With holiday cookie season in full swing, I’m baking up lots o’ holiday flavor combos over here. Cranberry orange shortbread in the style of Alison Roman with those crispy, sugary edges came outta my oven this week and I gotta tell ya, they are banging. I used Alison’s base shortbread recipe cuz, I mean, c’mon,…
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Easy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Chocolate and peppermint has got to be one of the best holiday flavor combinations out there. I mean, there are Peppermint Mocha lattes and York Peppermint Patties leftover from Halloween (sorry, kids!) and peppermint hot cocoa at the ready after a day of holiday shopping or playing in the snow (hello, what’s up with the…
My BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies
The elusive best chocolate chip cookie recipe. It’s been searched for high and low, experimented with since the dawn of time (presumably), and many claim to have the best and many do! This is MY best and, turns out, a fave of many family and friends, so I wanted to share it. These cookies are…
Fruity Pebbles Cookies with White Chocolate Chips
These take me right back to when I was eight years old. That iconic sugary, fruity crunch of Fruity Pebbles. The milk left behind was one of my favorite parts! Lo and behold, I found a way to use the cereal and the cereal milk to make amazing cookies. Now you can get all the…
My Grandma’s Oatmeal Cookies from Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar Life
These aren’t your typical oatmeal cookies. To start, there are no raisins. Hallelujah! Even better, these oatmeal cookies are delicious-forward rather than oat-forward, if you catch my drift. Just the right level of sweetness, crackly on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, there will be not a single leftover (except for your…
White chocolate chip chocolate cookies
These cookies are what you’ve been looking for. Filled to the max with chocolatey goodness, they are substantial in size and in flavor. Chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, rich cocoa powder – it all combines in this magically rich, brownie-like piece of heaven. You will love these cookies. I mean, really love. They are sweet,…
Fluffy Sprinkle Cookies
What kid doesn’t love sprinkles, especially when they’re inside of a deliciously chewy, fluffy, vanilla-y cookie? I like to bake. And cook. Obviously. But I also love to take cooking and baking classes. I do so whenever I can. And, my husband, being the amazing gift-giver that he is, (no joke, I’m not just saying…
Thank you so much for visiting me at kickassbaker! I'm Kim. I'm a working mom and home baker who's constantly in search of a life in balance. Come join me in baking up some sweet treats mixed in with the occasional healthy and savory recipe. Thanks for joining me on my journey called everyday life!