Hi friends! I have a half-written post Apple Cheesecake Bars slated for the blog today but I have to say… it doesn’t feel quite time yet. The mornings have the tiniest hint of chill in the air and I’ve been coaxed into wearing my new tik-tok-made-me-buy-it-flannel only to be sweating through it come 1pm.
Maybe some of you up north (I’m pointing up with my finger at you, Michigan) are out apple picking and wow, I really do love that for you. Please swear a scarf about it and set some apples aside for the next few weeks when apple cheesecake makes more sense for all of us.
Until then, I think we should do two things this weekend: take an extra long walk in these gorgeous early fall days (these days are so elusive and unique let’s be in them!) AND let’s stock our freezer with a batch or two of cookie dough (for the coziness of our future selves).
Above is me making Italian Butter Cookies for last year’s holiday magazine and gah I love a piped cookie but I’m not quite at that level this weekend. Check in with me again closer to the holidays and after a nap.
Here are the cookies I think you should make this weekend!
• Browned Butter Oatmeal Apple Cookies. Consider these THE moment with chewy dried apples and butterscotch chips. I made a batch of these cookies this week and can confirm, they’re still perfection and, if gifted, will make you a legend (no exaggeration) . I made my latest batch gluten-free with King Arthur Flour’s Measure for Measure Flour with success, so this recipe is sturdy enough to do whatcha wanna, for the most part.
• Peanut Butter Cookies. Someone in my Instagram comments referred to peanut butter as “the devil’s butter” which is a hilarious insult to something I eat in the middle of the night by the spoonful. Peanut Butter Cookies are classic but especially cozy as we enter fall. I highly recommend these very easy 4-ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies (that happen to be gluten and cow butter-free). If you have brainspace for a little more fuss, these Fluffernutter Cookies (yay for a marshmallow) should be your cookie of choice.
• Picture yourself with a batch of Taylor Swift’s Chai Sugar Cookies in the oven while you scream to the 10-minute version of All Too Well and wonder about the Jake Gyllenhaal of it all. Just me? (Don’t answer that.)
• Or simple, a recipe for just two giant Chocolate Chip Cookies that comes together in a small saucepan with 20 minutes of your time. Take these cookies on as a new life skill and memorize the recipe. It’s like memorizing your credit card number – both useful and dangerous.
Weekend it up, friends!
My love to you.
xo Joy
Michelle
The Browned Butter Oatmeal Apple Cookies are amazing! Thank you for giving us a gluten free cookie to die for!
Laura
Made the 2 giant chocolate chip cookies this week & they were delicious! Need to make again & memorize the recipe… also considering if they would scale up so I could share with friends!
Betty Lazarus
Omg I made the Browned Butter Oatmeal Apple Cookies. for a crowd this week because they were perfect for our “apples and honey “ for a sweet new year dinner and lunch. They are a HUGE hit!!! Not only that but perfect for lunch boxe the next day! I’ll be making these again this week and possibly the next week too! This one is a keeper, thanks Joy!
Brenda
You got Michigan. I spent the week in my favorite alpaca hoodie and wool socks while enjoying fresh apples from the local farm stand (the only fruit I pick are sour cherries). Hike in the woods on today’s schedule. Enjoy your weekend!
Christine
This looks really good please send me the website thank you