If you need a delicious cookie for Christmas why not try making some of these Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies that are packed with chocolate chips and M&M’s! Wow where has the year gone? I can’t believe that we are in December and starting to talk about Christmas! Some people get into the Christmas spirit before now but in my family we try to leave the Christmas planning and decorating till December. I think Christmas seems more special if you can leave the decorating till December – what do … [Read more...]
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate lovers will adore these soft and delicious caramel chocolate chip cookies. They are simply irresistible when fresh from the oven and still warm! Don’t you love it when you stumble across a great piece of information just by chance! Last week I had a small amount of sour cream left over in the fridge and I was wondering what I could use it for. I had a craving for some cookies so I did a quick search online for a cookie recipe that used sour cream. I found this recipe for Sour Cream … [Read more...]
Munchies Recipe – Childhood Favourite!
There is something so right about a biscuit or cookie that includes rolled oats, coconut and golden syrup. I just can’t resist this favour combination. The recipe that I am sharing today is for cookie-like snacks called Munchies, which contain all three of these ingredients. They were a regular treat when I was a kid. My brother and I would get home from school and Mum would have a batch of Munchies freshly baked! We used to love watching our favourite cartoons while snacking on these home … [Read more...]
Sprinkle Cake Mix Cookies
For cookie lovers who want great cookies fast - these Sprinkle Cake Mix Cookies are perfect! They are quick to mix, ready in minutes and super yummy! If you are a regular reader of my blog you will probably already know that I love a quick and easy recipe. I often get the urge to bake on the spur of the moment. I will see an image on Pinterest - something that looks really yummy - and I will scroll straight to the ingredients list. If I have everything needed then I’ll really start to get … [Read more...]
Rocky Crunch Cakes Recipe
For such an easy recipe, these Rocky Crunch Cakes are so yummy that you can’t stop at one! They are crunchy on the outside but have a lovely softer centre. I can’t believe how hot it was last week. A week of temperatures where the daily maximum is near or over 40 degrees is just nasty! We spent most of last week hibernating indoors during the day and watering our poor plants at night. We also put out lots of containers of water for the birds, lizards, and any other little critters, so that they … [Read more...]
Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies
These sugar cookies are great for when you need a Christmas cookie recipe that is quick and easy. They hold their shape perfectly and are delicious to boot! I have a confession to make – I have never made a sugar cookie before now! To be perfectly honest I hadn’t really even heard of them until recently. I’m sure that I have seen them before but because they look so much like shortbread biscuits I have ignored them. Big mistake! You see until recently I have never really enjoyed Christmas … [Read more...]
Sweet and Crunchy Cinnamon Palmiers
These cinnamon palmiers are very addictive because they are so crunchy and sweet. They are also a treat that anyone can make because the recipe is so easy! I have recently been introduced to an amazing little pastry snack that I had never even heard of before now. The sweet little bites of heaven that I am referring to are cinnamon palmiers. I’m not sure why I have never come across them before now – they are so good everyone should know about them! When I first stumbled across this recipe I … [Read more...]
Soft and Chunky Nutella Cookies
These Nutella cookies are great because they have very few ingredients. Plus they are quick and easy to make and you only have to dirty one bowl! The other day I was looking in my pantry for baking inspiration when I spotted a large jar of Nutella. That instantly got me thinking about how I could use the Nutella to make something yummy. I set about looking online for Nutella cookie recipes and I found that there are lots and lots! But me being me I wanted a cookie that was quick and easy … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Kaylene, and I'm a keen gardener,budding baker and wannabe DIYer!