I try to never show up empty handed when I go to an event. Cookies are usually with me, but when I don’t have time to bake things, UncommonGoods is a wonderful resource for gifts!
Have you heard of them before? They encourage sustainability and are extremely pro environment. They sell handmade, recycled, and organic products. None of their items contain leather, feathers, or fur since they don’t want to harm any humans or animals. Not only that, but they created the Better to Give Program in 2001, which allows you to select a non-profit organization to receive a $1 donation from them at checkout.
They have gifts for everyone: your mother-in-law, teacher, best friend, neighbor, nephew, boss…. you get the picture. I admit, I even picked up a couple of items for Ellie from the “kids” category. I just couldn’t resist! I got her these foreign blocks in Spanish, mini happy mat for eating, and All Aboard books, just to name a few.
Be sure to check out UncommonGoods for more ideas! They have wonderful gifts for birthdays, too!
But since this is a baking/cooking blog, I’ve picked out a few of my favorite items from their “kitchen & bar” category:
1// melon cut and serve tool
2// mason jar coffee grinder
3// mini ice cream sandwich press
4// anniversary wine box
5// people feeder
6// party sprinkles
7// microwave popcorn popper
8// mr. food face plate
9// double wall tea infuser
As for the chocolate chocolate chunk cookies, this recipe comes from Sift and Whisk:
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chunks (or chips)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with silicone mats.
- Cream together the butter and sugars. Add in the eggs and vanilla.
- Gradually stir in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until just combined.
- Stir in chocolate chunks/chips and mix until they are distributed.
- Scoop about 1½ tablespoons of dough per cookie onto your baking sheets, spaced about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 14 minutes.
This is a sponsored post, but the opinions expressed are my own.
This recipe is a little different, but they’re just as good as any other cookie. They’re different because they have ingredients that will help promote milk production in breastfeeding moms (that’s me!). I’ve always been curious about lactation cookies and wonder if they really work.
