Heather says:
I hope everyone has enjoyed our cookie-a-day series. This is the final installment until next year. Thank you to everyone who made contributions , comments, and suggestions, they have all been appreciated.
These sweet little nuggets whip up in just a few minutes with no baking.. They are nice for those [...]

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Heather says:
Welcome to the penultimate episode of cookie-a-day. Today I have another recipe from Kendra. (Why have friends if you can’t abuse them?) I hope y’all have enjoyed this series, it’s definitely been a challenge sometimes. Thank you to everyone who contributed recipes. If I didn’t get to them this year, [...]

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Heather says:
Many thanks to my friend Kendra for providing today’s cookie and picture.

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter - softened
1 cup (packed) light brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups white chocolate chips
1 1/2 cup coarsely chopped roasted [...]

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Heather says:
These cookies may also be called penuche oatmeal drops.   Penuche describes the original flavor of fudge.  It’s what fudge was before someone brilliant decided to add chocolate.
It’ll be hard to wait for these goodies to cool enough to handle.  You may speed up the process in the refrigerator.

Ingredients:
* 2 cups [...]

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Heather says:
This is just a simple tweak on a basic butter cookie. It was going to be more complicated, until I was distracted while measuring. Also my stars didn’t always look like starfish, but my four year old used my new cookie cutter with his playdough. Instead of getting mad I [...]

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