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.

Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie

Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie

A few months ago, my best friend posted a link to Picky Palate's blog on my Facebook wall, which featured this chocolate chip cookie stuffed with an Oreo. Originally, I had set the idea aside thinking this was kind of a weird concept, and not very "creative." 

Well, to go back on my word, I obviously made these monsterous two in one cookies. This cookie recipe has been flooding the foodgawker, pinterest, and food blogging world. I finally caved last week and decided, that I too, needed to follow the trend. 

Hot Chocolate Cookies

Hot-Chocolate Cookie

Hot Chocolate Cookies. Or, you can call them Chocolate Surprise Cookies. Regardless, the name sounds pretty awesome. Hot chocolate flavor packed into a cookie with a marshmallow on top, this sounds promising.

Unfortunately, these cookies disappointed me. The chocolate cookie dough baked to be pretty dense. The chocolate flavor was dark, but also a tad chalky. These tasted like chocolate graham crackers, or chocolate teddy grahams, which if you like that taste, then you will love these. However, I am not a fan of either of these delights, and therefore I wasn't a huge fan of these cookies.

Coconut Macaroons

Coconut Macaroons

Spring has truly sprung, the sun is shinning on a daily basis, and I am welcoming the start to a brand new quarter this week!

I made these coconut macaroons over my spring break last week (hence, the beautiful lighting from my Mom's kitchen, something that is seriously lacking here at school!). I absolutely love coconut, and it's not an ingredient I have gone out of my way to buy down here at school. However, when I was home, and had a fully stocked fridge and pantry open or me, I had to satisfy my craving.

Pretzel Crusted-Peanut Butter- Brownie Filled Thumbprint Cookies

What a long name to describe a cookie! This cookie describes the end of Winter Quarter: a bunch of different components all tied into one delicious thing. It was simultaneously, the last baked good I made over the course of the past three months!

This is the twelfth baked good that has made it on my blog. I can agree with all of my friends that I have definitely amped up my baking this quarter. Baking is continually becoming more of an outlet for me during stressful school days. This all being said, I took a break over finals week away from baking and searching for recipes online. It was a huge relief not feeling anxious about the giant mess, and time, that baking would take out of my schedule (as much as I love it, it can be a time consuming task!).