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Brazil Nut Cookies
Brazil nuts, where do you find Brazil nuts? It took me forever to find Brazil nuts for Grandma Bess’ Brazil Nut Cookies! Not sure if I was looking off season or what, but when I saw a bag of Brazil nuts, I grabbed them quick! And these cookies were worth waiting for! One of the…
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…
Coconut Crisps
This was my second time making Cookies by Bess’ Coconut Crisps. The first time around, I followed the recipe as written and the cookies were, of course, awesome! Sweet and sugary from the two sugars and coconut, crispy and nutty from the corn flakes and walnuts. My second time around (today), I decided to change…
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sometimes you just want a comfort food type cookie. You know, the kind your mom had for you, warm out of the oven when you got home from school. Cookies by Bess’ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are this kind of cookie recipe! Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are a traditional recipe that give you an oat…
Coconut Orange Cookies
I’m always up for a nice and easy drop cookie recipe! Coconut Orange Cookies are a sweet and tasty drop cookie with a ton of orange flavors! I had to grate the rind of almost two oranges to get the full tablespoon and ½ called for in the recipe. Add the orange juice to top…
Swiss Coconut Balls
Cookies by Bess has lots of macaroon type cookie recipes even though the cookies aren’t actually called macaroons. Swiss Coconut Balls is one of them and in my opinion, the one that comes closest to my idea of a coconut macaroon! The ingredients all make sense for a macaroon…firmly beaten egg whites, confectioner’s sugar, a…
Spice Coffee Drops
What goes best with cookies? I’m sure there are plenty of opinions on the answer to this question, but the one that comes to my mind first is…coffee! Next question, what could be better than cookies with coffee baked in? Easy answer, nothing…and Spice Coffee Drops are proof! Spice Coffee Drops from Cookies by Bess…
Chocolate Bon Bon Cookies
Have you ever had a cookie that tastes like a brownie? Really, what could be better? Cookies by Bess’ Chocolate Bon Bon Cookies are just that…a brownie cookie! It’s really amazing how many good cookie recipes are included in Cookies by Bess. Grandma Bess really knew what she was doing when she chose each and…
Sour Cream Chocolate Drop Cookies
Sour Cream Chocolate Drop Cookies are a yummy twist on our beloved Chocolate Chip Cookie. The addition of sour cream is the most obvious twist. It’s an additional ingredient that totally changes the consistency of the cookies (in a good way!). The other twist is use of cake flour versus normal baking flour. This switch…
Chocolate Oatmeal Drops
Check out this list of ingredients! Chocolate Oatmeal Drops are filled with so much amazing goodness in every bite! I don’t remember ever having a chocolate oatmeal cookie before, so I was excited to try something new…I was also excited about how all the different ingredients in one cookie were going to taste! After trying…