Tag: coconut

Is it just me, or are coconut chips, particularly chocolate coconut chips, more difficult to come by these days? My younger son loves coconut and used to regularly ask me to buy the chocolate covered coconut chips as a special snack, while I was partial to the cocoa coconut...

If today was Easter for you, I hope it was a very happy one, otherwise, I hope you had a fabulous Sunday 🙂! When I was growing up, religion didn’t figure very strongly in my family’s daily life. We didn’t attend church outside of events such as weddings or...

Cowboy cookies are a hearty and delicious adaptation of classic oatmeal cookies where the raisins are swapped for loads of sweet, salty and texturally pleasing mix-ins. The exact origins of the Cowboy Cookie recipe is unknown, but there are similar recipes dating back to the 1930’s – 1950’s such...

This recipe is for all of you coconut lovers out there; there is no chocolate, no fruit, nothing to distract from the sweet, rich, tropical flavor of coconut, supported by warm, indulgent vanilla bean. The exterior is golden with a crispy chew and the interior is soft, chewy, creamy...

When I was growing up, we didn’t often have Girl Scout Cookies, but when we did, my absolute, uncontested favorites were the Samoas. While there are some new flavors to choose from these days, I’m still a die hard fan of the Samoas (now also known as Caramel DeLites)....

I’m always on the look out for new cookie recipes, or new takes on classic recipes. Often times I will take those recipes and make my own little tweaks and adjustments, as was the case with this toffee and coconut riff on chocolate chip cookies back in 2013 (another...

These brownies originally appeared very shortly after the Peanut Butter Crunch Brownies. Just like the Peanut Butter Crunch brownies, the Almond Coconut Crunch brownies offer a classic flavor pairing (Almond Joy, anyone??) and a lovely juxtaposition of crunchy and fudgy textures. Unfortunately, the Almond Joy pieces candy called for...