Cooking with Chip

Ok so this week I am 2 days late, but better late than never! Time is definitely a fleeting thing these days unfortunately there is never enough of it and at the same time way too much of it... and before I get all philosophical I better get on with the cooking.   I finally found time to make these cookies yesterday and they were amazing... a lot of my recipes on my site are mine but I have to confess this on is courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens because I love butterscotch and when I saw this recipe I couldn't resist! These cookies turn out so moist and cake like and the frosting is well rather like frosting on the cake! Frosted Butterscotch Cookies 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar 1/2 cup shortening 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 8-ounce carton dairy sour cream 2/3 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes) 3-1/2 cups sifted powdered suga...

Wow another week has went by and I am a day late and a dollar short...  Well ok I am a lot more than a day late and a lot more than a dollar short... As many of you have noticed no new postings in two weeks.... in blogging world that is an eternity... hopefully I didn't lose any readers over it!  To make this quick and dirty... I changed jobs about a month ago, just bought a new car last weekend, and have been shopping for a new house (think I found one, find out tomorrow) so to say that I have been busy would be the understatement of the world...  So all of that said... lets get to the cooking! Spicy Chocolate Rice Krispy Treats One of my favorite things to do is to take childhood treats and put a grown up spin on it... so I thought I have rice krispies and I have chocolate and I have marshmallows, what can I make with these things...  well add my favorite spices and you have a grown up version of a favorite treat with some holiday notes sung by the cinnamon a...

For the 6th week of the 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies I decided to think a little outside the box and went Greek!  These little baklava bites are wonderful and a great two bite treat just to cure that sweet tooth!  They are convenient, portable, bite size, and make the perfect cookie tray treat! Baklava Cups 1/2 cup pistachios, chopped 1/2 cup pecans, chopped 1/2 cup almonds, chopped 1 lemon, zested 1 orange, zested 1/2 cup, plus 3 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 boxes mini phyllo shells, 15 shells each 1 cup water 1/2 cup honey Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange the pistachios, pecans, and almonds on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until golden and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Let nuts cool slightly and add to a food processor along with the lemon zest, orange zest, 3 tablespoons of sugar, butter, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla and pulse to comb...