December 29, 2009
Stained Glass Cookies
by Kirbie
Stained glass cookies are easy to make and so fun for the holidays. The cut-out cookies have crushed hard candy in the center, which melts and creates a smooth glass-like hard candy center after...
December 27, 2009
Baby Bro’s Girlfriend’s (“BBG”) Taiwan Journal: Day 0
by Kirbie
One of my biggest regrets since starting this food blog is that I didn't start it earlier. Since starting this blog, I haven't done any traveling. I haven't even left the state, whereas last...
December 26, 2009
Gingerbread Family
by Kirbie
Make a gingerbread family for Christmas to share with family and friends. These cookies are crisp and crunchy gingerbread, cut into gingerbread men, women, and babies. Decorate them with icing or frosting for a...
December 24, 2009
Soft Sugar Cookies
by Kirbie
These soft sugar cookies are an easy recipe if you don’t want to spend time rolling dough and cutting it into shapes. All you do is make the dough and roll it into balls....
December 21, 2009
Green Tea Almond Russian Tea Cakes
by Kirbie
Russian tea cakes made with match green tea are a twist on the classic cookies. These cookies melt in your mouth and are very easy to make. One thing I really enjoy doing is...
December 17, 2009
Pecan Russian Tea Cakes
by Kirbie
Russian tea cakes are a classic holiday cookie and one of my favorite cookies to make. You don’t need a lot of ingredients or time to make a batch of melt-in-your mouth pecan cookies....
December 16, 2009
Hazelnut Russian Tea Cakes with Christmas Sprinkles
by Kirbie
These Russian tea cakes are made with hazelnuts and decorated with sprinkles for a festive twist. The cookies are easy to make and have a buttery light texture. Lately, I’ve seen lots of lovely...
December 16, 2009
Green Tea Shortbread Trees
by Kirbie
These Green Tea Cookies are easy cutout shortbread cookies that you can make in any shape you like. The pretty green color is perfect for the holidays, and the cookies are sweet and crunchy....
December 14, 2009
Nutella Palmiers
by Kirbie
Palmiers are easy to make with store-bought puff pastry dough. For this version, I filled them with Nutella for a chocolate and hazelnut twist. They taste like a chocolate croissant and are very easy...
December 10, 2009
Hazelnut Cake
by Kirbie
This hazelnut cake recipe is easy to make. The cakes are soft and sweet and flavored with ground hazelnuts and vanilla. It’s a simple cake recipe that’s great as a snack cake or as...
December 7, 2009
Giant Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
by Kirbie
These chocolate crinkle cookies are easy to make and bake up with crackly tops. Plus, you can make the dough ahead of time and freeze it so you can have fresh baked crinkle cookies...
December 6, 2009
Sogo Bakery
by Kirbie
Sogo Bakery 1600 South De Anza Blvd. San Jose, CA 95129 https://www.sogo-bakery.com/ There’s been a couple Sogo bakeries popping up in the Bay Area. In addition to having their own stores, a lot of...