I can’t get enough of gingerbread cookies at Christmas! I just love the flavor and the chewiness of gingerbread cookies. And these salted chocolate gingerbread cookies are no exception!

I have a lot of gingerbread cookies on my site, but these just might be my new favorite. The cookies themselves are delicious – perfectly spiced, soft and chewy, and they stay nice and thick as they cool. In fact I think they only got softer and chewier after they sat for a day! (Tip: for extra chewiness, cool them on the cookie sheet instead of a cooling rack!)

Of course, if you take an already delicious cookie and dip it in melted chocolate, then sprinkle a tiny bit of flaked sea salt on top, you will have absolute cookie perfection. The salty/sweet combination paired with the rich flavor of the gingerbread is addicting. I can’t get enough of these cookies! Even my kids, who aren’t big gingerbread lovers, can’t stop eating these cookies. Of course one of them brushes the salt off first, but I try not to judge. 🙂

And it doesn’t hurt that these cookies would look super cute on a cookie tray! I hope you try them – they’re a big hit at our house!

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Just when you think you can’t possibly try another Hershey’s Kiss cookie, here I am to tell you that I’ve found the absolutely best one. These triple chocolate kiss cookies are soft and fudgy and chock full of chocolate! They look perfectly decadent on a cookie tray and would be a perfect addition to your Christmas cookies.

I know that chocolate and peanut butter is a classic combination, and yes, I do love a good chocolate/peanut butter cookie. But this triple chocolate version just takes it up a notch. This is a cookie for those of us who just love chocolate. The cookie base is perfectly fudgy with a crunchy sugary coating. And of course the melty chocolate of the Hershey’s kiss is the perfect complement to the chewy cookie.

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If you are looking for the perfect breakfast casserole for the upcoming holidays, I have the perfect recipe to share with you! I first made this sausage and egg breakfast bake last Christmas (yes, a full 11 months ago!) and I’m so sorry it has taken this long to share it with you. However I was determined to get it to you in time for you to make it for Christmas this year. 🙂

As you can tell by the name, this make-ahead sausage egg breakfast bake is assembled the night before, so all you need to do on a busy morning is stick it in the oven. All the hard work is already over by the time you wake up in the morning. That’s my kind of breakfast!

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Trust me when I tell you that you are going to LOVE these gingerbread cookie bars! I made these last year but ran out of time to share them with you. I made them again this past week and I’m pretty sure these are going to be a staple from here on out. Believe it or not, I think these gingerbread bars are one of my favorite Christmas cookies of all time! (And I’ve tried a lot of Christmas cookies!)

These gingerbread cookie bars are very quick to make and since they are baked in bar form you are able to avoid all the chilling and rolling and cutting that comes with traditional gingerbread cookies. You can have them mixed and baked in less than 30 minutes, then you just have to wait for them to cool to frost them.

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If you are a longtime reader, you may remember years ago when I used to do a 12 days of Christmas Treats countdown on my blog. I would post a new Christmas cookie or treat recipe every day for the first 12 days of December. (Note: here is where you can find all my cookie recipes!) I loved doing it, and by the end of the countdown my Christmas baking would be done! Fast forward through 4 kids in 5 years and here I am lucky to post one or two new Christmas recipes for you! 

I have to tell you though, this is a good one! These Christmas sprinkle cookie cups are exactly what you want in a holiday cookie. They are cute, simple to make, festive, and of course they’re delicious. 🙂 It’s no secret that I love sugar cookies and decorating them with the kids is one of my favorite traditions. But sometimes you just need a recipe that doesn’t involve chilling dough, rolling it out, cookie cutters, and the mess of 4 kids with bowls full of icing. And for those time I bring you these sugar cookie cups.

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I have a wonderful new recipe to share with you today! These brown butter apple bars are insanely delicious. They combine the best of fall flavors into a moist cake-like bar that just melts in your mouth. 

It’s officially fall here in Michigan, which means all the fun of apple picking and donuts and cider. We’ve already gone apple picking twice and when I offered to bring a dessert to a neighborhood potluck, I knew it needed to be something with apples. I wanted something that would be easy to pick up and eat (so not a pie or a crisp), and I wanted to try something new. So with those guidelines I went searching for a recipe. As soon as I found the recipe for these brown butter apple bars I knew they were going to be good.

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Who’s ready for a new bread recipe?? If you’re anything like me, you’ve been cooking and baking a little more than usual recently.  I’ve definitely been spending more time in the kitchen making all sorts of baked goods, trying new recipes, attempting a sourdough starter, and of course baking lots and lots of bread. Yum!!

It’s been cold here in Michigan, which means it’s still soup weather. We’ve been enjoying homemade bread with soup a few times a week, with leftovers made into toast for breakfast. This sweet molasses bread is the latest experiment in bread baking and I’m happy to say it was a huge success! We LOVED this bread and one child in particular ate piece after piece after piece the night I made it. 

This bread is reminiscent of the sweet dark brown bread you get from popular steakhouses.  It is soft and tender and just slightly sweet from the addition of honey and molasses. It’s full of flavor and tastes amazing warm out of the oven with plenty of butter on top. 

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You are going to love this banana bread baked oatmeal! This is my new favorite oatmeal recipe, and even better, my kids all love it too!

We’ve had a little trouble finding oatmeal at the store lately, and I was starting to get anxious as my oatmeal supply dwindled down. The kids love plain oatmeal for breakfast, but a lot of times we have some form of baked oatmeal for lunch or even as a breakfast-for-dinner option. Thankfully I finally found oatmeal at Aldi, and to celebrate, we had this banana bread baked oatmeal for dinner!

This oatmeal is incredibly easy to make and doesn’t take long at all from start to finish.  It’s fairly healthy since it’s mainly made of oatmeal and bananas, and it makes your house smell like banana bread as it’s baking! I cut down the sugar a little without anyone noticing, but if you like your oatmeal extra sweet, feel free to add in a little extra. So often it feels like baked oatmeal is more like a dessert than a breakfast, but this is one recipe I definitely feel OK about eating for breakfast (and letting the kids eat as much of it as they wanted!) 

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I am so excited to share these Christmas sprinkle sugar cookies with you! I know it’s a little bit last minute, but these are about the easiest Christmas cookies you’ll ever make, and they’re extremely kid friendly! (Although really, what cookies aren’t kid friendly? ;)) 

We had a Christmas party at our house last weekend and I just didn’t have very much time to bake cookies leading up to the party. Believe it or not, something about having 4 small kids at home keeps me from having extra time to bake. 😉 I searched for sugar cookies with sprinkles and came across these perfect little Christmas cookies! 

We love sugar cookies and cookies with icing on them are one of my favorite types of cookies. That being said, I just didn’t have the time or energy to devote to rolling out cookie dough, using cookie cutters, and then icing the baked cookies – all with 4 eager helpers! So when I found these sprinkle sugar cookies that are simply rolled into balls and then baked, I knew it was my kind of recipe.

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It certainly doesn’t feel like Christmas around here if I don’t try a new biscotti recipe! Biscotti is a family Christmas tradition started by my grandma and I try to do my part by making as many different varieties of biscotti as I can. 🙂 Judge for yourself, but I think I’m doing a pretty good job. 😉

Candy Cane Biscotti | Chocolate Chip Biscotti | Turtle Biscotti | Cinnamon Sugar Biscotti | Double Chocolate Biscotti | Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti

But back to these dark chocolate orange biscotti. You are definitely going to want to try these! They are so full of flavor and they look impressive enough to stand out on a cookie tray or give as gifts. Or if you’re anything like me, they’re perfect for hoarding in your freezer for your daily afternoon cup of coffee. 🙂

If you’re not overly familiar with biscotti, it really isn’t anything too complicated. The name biscotti means twice baked, meaning these cookies are baked twice instead of once. You make a simple dough, form it into a log and bake until firm. Then once it cools slightly you cut the log into 1-inch cookies, turn them on their side and bake again. That’s what gives them their characteristically crunchy texture.

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