Part II of the Oatmeal Cookie Series concludes today with a variation that recreates flavors similar to that of the holiday favorite Panettone (need I say more?).  The cookies are bright with orange and cherry flavors along with an enhanced brown sugar sweetness.  The addition of Triple Sec or Cointreau is optional of course and was [...]

Do you still enjoy eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or simply find this classic combination of flavors satisfying?  Then give this variation of my Grandma’s oatmeal cookies a try. The recipe uses freeze dried strawberries instead of jelly, which allows the fruit to be pulverized by the stand mixer.  The strawberry flavor is then [...]

The Oatmeal Cookie Series continues today with another scrumptious variation of my Grandma’s recipe: Oatmeal with Peanut Butter & Roasted Peanuts.  The cookies are a perfect balance between the flavors of a peanut butter and oatmeal cookie, with freshly toasted roasted peanuts adding a richness and textural crunch.  If you’re a lover of either of [...]

Last fall I posted a short series where I shared my Grandma’s Oatmeal Cookie Recipe and three different variations of these highly addictive cookies.  The variations included Toasted Hazelnuts & Nutella, Pumpkin & Toasted Pecans, and the use of Vosges Woolloomooloo Bar.  But being the glutton that I am, I couldn’t leave well enough alone [...]

The mini oatmeal cookie recipe series concludes today with what is easily the most expensive variation of this delicious recipe.  During my days of peddling wine I worked in a wine store with the greatest selection of specialty chocolates in the DC area.  It was there that I was introduced to Vosges’ amazingly creative chocolates.  [...]

Pumpkin is something that I rarely, if ever, experiment with in the kitchen.  I really don’t have an answer as to why, it’s just that the ingredient usually isn’t on my radar.  However, it is the season of pumpkin inspired recipes, and I figured that I might as well experiment with incorporating pumpkin into something [...]

Perhaps one of the greatest aspects of oatmeal cookies is that they can so easily be transformed into something new.  Toss in nuts, chocolates, or fruit and you’ve got yourself a different cookie that still has some of the basic characteristics which make oatmeal cookies so good.  Personally, I’ve done considerable experimentation with my Grandma’s [...]