Welcoming guests with a delicious plate of cookies is always the highlight of any bed & breakfast check-in experience and what better first impression than a gooey, decadent treat!

I had a pretty amazing cookie-making moment a couple weeks ago. I broke away from my traditional, tried-and-true favorites of Snickerdoodles, Chocolate Chip, and Peanut Butter cookies and whipped up a new recipe a friend recommended — Coconut Lime White Chocolate Macadamia Sugar Cookies.

Yes! They tasted just as amazing as the name implies!

This recent baking success (the folks at the office here agreed they were delish … YAY!) has prompted me to not only share the recipe (see below), but also share some other amazing cookie concoctions, most of which I’ve found while cruising through Pinterest and various baking blogs.

Before I start to reveal some of my discoveries, I need to post a disclaimer: Although I would LOVE to test every one of these recipes, I have had to exercise some cookie restraint, so not all these recipes can be fully endorsed by yours truly.

Chocolate Chip

You can’t go wrong with a classic like chocolate chip cookies, but have you perfected your recipe? I’ve always been tweaking my own recipe trying to bake up the most picture-perfect, melt-in-your-mouth goodness. It wasn’t until I found this website through Pinterest that I was able to improve my cookies. Turns out it wasn’t quite so much my recipe, but my technique that needed revamping. Now, I can easily whip up a  batch of these baked goodies. The secrets? Refrigerating the dough and baking on 375 vs. 350.  Continue reading »