My Madison Bistro

I’ve always thought the perfect peanut butter cookie to be rather elusive. Too often, peanut butter cookies shatter when you take your first bite. I don’t enjoy overly crumbly cookies; instead, I want a peanut butter cookie that is crisp on the outside and just a little chewy on the inside. I confess that several […]

You know how oftentimes, the memory of a childhood favorite is better than the real thing? When I was a little girl, I wished for a freezer full of Twinkies. At least, that’s what my parents tell me. These days, however, you couldn’t pay me to eat a Twinkie. Not even if it was deep-fried. […]

I made these in an attempt to channel my childhood. Every year at Christmas, my aunt would bring Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Bars topped with chocolate. They were delicious, and it was difficult for me to stop at one because I knew they wouldn’t be on the menu again until the following year. I still […]

The mug in the picture might give it away that I made these cookies awhile ago. I really was simply waiting for the perfect time to share the recipe with you; I didn’t want to post this recipe too close to the holidays, as many of us were suffering from COS (cookie overload syndrome).   […]