2012 Cookie of the Year: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip

And the winner is… Amy Lowry Collis and her Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies! Congratulations! Now it’s your turn to bake these amazing holiday cookies for your annual cookie exchange or holiday party. Have at it! Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies “These have been my family’s favorite for years. They are easy to make, even young children […]

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dare we call this a healthy cookie? It’s full of good-for-you ingredients, but don’t tell your children, just enjoy. Banana-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies  Makes: 2 dozen cookies 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (about 1 medium banana) 1/4 cup butter, softened 
(1/2 stick) 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla […]

The Food Allergy Mama's Allergen-Free Baked Goods Taste Like the Real Thing

When you bite into one of Kelly Rudnicki’s chocolate chip cookies, you’d never guess it’s allergen-free.   Her pumpkin bread and apple cinnamon doughnut holes—made without any dairy, eggs or nuts—are also likely to disappear fast. Rudnicki, 35, is a Wilmette mother of 4 (soon-to-be 5), a former TV producer and the blogger behind FoodAllergyMama.com, […]

Chocolate Chip and Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe

“I can’t go anywhere without my homemade cookies,” Gina Deutsche says—and sports moms of Northbrook know she’s not kidding. They often tell the part-time Pfizer rep that she should stop selling pharmaceuticals and start selling her cookies. “‘You could be like Carol Goldman,’ they keep telling me,” Deutsche says. She makes her famous chocolate chip […]