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Brown Sugar Cookies
I just knew I was going to love Cookies by Bess’ Brown Sugar Cookies before I even made them! How did I know? Well, any recipe that not only has brown sugar in the recipe but also in the recipe title is one I know I’m going to love…and I was right! Brown Sugar Cookies…
Cereal Delights
Cereal Delights are asweet and crunchy cookies that are very similar to Ranch Cookies except with corn flakes instead of rice crispies. The sweetness comes from a full cup of granulated sugar AND a full cup of brown sugar…coupled with corn flakes, nuts, and all the other regular cookie ingredients make these Cereal Delights simply…
Coffee Walnut Bars
It’s taken me a while to make Coffee Walnut Bars, not because I don’t like coffee, but because I never have instant coffee in my pantry. My husband is an avid coffee drinker so, we always have whole bean or freshly ground coffee in the house, but never instant coffee. Well, we do now! I’ve…
Lemon Flavored Cheese Cookies
Cookies by Bess is full of cookie recipes that use a cookie press or in Grandma Bess’ case a cookie gun to create tasty cookies with fun shapes! Lemon Flavored Cheese Cookies are a great example! Other pressed cookie recipes you may enjoy can be found here. Before making Grandma Bess’ recipes and using her…
Vienna Chocolate Party Cakes
I was so excited to make Cookies by Bess Vienna Chocolate Party Cakes! After all, what could be better than a chocolate cake cookie? Vienna Chocolate Party Cakes are a mini muffin type cookie filled with a dab of apricot jam. A small cake filled with big cookie flavors! I’ve gotten in the habit of…
Maude’s Butter Cookie Recipe
Maude’s Butter Cookie Recipe is the namesake recipe from, bear with me, my father’s brother’s wife’s mother Maude. Ha ha, hopefully you are able to follow that one! ? Pic of Maude When I was a little girl, I remember Grandma Bess and Maude talking and baking together. Just a couple memories, but I just…
Strudel Party Slices
Yeast in a cookie? Not something you see every day. In fact, Strudel Party Slices are the only cookie recipe in Cookies by Bess that has yeast. I have to admit, I was a little skeptical of using a full ounce of yeast in this cookie recipe. Not that I have experience using yeast, but…
Norwegian Almond Sticks
One of the many wonderful things about Cookies by Bess are all the traditional cookies recipes from around the world. I have had so much fun making these cookie recipes over the years. This week I decided to make Norwegian Almond Sticks. Cookies by Bess’ Norwegian Almond Cookies are a thin finger length butter cookie…
Coconut Bars
This is the second time I’ve made Coconut Bars from Cookies by Bess. The first time around the bar cookies didn’t turn out so good. Don’t get me wrong, they tasted great, but the chewy topping didn’t set up quite right making them difficult to remove from the pan. This time around, my Coconut Bars…
Choco-Orange Cookies
I’ve looked at this Choco-Orange Cookie recipe so many times…and now I finally tried it! The reason I waited so long is because I don’t normally have fresh oranges or orange juice on hand. It’s not that I don’t like oranges, it’s just that I don’t eat them very often. This particular weekend, I happen…