Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  I don't think I realized just how polarizing raisins in cookies were until I made a batch of oatmeal raisin cookies recently and shared photos on social media. Responses ran the gamut from... It's okay to have these for breakfast since it's just oatmeal and raisin in a different format, right? These are my favorite! I highly recommend replacing raisins with chocolate chips. Makes them about 1 million times better. My boys hate raisins so I make oatmeal chocolate chip. And, in response to the comment above, Thank you for being the voice of reason in all of this raisin nonsense! I fall somewhere in between there. I wouldn't say they are my favorite - gingerbread holds that honor! - but I don't despise raisins. I did share another recipe that included oatmeal, tea, and chocolate: Warrior Herb Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies . But of the three cookie eaters in my house, these were adored. Ingredients  makes approximately three dozen 2" cookies 1 cup (2 sticks) but...

This post is sponsored in conjunction with Christmas Cookies Week.  I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the Christmas Cookies Week recipes.  All opinions are mine alone. Prizes + Giveaway Here we are at day four of a fantastic event helmed by Ellen of  Family Around the Table   with help from Christie of  A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures . These talented ladies are tireless and inspiring. They not only wrangled all of us foodie bloggers, but they lined up some amazing event sponsors who donated to us for recipe creation and also for prizes. Go to  my kick-off post  to read about the prize packages and to enter the giveaway. Or you may enter at the bottom of this post.* You won't want to miss out. Seriously. Your holiday baking will be kicked up more than a few notches. The Rest of the Cookie Tray Celebrating Sinterklaas with Speculaas by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Chocolate Mint Thumbprints b...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Adams Extract and Spice, a sponsor of #ChristmasCookiesWeek . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Prizes + Giveaway Here we are at day three of a fantastic event helmed by Ellen of  Family Around the Table   with help from Christie of  A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures . These talented ladies are tireless and inspiring. They not only wrangled all of us foodie bloggers, but they lined up some amazing event sponsors who donated to us for recipe creation and also for prizes. Go to  my kick-off post  to read about the prize packages and to enter the giveaway. Or you may enter at the bottom of this post. You won't want to miss out. Seriously. Your holiday baking will be kicked up more than a few notches. The Rest of the Cookie Tray Andes Mint Chocolate Brownies ...

  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Silpat, a  #ChristmasCookiesWeek sponsor. I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Prizes + Giveaway Here we are at day two of a fantastic event helmed by Ellen of  Family Around the Table   with help from Christie of  A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures . These talented ladies are tireless and inspiring. They not only wrangled all of us foodie bloggers, but they lined up some amazing event sponsors who donated to us for recipe creation and also for prizes. Go to  my kick-off post  to read about the prize packages and to enter the giveaway. Or you can enter at the bottom of this post. You won't want to miss out. Seriously. Your holiday baking will be kicked up more than a few notches. Today's #ChristmasCookies Tray Authentic Italian Pizzelles by House ...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Adams Extract and Spice,  YumGoggle, and Silpat, sponsors of #ChristmasCookiesWeek . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Ach Tannebaum, ach Tannebaum, du bist ein edler Zweig!  Du grünest uns den Winter, die lieben Sommerzeit. Roughly translated, the lyrics are, "Oh, pine tree, oh, pine tree, you're a noble twig! You greet us in the winter, the dear summer time." That's always been one of my favorite Christmas carols. So, when Yum Goggle decided to sponsor the event and send us cookie cutters of our choosing, I picked a large tree and am kicking off the #ChristmasCookies week with these 'Ach Tannebaum' Iced Sugar Cookies. Thanks, Prizes, and a Giveaway But, I'm getting ahead of myself. Today kicks off a fantastic event helmed by Ellen of Family Aroun...

  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sprinkle Pop, a  #ChristmasCookies sponsor. I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. I'll start with this: I'm a sprinkle novice. I mean, I've purchased sprinkles before, but I haven't used them often enough. Clearly. But, when Sprinkle Pop* signed on to be an event sponsor for a December event, I selected the sprinkle collections I wanted to use and waited for the shipment. And when they arrived, I jumped right in.  I had an idea of what I wanted the cookies to look like and made a batch of simple sugar cookies; I covered the top with the sprinkles - before baking. Needless to say, the cookies flattened, as I expected, but the sprinkles melted, unexpectedly. Whoops. They tasted good, but they weren't pretty. And, in my mind, the whole point of sprinkles is pretty! S...

  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Nielsen-Massey, a  #ChristmasCookies sponsor. I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. December always means Christmas cookies. Lots and lots of Christmas cookies. I was excited to see that Ellen at  Family Around the Table  was organizing a week-long event surrounding cookies...and what a week it has been! She has also created a giveway from one of our event sponsors. I hope you enjoy the recipes my fellow bloggers have shared to celebrate the cookie season. Get baking! Nielsen-Massey + A Giveaway Nielsen-Massey Fine Vanillas & Flavors is giving one winner a set of their pure flavors: 2-oz each of Orange, Lemon, Peppermint, Almond, Chocolate, Coffee, Rose Water, and Orange Blossom Water. Nielsen-Massey Vanillas has been crafting the ...