Happy Valentine’s Day! There is nothing that says, “I love you” more than copious amounts of chocolate with more chocolate smeared in-between. Especially at my house because we are praying if we consume enough that it will put us into a chocolate coma and is there anything better than a nap? No. The answer to that questions is a resounding NO. So for Valentine’s this year, that’s all I’m wishing for. I’m a pretty simple girl. I mean, I wouldn’t say no to diamonds, but when wo

If peanut butter is your thing, look no further. Now these are not your average peanut butter cookies. They are like the inception of peanut butter cookies, because you see, they have peanut butter chips inside of them that when baked become little pockets of peanut butter goodness that melt in your mouth when you bite into the slightly crunchy, soft exterior. It is totally mind-blowingly delicious, and not something that you want to miss out on. THEN, as if that wasn’t enoug

Pretty sure I accidentally blinked and pumpkin season is already almost over. That is totally why everyone in Utah is obsessed with Fall… it only lasts for like four seconds and then it’s winter. I’m a sucker for Fall as well. I bake to my little heart’s content, I buy every gosh dang pumpkin spice candle within eyesight and I dress baby girl in the most adorable fall outfits of all time. Because seriously. SERIOUSLY. I still can’t believe that perfect tiny human came from me

I’m not going to lie to you. I’ve never been a huge fan of red velvet anything. Red velvet brownies, red velvet cookies, not even that red velvet cheesecake that everyone was going crazy about from the Cheesecake Factory. It might be all in my head, but I just know the amount of food coloring that goes in there and I feel like that’s all I can taste. Everyone always tells me “It’s just chocolate!” So… why don’t you just eat regular chocolate then? But I’ve done it. I’ve made

Famous Julie and I attempted to turn her favorite sugar cookie recipe into a sugar cookie bars, and as you can see from the title, we turned out with something way more awesome. Bonnie’s Sugar Cookie recipe turned into sugar cookie bars take 1: I have no idea who Bonnie is… but apparently this is her recipe, and it has been one that Famous Julie has continued to make for my entire life. They are thick and soft, and almost seem to get softer the longer they sit… Who doesn’t ad

Yesterday was my big brother, Skylor’s birthday. So Sky, I made these birthday cookies in your honor so you could like, look at them? I wish you could taste them because they. were. GOOOOOOOOOOD. I also wish I didn’t live so far away because I totally would have brought you some, but it’s the thought that counts right? Sky and I have had a lot of good times together in the 22 years we’ve both been in existence. For example… here’s a picture of us riding an elephant together i

My friend here in Santa Rosa asked me the other week (before baby girl decided to make her entrance into the world) if I wanted to come with her to a cookie party. Yeah… You read that right. A COOKIE PARTY. A party where cookies were guaranteed to be in attendance. I was SOOOO there. I knew I had to make a killer cookie for a killer party. (How married do I sound right now?) So naturally, these cookies came to mind. Not only are they ridiculously delicious, but they are also

I come from a family of amazing cooks. This recipe is comin’ at ya courtesy of my Aunt Brenda. She is totally amazing and cool and can not only cook up a storm, but she can run like 100 miles without stopping and has TRIPLETS. Yeah… I only have one bun in the oven right now, and I’m about ready to wave the white flag. Kudos, Aunt Brenda! I think you are pretty neat. I always end up craving this dessert around Christmas/New Years time for some reason. I don’t know why the crav