December 12, 2018

Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

December 12, 2018/ Victoria DiBarto

Ok so these cookies aren’t your typical kind of cookie. They are actually healthier than normal cookies! They are not sweet. Yes, yes I know it is a crazy concept to make a cookie non-sweet, but hear me out. Instead, these cookies are source of energy thanks to their wholesome ingredients, such as whole wheat flour, rolled oats, coconut oil, honey, and superfoods like seeds and raisins. I don’t know about you, but during the holiday season - a time that is filled with sugar cookies, fudge, gingerbread men, etc - it’s nice to have a break from the sweetness and instead have a healthy treat. This dessert (or should I say snack) recipe is incredibly easy to make, and takes minimal time to do so!

October 25, 2018

Ginger Chai Whoppie Pies

October 25, 2018/ Victoria DiBarto

These ginger chai whoppie pies are the perfect fall treat! The cookies are rich with the flavors of ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, and molasses. Sandwiched between is a maple buttercream frosting. The taste reminds me of eating a gingerbread cookie while enjoying a cup of chai - a combo that I have never done before, but it’s something I can imagine. The recipe is easy to make, and the aroma that the cookies emit as they bake is heavenly!

September 18, 2018

Iced Maple Oatmeal Cookies

September 18, 2018/ Victoria DiBarto

These Iced Maple Oatmeal Cookies have a similar taste to the store-bought ones, and yet are very different. Unlike the store-bought ones, these cookies are not hard and crunchy, but rather, they are soft and moist. The maple flavoring is distinct without being overpowering, and works wonderfully with the cinnamon and nutmeg spices to create the PERFECT spiced, fall treat. Once baked, the cookies are dipped in a powdered sugar icing to add additional flavoring and sweetness. These cookies are easy to make, and makes 3 dozen cookies - so this recipe works great for large groups…

July 11, 2018

Brown Butter English Toffee and Pretzel Cookies

July 11, 2018/ Victoria DiBarto

If you read last week’s blog post, you would already know that we have been having car troubles. We took our car to the Subaru dealership where we normally service the car, and found out that the transmission needs to be replaced, which would cost more than the car is worth. WHYYYYYYYY (insert all sorts of angry and sad emoji faces)?! So naturally after hearing this news we started frantically thinking about how we would get my car out here from California. We found cheap one way tickets to…

May 01, 2018

The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

May 01, 2018/ Victoria DiBarto

I would argue that the chocolate chip cookie is THE most classic dessert around. It is beloved by almost all and is everywhere! Whether in ball parks, cafeterias, bakeries, weddings, birthday parties, conferences or meetings the chocolate chip cookie is suitable for all types of occasions. Now there are two camps of people when it comes to determining…

January 16, 2018

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

January 16, 2018/ Victoria DiBarto

The day after this past Christmas, Alex and I headed north to a resort on Lake Superior for a mini getaway to celebrate our 2 year wedding anniversary! The weather that week was even more freezing than normal. The coldest day had a high of -15°F (feels like -35°F), and the warmest it ever got was 2°F. Like, why?? On the way there we stopped at REI and gifted each other new, fancy Norweigan gloves as our “cotton” anniversary present...

January 10, 2018

Flourless Peanut Butter S'mores Cookies

January 10, 2018/ Victoria DiBarto

It has been a busy last couple weeks, filled with traveling, the holidays, hosting, and working. We were so fortunate to have our friends Josh and Cate come to visit us for New Years. They live in the Bay in California – and when California friends voluntarily come to the artic tundra that is Minnesota during the winter to visit you and your husband, then you know they must really love you lol. Unfortunately was unusually colder than normal while they were here – staying below zero degrees Fahrenheit for the majority of the time, with the “feels like” temperatures ranging between -30F to -15. But they were troopers...

April 10, 2017

Easter Candy Cookies

April 10, 2017/ Victoria DiBarto

It's a gloomy kind of day. Normally I LOVE overcast days but today I'm not feeling it. Probably because the weather predicted that today would consist of all day rain/thunderstorms, and yet as the hours go by, the rain keeps getting pushed back. I'm convinced that rainstorms and snowstorms only happen when I am at work - aka when I am not able to fully enjoy it by curling under a blanket with a cup of tea and a good book. (Clearly I'm a tad bitter.... ). Instead, today I have had little energy and, let's be honest here, I took two mini naps while writing this blog post. Probably because...