I’m going to keep working on these. Eventually, (HOPEfully), I’ll master the consistency of the royal icing, and all will be “right” in my cookie-making world 😉 Wishing you all a sparkler-filled, happy July 4th!! “A”
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Tonight is our “Bayberry Babes” birthday girls night out but, as you can see, I did not bake the cake. Instead, I made these high heel sugar cookies as a take-home favor for each of the gals. I’m really getting into this cut-out-and-decorate sugar cookie thing…although, I’m not sure exactly WHY. The baking and the […]
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We’re going out for dinner tonight to celebrate Father’s Day with dear friends. As I thought about a small gift for the dads, I couldn’t think of a single thing (within my budget 😉 that might thrill them. And then, as Oprah would say, my “aha” moment. Why not bake them some man-hearty cookies! It […]
Who doesn’t love these cookies? I think they’re a great break from good ol’ chocolate chips, and they’re just as easy to eat by the handful! I follow the Nestle’s recipe printed on the butterscotch morsels package, but I substitute 1/2 cup butter-flavored Crisco for one stick of butter. I also add two extra tablespoons […]
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Feb
Feb
Butter + sugar + flour + almonds + raspberry jam = delicious. The little twist with these Linzer Cookies is that you add a tablespoon of freshly grated lemon zest, which gives them a tang and complements the sweet raspberry filling. Making them is a bit labor intensive (actually, more than a bit), I admit, […]
This past Christmas, Little a gave me one of my all-time favorite gifts. Presented in a small, decorative holiday box were five little bottles of gel food color, five little pots of gorgeous luster dust, and one little pot of hot pink disco dust! The gel colors were a great addition to my colorful collection, […]
Nothing screams “New York City” louder than a black-and-white cookie, so why is it so hard to find the perfect recipe?? I have done extensive internet research, asked culinary school graduates, and I even attempted to interrogate a deli-clerk about the secret icing (until her boss came flying out of the back room with fire […]
…except these little mice! I made them with the daycare children as a gift they could share with their familes. They are called Christmas Eve Mice and they’re pretty easy to make. Just dip some stemmed maraschino cherries in melted chocolate, add a Hershey kiss face, place on the pillow of a double-stuffed Oreo cookie […]
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Includes recipes for Mocha Cookies, Frosted Cranberry Drop Cookies, Gianduja Bells, Cashew Brittle, Mandelhoernchen, Cranberry, White Chocolate, Pistachio Biscotti, Raspberry Almond Shortbread Thumbprints, Italian Christmas Cookies, Molasses Sugar Cookies, Spritz
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The truth? These cookies are lots of work, but they are totally worth the effort!! For me, it was a two-day event. I cut and baked the cookies on one day, and frosted and decorated them the next. I used the No Fail Sugar Cookie recipe (minus one teaspoon of baking powder) and my favorite […]
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Dec
Dec
The cookie baking blitz is on, so I decided to roll some dough and start with the cut-outs! Since there’s a bit of winter in the air, and I’ve been wearing my new hand-knitted mittens (thank you, Teresa :), I thought merry mittens would be the perfect choice. I used this No Fail Sugar Cookie […]
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Includes recipes and recipe links for Chocolate Almond Macaroons, Sugar Crusted Snowballs, Jam Sticks, Chocolate-Espresso Shortbread Wedges, Double Coconut Biscotti, Italian Iced Cookies, Chocolate Biscotti, Turtle Bars, Peanut Butter Munchies, Chocolate Espresso Balls, Jan Hagels, Butter Cookies, Pignoli Cookies, Florentine Cookie Bars
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Pignoli cookies are delicious and impressive, so a “party perfect” cookie tray just wouldn’t be complete without them! I have used the Epicurious recipe for years, and I always get great results. The posted recipe calls for canned almond paste, but I buy almond paste by the pound at a local Italian deli. This is […]
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Oct
No doubt about it. Of all the treats I love to bake, cookies are my #1 favorite! So, when I volunteer to bring along a tray of cookies, I think about whether I’ll bake the tried-and-true standards (chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, giant ginger cookies, white chip macadamia, etc.), or the pretty little butter cookies that […]
You may now call me “little auntie a”. I am so thrilled — my best friend Khalil and his husband Scott have adopted a little baby girl! This weekend, we had a Baby Naming ceremony for her (they wrapped her up in the chuppah I made for their wedding!), and, because it’s the best way […]