RECIPE: Thin Mint Cookies Recipe

Bake chocolate-covered mint cookies. Photo courtesy Chocolat Céleste. We’re a week late in celebrating the 98th anniversary of the Girl Scouts, founded March 12, 1912. But there’s no reason to skip the celebration. And there’s no better way to celebrate than with homemade Thin Mint cookies. We love the Girl Scouts—we won the top award…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Fancypants Bakery Cookies

The bunnies, carrots and chicks are almost too cute to eat. Photo courtesy Fancypants Bakery. The Easter Bunny will be hopping down the bunny trail in less than three weeks. To prepare for his arrival, enter to win a gift box of gourmet cookies from this week’s Gourmet Giveaway sponsor: Fancypants Bakery. Their “Great Big…
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Top Pick Of The Week: Part 2, Effie’s Homemade Oatcakes

Perfect with tea (and almost any repast), we hope that oatcakes will become as popular as shortbread. Photo courtesy Effie’s Homemade. What’s an oatcake, and why should you be interested? It’s true: “Oatcake” doesn’t sound too beguiling. To Americans, it can sound like something you might give your horse as a treat. Neigh! As Scotland…
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DISCOUNT: Walkers Shortbread, Biscuits & Cakes

If there’s anyone in America who hasn’t had Walker’s shortbread, then he or she isn’t a cookie person. But store shelves have limited space: Unless you visit a theoretical Shortbread Emporium, you’re not likely to find all the different types of Walkers Shortbread—the variety of shapes (fingers, ovals, rounds, petticoat triangles) and flavors (chocolate chip,…
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PRODUCT: Kodiak Cakes, Whole Grain & Delicious

These boxed brownie, cookie and pancake/ waffle mixes will make you want to roar for more. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE. Are you looking for ways to add more whole grains to your diet? Or do you already shy away from white, processed flour in flavor of whole grains? In any scenario, take…
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