We Ringers straight up love to snack. I’ve always been a pretty intense snacker. In fact, some of my favorite foods are snack foods (cheese and crackers, anyone?), and if my meal planning only involved myself, I’d probably just eat yogurt and granola all day, every day. Luckily, I have a husband who enjoys actual…
simple berry crumble.
Valentine’s Day is upon us, and that means we need dessert. I’m generally of the “every dessert needs chocolate” mindset, but in these dark, dark, dark days of winter, I’ve been craving all things summer. I’ve been dreaming of fruit. Specifically, berries. Like, the wild berries you can pick on the side of the road…
homemade cashew cookie larabars.
Let’s talk snacks. Specifically, traveling, hiking, I’m starving in the car snacks. I have this horrible tendency to get hungry at inopportune moments. Like, the second we get in the car. Or right before a 20-mile bike ride. Or on the long way home from a hike. And rather than grab a snack full of…
baked apple cider donut squares.
Okay, I’m cheating on my last day of Christmas cookies. Once again, donuts tempted me out of the actual cookie-baking tradition. But I made these donuts into squares, rather than the traditional donut shape in an attempt to fool you into believing they are actually more like cookies. Let me explain why I NEEDED to…
cheery nutella bars.
Look out. Nutella again. I suppose it’s wrong to post two Nutella-loving recipes in a row, but it’s Christmas and time to throw caution to the wind. Plus, these are yummy. And ridiculously easy. And when it has been raining for 3 days straight, and 60 mph winds are whipping at your window, you need…
nutella-stuffed cinnamon sugar donuts.
I’m cheating on the 12 Days of Christmas Cookies. These are obviously not cookies. But before you think I’ve abandoned the cause, let me tell you that these essentially work in the same way that cookies do, okay? They are small, like a cookie. They are easily transported to a holiday party, like a cookie….
fudgy mocha cookies.
First of all, typing “fudgy” looks super weird. I had to double check the spelling on that one. In case you were wondering, the powers that are the internet tell me that “fudgy” isn’t even a word, but if I choose to use it as such, “f-u-d-g-y” is the correct spelling. Second of all, I…
whiskey cinnamon cookies.
Remember the whiskey cinnamon rolls? Those were awesome. And they’ve become a legend in the Ringer house. So, when I started brainstorming cookies for this year’s 12 Days of Christmas cookies, Eric suggested a cookie based on those cinnamon rolls. And the idea blew my mind. So much so that I couldn’t stop thinking about…
chubby hubby cookies.
It’s December 1, and that means it’s time for the 12 Days of Christmas Cookies! My pal, Becca, and I started this little baking tradition a few years back (when we were just little college kids baking our way through finals). We were inspired by the Food Network’s 12 Days of Christmas Cookies, but quickly…
chocolate coffee hazelnut biscotti.
So long, sunshine. See you next year. Here’s the current forecast for our dear city: So, it’s safe to say there will be lots of book reading (thanks to my new Multnomah County Library card!), warm beverage sipping, and Gilmore Girls watching over the next week. And biscotti dunking. (Or, “biscotto,” if you only have…
bacon krispy bars.
Our last few hikes have involved a wonderful snack: bacon krispy bars. My pal, Megan, introduced us to this magic back in June during our Green Lakes hike. I have no idea if these actually provide any additional energy for long hikes, but eating cinnamon and bacon brings me a lot of joy, so we…
snickerdoodles.
For my final cookie of this 12 day baking extravaganza, I made one of Eric’s favorites. Eric loves snickerdoodles, and I was a total snickerdoodle hater before we got married. Then I found this recipe, added some toffee chips, and fell in love with the cookie. For snickerdoodle purists, these are also really good without…
brown butter bourbon spice cookies.
These cookies are all about our old Kentucky home. Kentucky is pretty proud of its bourbon. And since moving to Oregon, I think we’ve thrown bourbon into more foods than we ever did back home. So far, whiskey cinnamon rolls are still my favorite bourbon-infused treat, but these cookies were pretty delicious too. I made…
blueberry oat bars.
Let’s talk about jam. Jam, jelly, preserves, whatever. Jam is the foundation of mine and Becca’s friendship. (For those of you who haven’t been following along, Becca and I are currently engaged in a very exciting 12 days of cookies baking extravaganza.) You see, when we met working at a summer camp near Seattle way…
monster cookies.
If my college experience could be wrapped up in one food, it would be this cookie. This was the cookie that I believe allowed my college roommates to grant me pardon when my art projects took over the living room (because yes, I was, at one point, a lousy, untalented art major), when I insisted…