Toffee Cinnamon Roll Cake Mix Cookies

Ever since I found out that I won the Duncan Hines Spring Bake recipe contest I have been experimenting with their Frosting Creation flavor packets like crazy!  It's been fun stretching my creativity in the kitchen. Like did you know that you can use a cake mix to make cookies?! For these gems I added the Cinnamon Roll Frosting Creation flavor packet to my cake mix cookie dough - and let me tell you AMAZING!  These cookies are soft and chewy just like I like them (you can always bake them a little longer if you are a crunchy kind of person) plus these are full of flavor!  

A Little Piece of Home - Blackberry Cobbler Cookies

My mom makes the best cobbler – apple and blackberry are her specialty!  And now that I am now 2,500 miles away from home if I want some cobbler I gotta make it myself!  I decided to put a spin on her recipe and make blackberry cobbler cookies.  You can use any filling you want but the tart blackberry filling really helps balance out the sweetness of the cookie and crumble top.  

Flavorfy with Dasani Drops

Welcome to August!  When the heck did that happen?!   In celebration of summer I am excited to share a new discovery with you – Dasani Drops!  Have you tried them yet?  Do you love them?

"I Need a Vacation" Martini

St Patrick's Day Cookies - Shortbread with Dark Chocolate Irish Cream Ganache

Happy St. Patrick's Day! For every holiday, my office has a potluck lunch to celebrate.  For St. Patrick's Day I wanted to try something new.  My boss asked if somebody would make shortbread cookies so I volunteered.  But of course I couldn't just make shortbread cookies, they needed to have something extra.  Keeping with the spirit of St. Patrick's Day I decided to incorporate Irish Cream.  After pondering my options for a few days I came up with shortbread cookies with a dark chocolate Irish Cream ganache.  The buttery cookies and rich chocolate topping go beautifully together.  I also discovered that they are good fresh but if you try them the next day they are amazing!