TOMORROW: Cozy Up & Read at the Red Wing Library
Tomorrow will be my first book event in my new home of Minnesota, and, uh, the temperature is supposed to dip subzero for the first time this season. Brave the cold, and I’ll try to make it worth your while with lots of free, delicious cookies and excerpts from my works. I’ll have some of my new releases for sale, too.
WHERE: Red Wing Public Library in Red Wing, MN, right on the Wisconsin border
WHEN: January 13th at 10am
BE MORE PRECISE, PLEASE: the Foot Room, down in the basement, where there probably aren’t any ghosts
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Read MoreBready or Not: Brownie Cookies
If ever you are experiencing a chocolate emergency (need chocolate NOW, don’t want to leave the house, don’t want to spend a long time making something), these Brownie Cookies will satisfy nicely.
These cookies mix up fast. They bake fast. They cool fast. They enter your stomach fast.
Plus, they are imbued with brownie goodness. The dough includes melted chocolate and chopped walnuts. Yes, you can replace the walnuts with a different nut–or leave out the nuts entirely, if you so choose. I really love the texture of a chewy cookie with a crunchy nut, though.
Actually, you could even replace the nuts with something like M&Ms. That’d make these easy to modify for holidays, too–green and red candies in December, the Valentine’s mix in February. Have fun with this recipe!
Bready or Not: Brownie Cookies
Equipment
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- tablespoon scoop or spoon
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 350-degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until they are light and fluffy. Add the corn syrup and egg. Add the melted chocolate and vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix this into the wet ingredients, scraping the bottom of the bowl to make sure everything is combined. Fold in the walnuts.
- Use a tablespoon scoop or spoon to dollop rounds of dough, spaced out, on baking sheet. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, then let rest on sheet a few minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. Store in a sealed container at room temperature.
OM NOM NOM!
Publication Day: A FEAST FOR STARVING STONE
Today’s the day! The second and final book of my Chefs of the Five Gods series is out now in trade paperback, ebook, and audiobook. A Feast for Starving Stone continues the adventures of Ada and Solenn as they strive to bring peace to the continent, and most importantly, to their own broken family. Princess Solenn plays an even bigger role this time around. In many ways, it’s a coming of age tale against a background of war and exceptionally good food.
Buy it everywhere online where books are sold, and request it in your local brick and mortar store (especially those indie stores that always need extra love). Also, please request that your local library buy the series!
- Amazon: paperback | kindle | audio CD | Audible
- Barnes & Noble: paperback | audio mP3 on CD | audio CD
- Bookshop: paperback | compact disc | MP3 CD
- Books-a-million: paperback | audio mP3 on CD | audio CD
Also: this coming Saturday, January 13th, I’ll be talking books, stories, and probably cheese at the Red Wing Public Library here in Minnesota. The event starts at 10am and will be downstairs in the Foot Room. I’ll have my signature cookies, and you can buy copies of my new series and my collection.
Bready or Not: Oatmeal Cinnamon Cookies
I’m not going to pretend these are some kind of healthy cookie for the new year just because they include oats. No, these Oatmeal Cinnamon Cookies, are classic, homey, and delicious, and that’s probably because they include a heaping helping of butter and sugar.
These cookies aren’t hardcore on sweetness. The oats and the warmth of cinnamon really come through. This is a superb winter baking cookie for me. They aren’t all-out spicy in a way that makes a person think of the holidays, but they are still fragrant and cozy.
They are a breeze to make, too. No chill is required. Make and bake.
Modified from Taste of Home: Best of Baking 2022.
Bready or Not: Oatmeal Cinnamon Cookies
Equipment
- tablespoon scoop
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks) softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups quick oats
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 350-degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and both sugars until they are light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine with flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients in with the wet, scraping the bottom of the bowl to make sure everything is mixed. Fold in the oats, stirring well to make sure they are coated.
- Use a large cookie scoop or spoon to dole out dough onto baking sheet, leaving several inches of space around each; they will spread. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let set on sheet a few minutes before transferring to a rack to completely cool. Store in a sealed container at room temperature.
OM NOM NOM!
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