From the category archives:

Cookies

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie & Gelato Sliders

June 25, 2010

They look like hamburgers, don’t they? Or maybe it’s just me and my current obsession with sliders. I don’t know why I’ve been finding mini-sandwiches so appealing, but if they’re on the menu I order them. I’ve justified it as a means of portion control – I eat two and share the third. But in [...]

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Coconut Almond Macaroons

March 28, 2010

A little known fact about me: I am a bit of a family history buff. I’ve assembled more than 1,500 names so far in our family tree. One branch goes back to the early 1600′s. It’s been like putting together the ultimate jigsaw puzzle, just a few pieces at a time over many years. I [...]

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Peanut Butter Bars

February 23, 2010

Secretly, I’m very excited it’s Girl Scout cookie time. I’ll admit I look forward to it every year. Their scarcity tactics work very well on me – I feel compelled to buy a bunch of boxes as it will be a whole year until they’re available again. Plus there’s the nostalgia factor, as I was [...]

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Valentine Heart Cookies

February 9, 2010

I always enjoyed the ritual of exchanging valentines as a kid. Opening up a box of 32 (plus two for the teachers!) brand-spanking-new valentines, preferably the Snoopy variety. Carefully addressing the envelopes in crayon for all the kids in my class. Even the boys. Dropping a few conversation heart candies into each envelope. Being careful [...]

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Gingerbread Biscotti with Apricots

December 16, 2009

I have been holding onto this Gingerbread Biscotti recipe for months now, waiting for the holidays to give it a try. It was definitely worth the wait, although I wish I’d tried it much sooner – they are fantastic! Most of the biscotti I’ve had in the past have been tasty but not especially noteworthy [...]

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Chocolate Chip Rugelach

December 11, 2009

The gratitude on my husband’s face when I brought a small tin of these Chocolate Chip Rugelach up to his office this week was all the validation I needed. They’re among his favorite cookies and this was the first time I’d ever made them. The recipe is a little bit different from many I’ve seen [...]

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Toffee Almond Shortbread

December 7, 2009

You’d think that after all the toffee I consumed last week I wouldn’t want anything more to do with the stuff for a while, but it’s not so. On the contrary, I was quite eager to chop up some of the decadent candy that had eluded my eager hands and parlay them into the Toffee [...]

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Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

November 27, 2009

Whew! As much fun as Thanksgiving cooking was, I’m actually kind of glad to switch over to other late-autumn treats (if you’re looking for some good leftover turkey ideas, check out the leftover panini recipes on my other food blog – Panini Happy). Cookies call my name all year round, and as we enter part [...]

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Pecan Praline Cookies

October 26, 2009

Do you have a “baking buddy”? Mine is my friend Gillian. Since we both love to bake more than we can (reasonably) consume in our respective households we’ve developed this fun tradition of exchanging baked goods via our husbands, who work out together at the gym every week. My favorite items that she sends are [...]

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Chewy Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 29, 2009

The Toll House chocolate chip cookie recipe may be the most well-known of the on-the-package cookie recipes out there, but it’s by no means the only one. It comes as no surprise that all of the chocolate chip companies feature recipes, but have you ever seen what the butter people have come up with?