Sorry for the delay, I wanted to confirm with Hershey’s that they would be o.k. with what I wanted to do.  Because my readers are the COOLEST.
This is a Hershey’s Kiss gift basket, check it out..there are all kinds of goodies in here to make Holiday baking your best ever.  And you have four chances to make it yours.

Remember the Chocolate Whoopie Pies I posted the recipe for last summer? Well these are a more festive version made with pumpkin.
I can’t imagine the Holidays without the smells of pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon, clove, and other spices. It just seems like those scents and flavors hold the key to unlock the Christmas Spirit in the Scroogiest of Scrooges. The pumpkin cookie is spicy and tender and the filling is creamy and resplendent with minced candied ginger. I suggest sprinkling the dough with green and red sprinkles before putting in the oven, or totally gilding the lily and topping …read more

These are for the more adventurous among you…jalapeno jelly is really only a little spicy and very sweet. It is awesome on cream cheese with crackers. However, everyone around here does that and I like to be a little different.
These are always a beautiful cookie for gift plates or just a cookie assortment on the sideboard during the holiday season. This year I am going to try to use the Wilton edible glitter with them to see how they come out.
In any case, give them a try.
Red & Green Thumbprint Cookies
Almond Jalapeno Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
Almond …read more

I told ya something cool was up. Welcome to the Donna Reed Diva’s Contest.
Be honest, you love those old reruns of Donna Reed, Mrs. Cleaver, and the rest. If the truth be known you would stick your feet in some red pumps, tie on a string of pearls and attach an apron to your waist and swish around the kitchen, deftly preparing chocolate layer cakes and large glasses of cold milk.
Yeah you would. Except that your husband would think you had lost your mind. Or, well I don’t think Dharm would, or any of the guys …read more