It’s been a while since I’ve baked cookies.Well, only a week or so – but it seems like forever.I was out of town for 5 days and the lack of passionate past time in the pastry department and my home kitchen broke my heart.Upon my return I immediately took to the kitchen craft – creating…
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I was blessed with the freedom to experiment in the kitchen as a child. Daily, weekly, monthly…whenever – I simply raided the cupboards and put together whatever I felt like or saw to amalgamate that day.In the early days, I must admit, the results were neither pretty nor tasty.For example: vanilla extract SMELLS great. Vanilla…
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I dream and drool at the spicy aroma of chai tea.Cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, allspice, nutmeg…So good. SO GOOD!My mouth is watering. (And, these are cookies I’m eventually describing, come on – with both chocolate and white chocolate chips!) My hubby, on the other hand, simply does not care for “the taste of Christmas.”He scoffs…
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Perusing the aisles at my local grocery store, I discovered this little jar of cookie magic: Cinnamon Toast Crunch Creamy Cinnamon Spread. I’m quite guilty of roaming the “peanut butter” aisle at the store, googling and drooling over the new, interesting flavors and varieties that seem to show up on a regular basis. While this…
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As I walked into my friend’s hair salon, I heard her whisper:“SHE is the devil behind these amazing things we cannot stop eating!” While many may feel sad or offended by these words, they totally made my day! “I’ll make more,” I retorted. And, I did. This time, though, I left out the pretzels and…
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A sandwich cookie, also known as a sandwich biscuit, is a type of cookie made from two thin cookies or medium cookies with a filling between them. Many types of fillings are used, such as cream, ganache, buttercream, chocolate, cream cheese, jam, peanut butter, lemon curd, or ice cream. And that’s that! Today we have…
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Easy white cupcakes are soft, delicate, and surprisingly simple to make from scratch. These moist and light-as-air cupcakes are perfect for weddings, events, birthdays, AND baby showers! Jelly (Angelica) requested “white on white” for her sweet treats at the party. And, thus, she received. A white chocolate buttercream made all the difference! White on White…
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I love using sweetened condensed milk as a substitute for eggs and sugar sometimes when I bake. The SCM adds a layer something just a little bit different – it softens the dough and the resulting cookie – and leads to sort of a “cakey” consistency. We all crave crispy cookies at times, other times…
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If you can believe it, it had been almost FOUR whole days since I’d baked cookies.I was in withdrawal. I was in need. I was craving some bake time in the kitchen.Thus, I rose super early, in the winter darkness, and began to bake.I’m considering laying off the cookies in the kitchen, though, what do…
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How many days has it been since I’ve baked cookies?One, two, three, even four? Well, that’s WAY too long – my kitchen misses me!Despite the savory sensations that deliver fragrance and aromas throughout the hallways of our building, part of me “believes” the neighbors miss the sweet, baked goods brilliance that typically exudes from our…
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