Baking · Inspiration

Cookie inspiration

Following on from yesterdays post I thought I would share some other cookies and biscuitsĀ that are inspiring me at the moment. I will start with these beautiful Parisian cookies by the University of Cookie   Aren’t they awesome!? Too pretty to eat, I think I would rather admire as ornaments, I just wish I was…… Continue reading Cookie inspiration

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Eat me…

Call me sad but I always get a little excited when I come across a new cookie cutter. So imagine my excitement when I came across an Eat Me cookie stamp in Hobbycraft. It had to go straight in my basket. The stamp even comes with its own little recipe, but I decided to use…… Continue reading Eat me…

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Cherry and Amaretti Cookies

Ok so I think I might have an obsession with almonds, I love the flavor, and after the cake from the last post, I had some ingredients left over. I saw the Amaretti biscuits in the cupboard and I thought to myself I wonder if these would work if I crushed them and used them…… Continue reading Cherry and Amaretti Cookies

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Almond Birthday Cake

I hope you all had a lovely Easter. It was a nice relaxing one here, although we could have done with the weather being a bit nicer, it has been very wintry! It was also my mum’s birthday yesterday so making a nice a birthday cake was in order! I had a browse through my…… Continue reading Almond Birthday Cake

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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

I have hundreds of recipes pinned on my Pinterest Boards but I have never actually made any of them. Its been more of a case looking at the photos for inspiration. I thought it was about time I triedĀ when I came across a recipe yesterday for Peanut Butter M&M Cookie Bars fromĀ A Kitchen Addiction  …… Continue reading Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

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Mini Cakes

The Mr asked me to make some cakes for his Table Tennis team as it is their last game of the season tonight. I was going to do a big cake, but instead decided to do a selection of mini cakes, which would be easier for the team to serve and eat. I borrowed a…… Continue reading Mini Cakes

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Sunday Smores

Sundays are always a perfect day for baking. I was in the middle of making the wedding invites when the Mr put the F1 on. I knew it was time to take a break and disappear offĀ intoĀ the kitchen!! I wasn’t entirely sure what to bake, I bought a new traybake tin theĀ other day so thought…… Continue reading Sunday Smores

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Apricot and Almond Flapjacks

I had a bit of a baking disaster yesterday, I was trying to make a roulade, and well it completely collapsed! I vaguely remember making a swiss roll at school (not quite the same I know) so thought if I could do it then, then surely 18 years later I can do it now! It…… Continue reading Apricot and Almond Flapjacks

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Happy Mother’s Day

I hope you all enjoyed your Mothering Sunday, to all mum’s I hope you were all reallyĀ pampered. Our Mother’s Day plansĀ had to changeĀ as my mum was taken into hospital on Thursday. I’d planned to make a fancy cake, but decided to change it to cupcakes to make it easier serving it at the bedside. So…… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day

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Lovely cookies!

I had a wonderful day yesterday, I had my make-up trial for the wedding, and I went to try my wedding dress on as it has just come into the shop! It isĀ  a surprise thoughĀ and I am giving nothing away! :) Let me tell you instead about this delicious cookies I made. Peanut butterĀ and…… Continue reading Lovely cookies!