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Cake Batter Cookies

February 1, 2021 by SouthernShelle Leave a Comment

Hey Y’all! If you follow my instagram stories from Friday Night then you’re already know about my cake batter cookies baking experiment. The short version is that I baked two different batches of cake batter cookies in two days. The longer version. A couple weekends ago I got a snack box in the mail ahead of a big work meeting. Immediately upon opening the box, my daughter zeroed in on the bag of birthday cake cookies from Ella’s Oven. She ate a few and then begged me to try one–and she wasn’t wrong– those cookies are addictive.

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Molasses Brown Butter Cookies

January 18, 2021 by SouthernShelle Leave a Comment

Hey Y’all! Today I’m writing about Molasses Brown Butter Cookies. Yes, I know it’s January, and Yes, I know that this might be considered a “Christmas Cookie” But I don’t care. If the Pandemic has taught me anything, we should do whatever brings us joy, whenever we need a little joy. And that’s why we’re making Molasses Brown Butter Cookies in January. You with me?

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Chai Sugar Cookies

December 21, 2020 by SouthernShelle Leave a Comment

Confession: sugar cookies aren’t my favorite cookie. Probably not even in the top 10. Why? Most of the time sugar cookies don’t taste like anything and then they are loaded up with sickly sweet icing. Most of the time it’s a “no” from me. But if you add in a bunch of spices and make the best royal icing in the history of royal icing recipes, then I can start to see the value of a sugar cookie.

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Lemon Madeleines

February 17, 2020 by SouthernShelle 1 Comment

Do you have madeleine pans? For years and years I wanted a set, but couldn’t justify something I would use so infrequently when space is tight. I happened to be in a Bed Bath and Beyond, with no supervision (aka no one to make reasonable comments about potential purchases) and there was a sale on the baking equipment! I scooped up these Wilton pans and threw them in my buggy ASAP.

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Coffee Glazed Spiced Cookies

May 23, 2019 by SouthernShelle Leave a Comment

Coffee, how do I love thee. Let me count the ways. Hot, iced, cold brew, coffee glaze on cookies (or doughnuts or cakes!) I am always excited to try a new way to consume my coffee. I wasn’t always this way. Before law school my main source of caffeine was Diet Coke. I would drink the original coffee from Starbucks, but it needed to be souped up. Back then if I was drinking coffee, it was probably better classified as “coffee flavored milk”. …

Orange Shortbread Sandwich Cookies

May 16, 2019 by SouthernShelle Leave a Comment

I love a complicated cookie. It makes my baking heart swoon. This one is doozy. Orange Shortbread with a decadent chocolate ganache filling. From a pure baking standpoint, this cookie is so much fun to make! You’re rolling out dough, chilling for a while, using fluted cookie cutters, making a ganache. The result is Magic. Joy. Happiness.

For my birthday last year, my brother got me a copy of Rebecca Firth’s The Cookie Book.* Somehow I didn’t know about Rebecca or her blog, Displaced Housewife, which is weird because I make it my business to know all of the cookie makers. The cookbook itself is beautiful and there is a whole chapter just on chocolate chip cookies! (I am a huge fan of those Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies)

I generally take all of the left over baking from this blog to my office. I’ve developed a bit of a reputation as the cookie lady. A couple of my coworkers are my unofficial cheerleaders– they will make suggestions on things to try next and give actual constructive feedback on bakes. My favorite “cheerleader” is keeping an unofficial ranking of the best bakes and one day she mentioned that she didn’t think I would ever top the “Dr. Seuss Cookie”. …

“Neiman Marcus” Chocolate Chip Cookie

February 20, 2019 by SouthernShelle 1 Comment

Beware– the beginning of this post is my cute anecdote about how my husband loves Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies aka the “Neiman Marcus” Cookies. If you’re here for the recipe, keep scrolling.

Just kidding, I don’t actually have an anecdote. Yes, my husband loves oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, this recipe is in his top 2 out of all of the chocolate chip cookies. And he did sneak a ton of them and acted like I didn’t know how many cookies were missing {I did}. Basically if a recipe contains chocolate in it, then he’s game. He loves these brownies and is crazy about this cheesecake. He’s a simple guy.…

Homemade Moon Pies

January 23, 2019 by SouthernShelle Leave a Comment

This post is going to be all about my trip to the grocery store to buy the ingredients for Moon Pies. I consider myself “old school” when it comes to the grocery store. There’s always a handwritten list in the order that you go through the grocery store (produce first, frozen food last). When I am making a new recipe the first time, I write out the whole recipe and then cross off the things I already have (like flour and butter).…

Homemade Graham Crackers

January 21, 2019 by SouthernShelle Leave a Comment

My 3 year old saw me taking these photos and asked “when are we going camping?” Crying laughing emoji face.

I don’t go camping. I understand that lots of people enjoy the great outdoors, pitching a tent and doing camping things. The closest I am willing to get to camping is a day at the beach (at a beach park, with a access to coffee, lounge chairs and an umbrella) Bugs. Putting up the tent. Making the Fire. Where do people pee? Did I mention the bugs? No thanks!…

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