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Caramel Nut Cookies
My Cookies by Bess cookie book was sitting on my kitchen counter, open to page 15. At the top of the page was Caramel Nut Cookies. As I was cleaning up my kitchen I looked down and saw this recipe and decided to make these cookies. Caramel Nut Cookies, just the name makes them sound…
Mexican Christmas Cookies
What is are Mexican Christmas Cookies? I wasn’t sure, so I Googled it to find out…I found Mexican Wedding Cookies and Biscochitos, a traditional New Mexican holiday cookie, but didn’t find anything similar to the Mexican Christmas Cookies recipe from Cookies by Bess. It’s an interesting recipe. Nothing like other traditional holiday cookie recipes. I…
Pecan Maple Cookies
Pecan Maple Cookies are my kind of cookie! They are not fancy or dainty, just good, sweet, nutty, and chewy! I love the combination of brown sugar, maple flavoring, and pecans…together it’s almost like a caramely or praline flavor. The pecans with the coconut give the cookie great texture…I am adding Pecan Maple Cookies to…
Peanut Butter Refrigerator Cookies
My husband is pretty picky with which cookies he really likes and which he’ll shrug and say, “That’s pretty good.” Cookies by Bess’ basic Peanut Butter Cookies are one of his favorites, so I thought I’d make Cookies by Bess’ Peanut Butter Refrigerator Cookies and do a comparison. I just love using peanut butter in…
Pineapple Refrigerator Cookies
Okay, I really hate to admit it and my husband says I shouldn’t, but for the first time I’m going to say that I was a little disappointed with a cookie recipe once it was baked and cooled. I was excited about the idea of a “pineapple cookie”, so I thought Pineapple Refrigerator Cookies would…
Mom’s Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
July 9th is National Sugar Cookie Day! So of course, I had to make sugar cookies to celebrate. Cookies by Bess has a lot of sugar type cookies recipes, but only one actual sugar cookie recipe…Mom’s Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies. There are a few “Mom’s” recipes in Cookies by Bess…I assume these recipes are from…
Orange Pecan Cookies
I was talking with my Mom recently and she mentioned that she has list of favorite Cookies by Bess cookies in the back of her cookie book. One of the cookies on the list is Orange Pecan Cookies. As we were talking she mentioned that she doesn’t really remember these making cookies, but figured they…
Date Filled Pin Wheel Cookies
This week I decided to try another pin wheel cookie, Date Filled Pin Wheel Cookies. I’ve looked at this recipe several times but passed it over because I think I’m a little afraid of pin wheel cookies! I’ve tried to make them twice before (regular Pin Wheels and Peanut Butter Pin Wheels, shown below) and…
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