Southern Shelle

When I shared these lemonade cookies in my stories a couple weeks back I got a bunch of DMs looking for the recipe. Unfortunately for those people the recipe was still in my head. 😂 I managed to write it all down and take a couple of glamour shots along the way. The inspiration for these cookies was a large diet lemonade from Chick-fil-A. I wanted to see if I could replicate that sour/sweet combo. I added a healthy amount of lemon zest to the cookie dough and topped the cookies with a glaze flavored with lemon zest, juice and a dash of lemon extract.

Search “lemonade cookies” on southernshelle.com for the recipe.

A year ago today. I still love it.

Hey Y’all! Today I’m sharing a brand new brownie recipe! After the Great Brownie Challenge, I was ready to create my own go-to brownie recipe that is thick, chewy and fudgy all at the same time. The secret? Adding a little corn starch. Click the link for this gorgeous recipe.
https://southernshelle.com/pretzel-caramel-brownies/

Celebrating with mini bourbon peach pies. 🍑⁠⁠
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Let me tell y'all a little secret {whispers}: I use frozen peaches in my pie. I know, I know! Fresh is best, but where in the world are we going to get fresh peaches in March? ⁠⁠
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When baking with frozen peaches I don't let them thaw out and add a little extra cornstarch (or tapioca flour) to the filling to capture the extra water. This way I get to skip the peeling peaches part, which is quite frankly, the pitts 😂

So my daughter has decided that she wants to amend her Christmas List. It's this week. So when I asked her what she wanted instead, she said "All I want a White Christmas". LORD HELP ME. It was 70 degrees last weekend. No chance for a white Christmas in the foreseeable future. ⁠⁠
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I'm strongly considering buying a bunch of foam and scattering it in my living room. Y'all talk me out this crazy idea!⁠⁠
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Anyway-- for this month's challenge we had a split vote for the topic between Cookies and Cakes. And since I despise cake, cookies seemed like the way to go. These are my double chocolate peppermint cookies. Cocoa powder + chocolate chips; crushed peppermint & peppermint extract in the dough and a few more crushed candy canes for to make the whole thing festive. ⁠⁠
🎅🏾 click the link in bio if you want to make a batch for Santa. ⁠⁠
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If you're still looking for dessert inspiration, check out the hashtag for more great ideas ⁠⁠
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