Arlington Housewife
Hi, my name is Heather. I’m a baker, cook, serial hostess, wife and mother of two. I love to cook, to feed people and to eat...especially dessert. I also run Livin' The Pie Life, an artisan bakery providing delicious fresh locally-sourced handmade pie to Northern Virginia. Life is good.
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Category Archives: Cookies
Fudgy Triple Chocolate Cookies
I have found my new favorite chocolate cookie. Each bite of these delicious morsels is fudgy, satisfying, very chocolate-y and not the least bit dry. Almost a brownie, but still distinctively a cookie, these will soon be on my regular … Continue reading
Elmo Cupcakes for Jonah
Everybody loves Elmo! I made these cupcakes for a reception following a friend’s Baby Naming ceremony for her son Jonah. The Elmo cupcakes are Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. The “J” cupcakes are Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting. … Continue reading
Chocolate Dipped Cookie Dough Gelato Sandwiches
This is one outrageously delicious over-the-top confection! It may also be the dessert equivalent of evil. I have the strong urge to go to confession and I’m not even Catholic. The road to Hell? Paved with chocolate chip cookie dough apparently. … Continue reading
Chocolate Panna Cotta with Raspberry Gelee & Orange Florentines
Welcome to my second Daring Baker’s Challenge, Panna Cotta with Florentine Cookies. For the second month in a row, the challenge has lived up to it’s name. I had never made panna cotta or florentine cookies before. Time to stretch … Continue reading
Posted in Cookies, Daring Bakers Challenge, Pudding
Tagged Daring Bakers, dessert, vegetarian
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Crack Two Ways
Is it a cookie? Is it a candy? The name most commonly used is “crack”, perhaps because it is made with “crack”ers or the way it “crack”s into pieces or perhaps simply for it’s addictive qualities. This salty and sweet … Continue reading

