Everyone who cooks with avocado understands the plight of trying to guess the perfect ripeness. You can buy them at almost-perfection and hope for the best, or go from green and wait for the day when they feel just right. More often than not, I overshoot and wait too long, leaving me with a bowlful…
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Honey, Walnut and Oat Cookies
Initially for this post, I was going to make apple cider cookies. Sounds good, right? I did a quick Google search to see if others had done it (link titles told me they did) and like the lazy cook I am, I thought “Good enough!” and bought everything. Funny thing is, I didn’t read any…
Quick Cowboy Cookies
What’s a cowboy cookie? It’s essentially like an oatmeal cookie went on Pimp My Ride (oh hey, 2004 MTV reference) and became extra-awesome. This cookie mix was actually given to me in a jar as a gift by my boyfriend at Christmas with the instructions attached. Just like these brownies I made a few months…
A Guide to French Macarons
French macarons are known to be one of the trickiest cookies to master at home. They are often described as finicky, delicate, and down-right rage-inducing. First and foremost, I watched this video from Entertaining with Beth on how to get a flawless batch of macarons. I used her recipe for the cookie element and used…
Christmas Cookie Recipe Roundup
It’s that time of year again! I want all of your favourite holiday cookie recipes whether they’re frosted, cracked, dipped or dusted. It’s simple: Post your all-time favourite holiday cookie recipe in the comments or e-mail it to me at veronica@thevegetarianginger.com I’ll compile all the entries into one amazing cookie roundup post One entry will…
Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cookies with Peanut Butter Chips
This was my first attempt at red velvet anything and I went into it with a blank slate. I honestly had no idea what made something “red velvet” and how it differentiated from any other colourful cookies. Here’s the long and the short of it: it’s not very different at all. Essentially, red velvet is…
Triple Ginger Cookies
Ginger is one of those flavours that I can’t get enough of, and I like it to be strong. Especially since we’re coming up to the winter months, it can be warming, a bit spicy and tastes perfect crammed into a cookie. I adapted this recipe from the November 2013 edition of House & Home…
Sweet Potato Walnut Breakfast Cookies
Let your childhood dreams blend with your responsible side with these healthy cookies that you can eat for breakfast. These are truly the definition of healthy cookies. Mashed sweet potato, almond butter, maple syrup, walnuts—these add up to provide tons of nutrients and protein. Need more convincing? They’re paleo and flourless, are super easy to…
St. Patrick’s Day Cake Batter Cookies
Cookies on St. Patty’s Day are a must for a few reasons. If you have kids, cookies are a great activity for a holiday to get them interested and let them show their creativity. If you don’t, you’re going to need something to soak up all the beer. Trust me. What better than green cake…
Loaded M&M Oreo Cookie Bars
You know those days where you just need to take a moment to say, “I don’t care about beach bodies, I just want some cookies.” I’ve got your back. These bars are a combination of all great dessert ingredients: Chopped up Oreos inside homemade cookies dough sprinkled with M&Ms. These are really good for parties…
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