For something new, I wanted to do a guest blog post about some No Bake Oatmeal Cookies that my husband made. His mom made these cookies for him when he grew up and have been one of his favorites.
All in Cookies & Bars
Coconut Thumbprint Cookies with Salted Caramel
I have been eyeing this recipe for a long time and I realized that I had extra coconut from the Backpack Cookies I made the other week, so I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to make them. These Coconut Thumbprint Cookies would be even better with homemade salted caramel, but if you need something easy, the store-bought caramel candies work great.
Backpack Cookies
I have not made these Backpack Cookies in forever, but my goal is to go back through all of my old recipes. These cookies are fun because there are so many different textures with the additional ingredients. You can switch out several of these items for your favorites such as chocolate chips instead of white chocolate chips.
Congo Bars
My dad is not much of a chocolate or a coconut eater, but he loves these Congo Bars from “The All-American Cookie Cookbook" by Nancy Baguett. They have a shortbread-like crust with a chewy topping, which has all good things - pecans, coconut, and chocolate.
Rhubarb Bars
Several years ago, I did an internship outside of Boston. Each Saturday morning on my way to the “T” station, I stopped by a local bakery called Rosie’s Bakery. I tried a different pastry every week and at the end of my stay, I bought the bakery’s cookbook - “The Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Cream-Filled, Sugar-Packed Baking Book” by Judy Rosenberg.
Skillet Brownie
When I go to BJ’s pizza, I have to get the Pizookie for dessert. For those of you who do not know, a Pizookie is a delicious, melt-in-your-mouth skillet cookie with ice cream on top. When I was looking through my cookbooks, I found a recipe for a Skillet Brownie by Ina Garten and I knew I had to try it because what is better than a slightly underbaked brownie?