Did you ever hear about the time a couple of my friends used my M&M cookies to meet people at a bar? These were those cookies. The names will remain anonymous to protect the innocent, but needless to say they were the most popular kids in the place that night!

These cookies are fantastic both with a cup of coffee in the morning or a glass of Sauvignon Blanc in the evening. For that matter, you could combine them with these Coconut Macaroons and both beverages and throw yourself a very fancy brunch. Mmmm, brunch!

WE’RE GETTING A PUPPY! WE’RE GETTING A PUPPY! ON SATURDAY!!!!! OMG you guys, I am SO excited and we haven’t even told our kids yet! They know (conceptually) that we’re getting a puppy sometime relatively soon… they just don’t know it’s less than 3 days away! The only downside? I have to travel 5 hours each way to Bar Harbor, Maine to get this little guy. In the middle of COVID, when stopping to pee in a public restroom is hazardous to your health…

Every year I have at least one cookie failure - and by “failure” I mean cookies that turn out poorly enough that I don’t even include them in the holiday baskets. This is why I stick mostly to recipes I’ve made for years (although I try to work in one or two new ones each year) - because if I’ve successfully made them before I know I can do it again.

I’ve been making these peppermint puffs for years and they never disappoint. Super light and fluffy, they’re like little peppermint pillows that melt in your mouth. But, a word of caution before you proceed: if staying away from things like trans fats is really important to you, even for things such as very special cookies, choose another recipe because these contain shortening.

Okay, I have a serious problem. I have way too many cookies in the house right now. Usually, this isn’t a problem at this time of year because I’m amassing a small army of cookies for the sole purpose of giving those cookies away. These cookies, however, are staying here - AND I CAN’T STOP EATING THEM!!! What was I thinking?! Sure, I’ll just make a dozen of my favorite cookies and have them around the house. No biggie.

Biscotti is a fancy way to eat a cookie for breakfast. Flour, sugar, eggs, etc… for real, it’s a cookie. Does that mean you shouldn’t eat a piece of delicious, crunchy biscotti for breakfast with a cup of hot coffee on a cold winter’s morning? Nooooooo!!! You should definitely eat the biscotti!!!

My husband doesn’t have many vices. He drinks Coke Zero. He watches WWE. He plays almost any fantasy sport that has ever been created. But his largest vice, by FAR, is M&Ms. He eats an unnatural amount of M&Ms. Which is totally obnoxious because he’s always been in fabulous shape. Totally obnoxious.

These little guys are always on my cookie list because a) the recipe makes a whole lot of them, b) they’re solid little cookies that hold together in the baskets, and c) they’re delicious!

These are truly little bites of heaven. They will fulfill all of your chewy, gooey, chocolatey fantasies without being the least bit heavy. They melt in your mouth and leave you dreaming of more. They’re that good.

I love shortbread cookies. They’re flaky, buttery, and remind me of my semester spent in Scotland. But I don’t typically include anything shortbread in my Christmas Eve cookie baskets. Why? Because shortbread is incredibly delicate.

If you’re a child of the 80s you know what I mean when I say there’s NOTHING like a Mrs. Field’s cookie. It was next to impossible to walk by the store in the mall without stopping for a cookie - which is why our cookie game was COMPLETELY CHANGED the year my mom brought home the Mrs. Field’s Best Cookie Book Ever!