookies

Date Truffles

Date Truffles

These are the perfect excuse to indulge in a rich fudgy treat; packed with nutritional carbohydrates, minimal fat, no added sugars, and 7 natural whole ingredients this is the perfect snack to pop in for an energy boost! Try these before starting your Ramadan fast…

Vanilla Rose Petit Four Cookies or Betefor

Vanilla Rose Petit Four Cookies or Betefor

These petit four cookies have been a family tradition around the holidays for as long as I can remember. Betefor, as it has been called in our home is a sweet butter cookie sandwich. My mother would glue together chocolate and vanilla cookies with some…

Maamoul Pastry Cookies

Maamoul Pastry Cookies

Maamoul is a traditional cookie enjoyed throughout the Middle East come Ramadan, Eid, Spring time, Easter, and basically year round. But it is especially imperative during the holidays! Maamoul is a scrumptious butter cookie made with butter, flour, semolina and some rose extract and filled…

Gooey Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Gooey Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

On about day TWO of isolation, I decided we would need a reliable batch of cookies to get through this pandemic/quarantine/homeschool/work-from-home situation. We love cookies in my household and I will find any excuse to incorporate them from improving lactation to supporting girl scouts! I…

Magic Chocolate Chip Cookies (lactation cookies!)

Magic Chocolate Chip Cookies (lactation cookies!)

  These delicious magic cookies are chewy, soft, and full of chocolate and coconut! This special recipe supports nursing mothers to boost milk supply! These cookies are simply delicious, and unlike many other recipes for “lactation cookies” these do not use brewers yeast and still…

Tea bag cookie

Tea bag cookie

A baby is brewing! These personalized tea bag cookies were the perfect treats and favors for our afternoon tea themed baby shower. These cookies were so delicious and really added to the theme. I set them inside each tea cup or on the saucer, beside…

Pumpkin Spice Biscotti

Pumpkin Spice Biscotti

There’s something about the first really cold, rainy days of fall that makes me want the oven on and the whole kitchen smelling like spice and warmth. These pumpkin spice biscotti are exactly that — made with real pie pumpkin I roast and puree myself,…