More boozy cookies, and yes, I take requests now

I am not a gluten-free girlie, however I totally respect that some people are. So when a trainer at my gym asked if I could make gluten-free cookies, of course I said yes. It also gave me the opportunity to test out one of my new birthday cookbooks- Cookies & Crumbs. It did NOT disappoint!

The Runner said that these guys, the Triple Choc & Oat Gluten Free Cookies were the best he’s ever had. And The Kid ate one and didn’t complain at all, so I think they’re a hit!

I also made Spiced Rum Snickerdoodles – again Alcohol+Cookies=Vibe! Also, all the cinnamon in the snickerdoodles made the house smell amazing- 10/10

A big shout out as well to the other two cookbooks I got for my birthday- Cooking in Real Life, the Champagne Chicken was AMAZING and a great excuse to open a bottle of champagne on a Sunday! And Jamie Oliver’s Easy Airfryer Cookbook– the brussel sprouts AND roast potatoes were next level! LOVED!

Happy 2025!

Happy 2025- I hope this year is precedented and uneventful for everyone– although I already have a feeling that this won’t be the case.  

New Year, New Cookies?  Nope.  Same cookies actually.  This week I made two cookies I’ve made before- but only one that I’ve written about.  Both are from Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar Life Cookbook.  Her Chocolate Chip Cookies (with Rice Krispies- or Rice Bubbles here in OZ!)  and The Greta Sugar Cookie Bars (with festive New Years Sprinkles!)  My friend, Jinx, was back in Amsterdam and brought back more Van Stapele cookies for me…. Honestly, they’re so good.    I need to both savour them and eat them before they go stale.  The paradox of having something you truly love but don’t have often.

The Greta Sugar Cookie Bars (minus one piece)

In other exciting news, we FINALLY bought an air fryer- and we’ve used it nearly every day we’ve owned it so far.   Mostly for french fries but I’m on the look out for air fryer recipes to try!  

So yeah, 2025 will be the year of the air fryer and the cookie- not sure about cookies in the air fryer but I’m sure we’ll try it at some point!

Oh and we also made Sushi! Because sometimes we cook things that aren’t cookies and we really loved our trip to Japan last year !