The Perfect Sugar Cookie Recipe
Most sugar cookie recipes require great attention to detail. I just want a great sugar cookie without all the rules and regulations. Many recipes call for the butter… Read More »
Oatmeal Raisin White Chocolate Cookies
What could more comforting and tasty than Oatmeal Raisin Cookies? How about Oatmeal Raisin Cookies dipped in white chocolate? Tomorrow our home will be filled with Ignite’s Servant… Read More »
Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
One of our family’s favorite cookies is this Classic Peanut Butter Cookie. For a moment time stops as you take a bite of these delicious crisp-on-the-outside/soft-on-the-inside cookies followed… Read More »
Kourambiethes
Whether you’re making these cookies for Easter or hosting a party with a Mexican, Spanish or Greek theme, these cookies will work perfectly! Most countries have their own… Read More »
Cup of Cookies
My friend, Joanna in Asheville, North Carolina, gave me the original recipe for these cookies! We used to have a lot of Bake Sales in our neighborhood of… Read More »
Eggnog Cookies
My son, Alexander, turns eighteen today. Eighteen, who would have thought? Time sure flies by when you’re having fun. Our homeschooling days are almost at an end, and… Read More »
Day 18 Snowball Cookies
Okay, okay…these beautiful cookies are really a Greek cookie called Kourambiedes, but during the Christmas season I like to call them “Snowball Cookies!” Why not right? They look… Read More »
An Unexpected Christmas Cookie
It has been a tradition for our family to watch our all-time favorite Christmas movie, A Christmas Story, every year! One of our favorite parts in the movie… Read More »
Day Fourteen Decadent Chocolate Cheese Ball
I love to serve this delicious snack at my Christmas gatherings or give as a gift. It looks so pretty laid in a Christmas tin lined with parchment… Read More »
Chocolate Christmas Crinkles
These cookies are so delicious and pretty. They just scream Christmas time! Serve to guests, share with someone you love, someone you don’t know or just enjoy with… Read More »
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Don’t these look terrific? They taste even better! My dear friend, Anne Ciraulo, originally shared this wonderful recipe with me years ago. Anne taught our boys piano for… Read More »
Elise’s Best Biscotti
A bite of these remarkable cookies, ordered most by my customers at Christmas time, will make you think you’re in Italy. Sharing a recipe among many family and… Read More »
Hello, I’m Elise Johnson and I’m so glad you found your way here! From my own experience, cooking and eating together as a family nurtures and strengthens family relationships quicker and stronger than any other way. Join me as I continue my grandmother’s legacy of
inter-generational cooking by inspiring families and friends to make memories in the kitchen. 