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My Holiday Cookie Guide

by erika Published: Dec 21, 2022 Modified: Dec 7, 2023 4 Comments

Looking for the best cookie recommendations for holiday baking? From sugar cookies to gingerbread to the best cookies for shipping, I have plenty of suggestions! As someone who, at their core, ...

Best Ginger Molasses Cookie Bake Off

by erika Published: Dec 9, 2022 Modified: Nov 30, 2023 8 Comments

This post is sponsored by Imperial Sugar! I’ve used Imperial Sugar for years and I am thrilled to be partnering with them. Thank you for supporting the partners that keep the bake offs ...

Best Pumpkin Cookie Bake Off

by erika Published: Oct 28, 2022 Modified: Nov 30, 2023 2 Comments

Looking for a perfectly chewy pumpkin cookie for fall? We tested 9 popular recipes to find the best pumpkin cookie recipes! This post is sponsored by Imperial Sugar! I’ve used Imperial Sugar for ...

Best Gingerbread Cookie Bake Off

by erika Published: Dec 10, 2020 Modified: Dec 6, 2023 7 Comments

I must confess up front that I'm not the biggest gingerbread fan. It's not a cookie I ever crave or gravitate towards because I'm not a huge spice cookie fan. But I was curious to see if I could find ...

Campfire Crunch Cookies

by erika Published: Dec 3, 2020 Modified: Apr 5, 2021 10 Comments

This post was done in partnership with Reynolds Kitchens®; all thoughts and opinions are my own. I’m excited to be working with a sponsor whose product I’ve been using for years in my kitchen. Thank ...

Best Sugar Cookie Bake Off

by erika Published: Dec 20, 2017 Modified: Dec 6, 2023 17 Comments

Looking for the best sugar cookie recipe around? Me too. My memories of cookie baking include tons of time: getting out the heavy KitchenAid mixer, waiting for the dough to chill, rolling out mounds ...

Mini Avocado Toasts

by erika Published: Dec 19, 2016 Modified: Jan 13, 2020 2 Comments

While I will likely never reach the brunch heights effortlessly pulled off by my talented friends (check this birthday brunch spread that Lisa threw--complete with an utterly gorgeous crepe cake, ...

Chickpea Gingersnaps

by erika Published: Dec 10, 2014 Modified: Jan 13, 2020 43 Comments

Awhile back, I had the opportunity to develop some recipes for the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council. I was so excited to partner with them since I'm already fully in love with all things chickpea ...

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip

by erika Published: Dec 9, 2013 Modified: Jan 13, 2020

Getting out of bed was soooo hard today. It’s getting down into the 30s and 40s (Houston, WHAT??), so I doubled up on my comforters and wore sweats to bed and now I remember why I slept with two ...

Baked Brie (with homemade pie crust!)

by erika Published: Dec 6, 2013 Modified: Jan 13, 2020

And now for something truly fatty... I signed up to bring an appetizer to my office’s holiday gathering. Two days ago, I fretted over what to bring as my friend and I raided the dairy fridge at ...