Recipe Sharing!

Since Schnookie is very much the cook in our family, when recipes get shared they’re usually shared with her. But every once in a while, a recipe is passed along to Maple Hoo with the intention of me trying it out. Such was the scene last month when Sue from Liv ‘n Laf [...]

25 Days of Maple Hoo Christmas: Day 6

One of my fondest Christmas memories is from the first Christmas after our father passed away. The whole family headed down to Florida to spend time at our grandmother’s house. While we were there, Schnookie and I decided to make gingerbread cookies in hockey-appropriate shapes. We had players, Stanley Cups, even a [...]

Christmas Cookie Test Drive

When I was a kid, making spritz cookies with the ancient cookie press seemed so special. I mean, cookies that required a little machine with all kinds of moving parts? How awesome is that? Somewhere along the line the ancient press kicked the bucket, leaving us without spritz cookies for years and [...]

September’s Cookie of the Month

It’s time for another installment of IPB Living’s Cookie of the Month! I’ve been toying with the idea of making frosted sugar cookies in fun Fall shapes since… well, since summer started. I felt like it needed to be at least a tiny bit close to Fall before making them, but then this [...]

And I Get To Take All The Credit!

Within the last week I’ve had two separate people suggest cookie recipes to me (Patty suggested lemon-clove sandwich cookies, and Sarah wrote a post about chocolate cookies) but I’m still months behind on my cookie plans! Ages ago I saw a recipe for something called Pine Nut Tassies. I’d never made tassies before. [...]

Unicorn Kisses, Or Adventures In Cookie Baking

To celebrate that the final piece of the Unicorn Kitchen was put into place on Friday morning — only 14 months after the actual work on the project started — we decided to make something special. Something special that could also serve to kick-off a new series that we’re very excited about here at [...]

Revisting the Chewy Ginger Oatmeal Cookie

It’s no secret that around here that we’re all getting more than a little antsy for Autumn. I decided to contribute to that Fall-longing by baking one of the most “Fall-y” cookies in my (limited) repertoire — Chewy Ginger Oatmeal cookies. The oatmeal makes for a wholesome touch, the taste equivalent of buying [...]

Cookies by Martha Stewart… or Craig Biggio?

Last Christmas I went on a gingerbread cookie binge after finding a surprisingly good recipe in Baking Illustrated. The only problem was the only cookie cutters I had were circles and hearts. There are few sights sadder than a tray of gingerbread cookies cut into circles and hearts, believe you me. Adding [...]

Does The World Need A Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie?

Welcome to IPB Living Investigates, a hard-hitting series where we tackle the most burning of questions. Today’s edition finds us exploring the age-old question: is a chocolate peanut butter cookie really necessary. This question was first drawn to our attention… um… well… sorta just yesterday. You see, Gentle Reader, in a spur [...]

Stepping Out of the Cookie Comfort Zone

Last July I wrote a post about what cookies I wanted to try out when the Unicorn kitchen was completed. I’ve checked off the Molasses Spice Cookies with Rum Glaze, the Chewy Ginger Oatmeal cookies, and the Gingerbread cookies, all of which were A+, keeper recipes. I knew I wanted to make cookies [...]