Peppermint Hot Chocolate Brownie Cookies

These cookies just may take the place of the mint snow-top cookies that my mother used to make when Nestle Tollhouse manufactured mint chocolate chips…  This particular recipe is pretty much a direct copy from the website, with a couple additional words in the directions.  There are a couple things that I’d probably change up for next time – they ended up spreading out on … Continue reading Peppermint Hot Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Open When… A Valentine’s Day Gift

Let me be clear.  When it comes to gifts for my husband, I shot myself in the foot on our very first Christmas as boyfriend/girlfriend back in 2002.  I cross-stitched his favorite football team’s logo onto a piece of fleece and turned it into a blanket for him.  Extremely thoughtful, fairly creative (since I had to figure out how to get a pattern made out … Continue reading Open When… A Valentine’s Day Gift