These Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect combination of sweet and salty. I used this recipe for the cookies and they turned out wonderfully! They were soft, chewy, and delicious! Some helpful tips when baking the cookies: I found it best to chill the dough for at least an hour. Also, when adding … Continue reading “Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies”
If you asked me what the perfect summer drink is, I would respond with Strawberry Lemonade. One of my favorite Mexican Restaurants serves the perfect strawberry lemonade, which I always wanted the recipe for, but was too much of a chicken to ask for it. Lemonade recipes can be fickle. Too much sugar or lemon … Continue reading “Strawberry Lemonade”
If you don’t know what alfajores are, they are dulce de leche filled cookies from South America. Surprisingly, they are made with cornstarch, which gives them a soft and crumbly texture. It’s difficult to eat just one! Recipe: 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 cups corn starch 2 tsp baking powder 6 tablespoons butter … Continue reading “Alfajores (Dulce de Leche Cookies)”
1. Giordano’s meat and more meat stuffed pizza 2. Sister’s apartment rooftop view overlooking Lake Michigan 3. Baking alfajores *stay tuned for recipe!!* 4. Cloud Gate Selfie 5. Cloud Gate 6. Willis Tower Sky Deck follow more of my Chicago adventures here!
Last week I made Chicken Lo Mein for dinner one night. I wanted something sweet to accompany it and decided fortune cookies would be the perfect way to complete the meal. I then realized I had no idea how they are made. After reading through a few recipes, (and one batch of trial-and-error) I decided … Continue reading “Fortune Cookies”