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Chocolate Toffee Cookies
I am so excited about a blogging event that I get to be a part of. See the little brown and red banner on the right side of the page? I am one of the 575 international food bloggers registered …...
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Chocolate Marshmallow (Mallomar) Cookies or The Tale of the Ill Tempered...
Today is the day! The big reveal day of the 2012 Great Food Bloggers Cookie Swap! Participating was so much fun. Today, December 12, there are almost 600 bloggers posting about their cookie swap...
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Hot Chocolate Mix and Mini-Marshmallows
Technically, this blog is about baked goods and this post isn’t about something baked. However, it’s the winter. It’s cold outside. Thoughts stray toward warm steaming mugs of something soothing. Some...
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Barista Brownie Cookies
My son spent his college winter break in Israel. The trip was organized to coincide with his break from classes. That was good timing. It was also scheduled (very coincidentally) with the period of...
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Chocolate Fudge Cake-in-a-Jar and Beginners Cake Pops for Birthday-in-a-Box
“Birthday Soup is good to eat, but not as good as Birthday Cake.” ― Else Holmelund Minarik, Little Bear A birthday is both a celebration and an opportunity. The birthday person celebrates the...
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Marbled Chocolate Chunk Cookies
There are many good cookie recipes in the world, but finding good care package recipes is more difficult than you might think. Delicious cookies get eaten quickly. It’s a compliment to the baker that...
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Soft Italian Chocolate Cookies
Choosing the right name is important. Twenty-five years ago, when I was pregnant with my first child, my husband and I deliberated over baby names. We had no official notification of whether we were...
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Chocolate Mint Truffle Brownie Bites
I enjoy my garden, but that doesn’t mean I enjoy gardening. I love to sit on my screened porch, or wander in the backyard, and admire the foliage and occasional flower. I enjoy the results but not the...
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Chocolate Cookie Frosting Dippers
When given a slice of cake, some people view the frosting as the main attraction and the cake as only a convenient serving tool. Others (I have even seen kids do this) scrape the frosting off...
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Cappuccino Chip Fudge Cookies
My friend Margaret happens to be the person who turns my hair color from un-pigmented to fabulous. Perhaps because this hair coloring process takes a ridiculous amount of time, Margaret and I have...
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3-2-1 Molten Lava Cake
Cue the trumpets. I present to you an upgrade of the original Magic 3-2-1 Cake; 3-2-1 Molten Lava Cake! Rich, creamy, melted chocolate nestled in an individual chocolate cake that bakes in one minute...
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Soft and Chewy Caramel-Chocolate Cookies
It is officially Monday Box season at our house. Two weeks ago, I drove my son back to Chicago for his junior year in college. Even though his small refrigerator and several storage boxes had been...
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Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread Cookies
I have been an enthusiastic reader of food blogs for about 4 years. Our meals are frequently cooked from recipes gleaned from my trusted blog haunts. I love reading about the cooking adventures of this...
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Very Chocolate Chanukah Gelt Cookies
When you grow up with holiday traditions, you tend not to question the history or significance of the traditions. Those traditions are simply a part of that holiday. You have no reason to wonder why...
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
I had an exciting surprise waiting in my inbox. When first saw that I had an email from Chantel at Davidson’s Safest Choice® Eggs, I wasn’t alerted to anything unusual. Last summer, when I attended...
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Birthday Cake Surprise Cookies
This week my son turned 21! I openly admit bias when I say I am awed by the bright, sensitive, talented young man he has become. Twenty-one is a big birthday in the United States. At 18 my son could …...
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Double Chocolate-Mocha Cookies
My son has the enviable ability to eat one cookie and walk away. Unlike the rest of our family, he is usually immune to the lure of the cookie jar. He feels sugar satiated after just one. I have no …...
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Chocolate-Dipped Peach Tea Shortbread Cookies
According to the calendar, today is the first day of Spring, though I am not so sure the weather has gotten that memo. In Saint Louis, the early spring bulbs are just beginning to peak out of the...
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Easter Sugar Cookies and Military Care Package #11
This is a big holiday weekend. Passover begins at sunset on Friday and Easter is on Sunday. Both are occasions for gathering with friends and family. While celebrating, take a moment to send thankful,...
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Chocolaty Chip Muffins
If variety is the spice of life, then these Chocolaty Chip Muffins could be called Spice of Life Muffins. The rich chocolaty dough pairs well with a variety of flavors, so I made them with 5 different...
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