Cocoa Almond Granola

Cocoa Almond Granola

I am a huge fan of granola. I eat it almost every morning with greek yogurt for breakfast (and sometimes even as a snack or dessert). My friends say I am a tad obsessed with this food combo, but there's something about whole grain oats, nuts, accompanied by flavors of spice that amplifies a cup of plain yogurt, tossed in a bowl of milk, or simply grabbed by the handfuls, that I can't resist.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie

These are my go-to cookies. Over the course of the past year, I have made these cookies at least a dozen times. Between my own fondness, my roommates requests, and the simple combination of delicious flavors, these cookies are always a success.

Peanut butter and chocolae is a match made in baking heaven. These cookies are moist, slightly chewy with a crisp edge. The chocolate chips melt in your mouth and swirl with the creamy peanut butter on your tongue. All you need is a glass of milk, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream sandwiched inbetween a pair of these delights, and then you will be in dessert bliss.

Bailey's Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Chips

Bailey's Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Chips

A couple of weeks before school let out, I made a batch of surprise Bailey's cupcakes for a friend. It was a special request that she jokingly asked me to do, "Will you make me something with Bailey's?" I've seen countless recipes using Bailey's Irish Cream, and other kinds of alchohols, but I had never made the effort to go out of my way to bake something that incorporates them.

Nutella Brownies.

Nutella Brownie

I have yet to meet a single person who dislikes Nutella. What could be better than chocolate and hazelnut combined into the most delicious and addicting spread, ever (at least I think so).

Espresso Chocolate Chip Shortbread

Espresso Chocolate Chip Shortbread

I love coffee. For my close friends and family, this is a well known fact. I will drink it black, with or without cream and sugar, and in all forms: Drip, Espresso, Latte, Mocha, the list is endless. Anything coffee flavored joins this list of my caffeine indulged taste buds. This shortbread included.

Grandma's Asian Chocolate Chip Cookies

Grandma's Asian Chocolate Chip Cookies

My Grandma is a huge inspiration to me. She's considerate, organzied, strong, and overall a wonderful woman. 

She is also, a phenomenal baker. My Grandma has always been known as the bearer of all things delicious and homemade. In addition to baking, she's a wonderful chef, but everyone knows at family gatherings that the wonderful spreads of sweets are truly hers. Once you take a bite, you know it's one of Grandma's cookies.

Cookies and Cream Cookies

Cookies n' Cream Cookie

After baking the enormous Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies, I had half a package of double-stuffed oreos left. I wasn't sure what to do with them at first, especially since I'm not a big consumer of store-bought cookies. However, one of my favorite baking blogger's Kirbie, from Kirbie's Cravings, had my solution in the form of her Chewy Cookies and Cream Cookies.

Kirbie has a lot of fun recipes on her blog. She takes a single ingredient and makes over five different baked goods using it. Oreos is one of those ingredients. She features cookies, muffins, cupcakes, as well as other tasty treats that feature oreos. What I appreciate the most, is not only her fun and love for food, but she definitely enjoys experimenting and adapting recipes to create her own unique ones, such as these chewy cookies and cream cookies.