Pumpkin Bread

It's that time of year. Baking, Cooking and Eating are the flavors of the day. This weekend has been the getting the house ready for the season, time in my life. November is always a "change of the seasons time" in my house. Even in Florida, there is a certain "feel" to the coming End of the year celebrations. This time brings with it, thoughts of the speed of life, recollections of family celebrations past and holiday memories to come...along with all the bright smiles that come with it all.
With that, my house always wafts with the beautiful fragrance of Sweet and Savory offerings baking away ion the oven. Cinnamon is primary in that essence of November. I love Cinnamon in November.

I am sharing today a recipe for Pumpkin Bread. Pumpkin Bread signifies for me the beginning of the season and all of the wonderful flavors it brings. I so hope you join me in clicking below & sharing these fantastic flavors and essences. Wishes for your enjoyment of the Season's every moment to you and your family!

Streusel Pumpkin Bread

Ginnie's Favorite Cookie

A few years ago I was enthralled with cookies. I had such a passion for cookies, that I started a cookie company. I baked and baked to my heart content. I have to say this is what brought me really to blogging and eventually to Recipe and Cookbook Author. My passion for cooking is truly that. The smiles and warmth of heart you receive when someone loves something you have created is immeasurable. So is true of this cookie. When I decided to make cookies for a living, my cousins and friends were kind enough to be guinea pigs. My cousin Ginnie loved one cookie especially. I made dozens and dozens of many different varieties of cookies. Chocolate, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, Shortbread, Chocolate Dipped Shortbread, and my specialty, Hand Decorated Sugar Cookies. Ginnie wasn't having any of it.
This Toffee Coconut Walnut Oatmeal cookie was the one for her. So I have aptly named the cookie, Ginnie's Favorite Cookie. The draw of this cookie is it's combination of flavors. Crunchy, Chewy, Buttery, Nutty, Sweet and Salty. It truly is a perfect combination. Hope you enjoy as much as Ginnie and I do!

Ginnie's Favorite Cookie

Ingredients:

1 cup Butter (unsalted)

1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar

1/2 cup Sugar (white)

2 tsp Vanilla

2 Eggs

2 cups Flour

1/4 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Baking Soda

1 cup Oatmeal

1 1/2 cups Coconut

1 1/3 cups Walnuts

1 10oz Bag Toffee Candy Bits

(I use Heath)

Instructions

Preheat Oven to 350f

Line baking sheet with Parchment Paper

Butter and Eggs should be at room temp before beginning.

In a Mixing Bowl Combine, Butter and Sugars.

Add Eggs. Combine thoroughly.

Add Vanilla. combine.

In Large mixing bowl combine flour, oatmeal, salt, baking soda.

Add Wet ingredients to dry ingredients.

Mix well.

Fold in Coconut, Toffee and Walnuts.

Mixture will be stiff.

Spoon Tablespoon measure of mixture onto a parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake in a 350 pre-heated oven for 10 minutes exactly. (do not over bake)

Remove from oven cool on cooling rack for 15 mins.

Recipe yields 30 cookies, depending on size.

Cookies will remain fresh for 2 weeks in a covered plastic container.

Variation: 

I substituted a 10 oz bag of the chocolate covered toffee (broken up) and  added chocolate chips. Awesome!!