Monday, June 20, 2011
White Chocolate Cranberry Almond Cookies
These cookies were inspired by a local cookie shop that sells raw cookie dough balls that you take home and bake yourself. Our friends gave us three of these cookie balls to try. We had a snickerdoodle, a ginger cookie, and a white chocolate cranberry almond cookie. All of the cookies were delicious, but the white chocolate cranberry almond cookie was my favorite. It was soft and chewy with just the right amount of almond flavoring. I decided to try and recreate this cookie myself and I was really happy with the way they turned out. This cookie is a great twist on the traditional chocolate chip cookie.
White Chocolate Cranberry Almond Cookie
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
12 tablespoons Unsalted Butter, melted then cooled until warm
1 cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1 Egg plus 1 Egg Yolk
1 teaspoon Almond
1 teaspoon Vanilla
3/4 cup White Chocolate Chips
3/4 cup Dried Cranberries
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat together the butter and the sugars until well combined. Add the egg, yolk, almond, and vanilla and beat until combined, scraping the bowl as needed. In a separate bowl whisk together all of the dry ingredients, then add to the butter mixture and beat just to combined. Stir in the white chocolate chips and dried cranberries. Form dough into 2 tablespoon sized balls and drop onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 11-14 minutes or until golden.
Recipe adapted from Annie's Eats
Labels:
almond,
cookies,
cranberry,
dessert,
white chocolate
Friday, June 10, 2011
Yellowstone Part Two
I wanted to share a few more pictures of our trip to Yellowstone. Next week I'll be back to posting recipes, but in the meantime I hope you enjoy these photos. Have a great weekend!
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Here they come |
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Bison and Baby Bison |
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Yellowstone Falls |
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Yellowstone River |
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Grand Canyon of Yellowstone |
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Elk |
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Spring in Yellowstone |
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Yellowstone Midway Geyser Basin |
Labels:
vacation
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Summer Vacation
I have been on vacation! D and I spent the last few days in Yellowstone and Jackson Hole. I thought it would be fun to share our trip through pictures, mostly of food and a few random photos as well.
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Mocha in Jackson Hole, quite tasty |
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Einstein's Breakfast Bagel, not bad |
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Yellowstone Breakfast Sandwich, nothing special |
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Yellowstone "Pancakes", left a lot to be desired |
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West Yellowstone Pulled Pork Sandwich, Cheese Grits and a Moose Drool, best meal of the trip! |
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West Yellowstone Pizza and Beer, Classic |
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Jackson Hole Club Sandwich and Sanpellegino, hit the spot |
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Bear Lake Raspberry Shake good; Fries, not so much |
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D and me at the Biscuit Basin Summit in Yellowstone |
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Tree |
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Yellowstone Sunset #1 |
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Yellowstone Sunset #2 |
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vacation
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