Today, August 2nd, is National Ice Cream Sandwich day. An ice cream sandwich is simple – ice cream sandwiched between two cookies or wafers.
I like frozen already prepared ice cream sandwiches, but I don’t buy them very often. Instead, I bake my own cookies. My family likes a Chocolate Chip cookie, Vanilla ice cream combo, but don’t limit yourself.
 A couple other combos we’ve tried include Chocolate ice cream with a crisp Peanut Butter cookie or a cinnamin Oatmeal cookie with French Vanilla ice cream in the center.
You can fancy them up by rolling the ice cream sides in crushed nuts …read more

This weekend, I was feeling a bit blue. So, I did what I always do when the blues hit – I got baking. I wanted to make a variation on a peanut butter cookie, because 1) I love peanut butter cookies, and 2) I wanted to try my natural peanut butter to see if the cookies turned out differently from what I get when I use my usual Jif.
I decided to do a jumble-sort of peanut butter cookie. I added oats, coconut, dried cranberries, and white chunks to the usual cookie recipe that I use. In addition, I cut the …read more

Did you know today is National Peanut Butter Cookie day? There are a ton of recipes for peanut butter cookies available – from those calling for the most basic ingredients to some that practically include everything in the pantry.
The above video claims to make the easiest gluten-free peanut butter cookies. It doesn’t use flour, obviously, but the cookies still turn out looking delicious. It includes only 1 tsp baking soda, an egg, 1 cup of peanut butter and 1 cup of sugar. That’s it!