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Category Archives: Cookies
Homemade Holiday Gift Pack – Buttermints, Baileys and Buckeyes
Some of the best gifts are the gifts you make with love at home. If you’re looking for a holiday gift idea, here’s an easy, delicious gift pack you can make in the comfort and safety of your own kitchen.
Posted in dessert, easy, holiday cookies
Tagged Baileys Irish Cream, christmas, Gift
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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Buckeye Candies
We were down at the cabin, listening to the Splendid Table, when this recipe for Buckeyes came on, from the ladies at Liddabit Sweets in Brooklyn. It sounded delicious (chocolate plus peanut butter? Yes please!) so we thought we’d give … Continue reading
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Buttermints – An After Dinner Treat
These little buttermints are pillowy bites of minty happiness after dinner. We made a big batch to share with friends, so if you’re looking for a little gift basket treat, these fit the bill nicely. They’re also ridiculously easy to … Continue reading
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Tagged Butter, buttermints, Splendid Table, Sugar
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Rum Balls – An Old Time Family Favorite
These little rum balls pack a big punch. The alcohol doesn’t get cooked out of them, although it does evaporate a bit. All the same, Melanie waited until after lunch to pass these out at work. These were also a … Continue reading
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Brandy Snaps
We love ginger snaps. And we love that these have ginger (AND brandy) in them. We also were intrigued by how 1950′s Brandy Snaps sounded, so we decided to make them. Of all the cookies Melanie’s brought to work, these … Continue reading
No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Mounds
You probably remember these no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies from childhood. You’d come in from playing outside and your friend’s mom had them on the counter. Or you’d bring them as your cookie contribution to your Girl Scouts meeting. These cookies … Continue reading
Posted in Cookies, easy, holiday cookies, Recipe
Tagged Chocolate, chocolate oatmeal cookies, Cookie, dessert, no-bake
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Russian Tea Cookies, aka Mexican Wedding Cakes
Russian tea cookies, also known as Mexican wedding cakes, are such a classic holiday cookie. So, we went straight to the classic source for this recipe – The Joy of Cooking. We’re going to be taking it old school this … Continue reading
Posted in Cookies, dessert, holiday cookies, Recipe
Tagged Joy of Cooking, Powdered sugar, tea cookies
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Old-Fashioned Hermit Cookies with Spices and Dried Fruits
As you know, we’re exploring older cookies this year and bringing back the nostalgia, along with some sweet delights. If you’re nostalgic for these cookies, well, we’re not saying you’re old, but you may also have been friends with Red … Continue reading
Hermit Cookies Filled with Homemade Nutella
This one doesn’t take a genius to figure out. Add nutella to whatever and it’s likely to be amazing. Add homemade nutella to homemade hermit cookies? Oh, yeah.
How to Make Vanilla Extract – A Holiday Gift Idea
Need a homemade holiday gift idea? Ever wondered how to make vanilla extract? We hadn’t either, until our sister/sister-in-law presented us with this bottle of homemade vanilla extract she’d made herself. Not only does it taste good, but it looks … Continue reading
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