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My grandma used to say that adding instant pudding mix to box cake mix was the secret to making it moist. I suppose it was a lot of people’s “secret”, because pretty soon cake mix manufacturers started adding it to the mix, and if you had a recipe that called for cake mix and added [...]
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As a follow-up to the recipe for Pick Your Flavor Cheesecake Bars, here’s a giveaway designed to liven up your holiday baking. The nice people at Smucker’s have offered gift packs of Orchard’s Finest to three Cookie Madness readers. I’d never heard of Orchard’s Finest until I visited Smucker’s headquarters, but I really enjoyed [...]
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I’ve you’ve been invited to a cookie exchange and don’t know what to take or if you just need a bar cookie for holiday gatherings, here’s a suggestion. The crust is made of flour, coconut and nuts and the filling is a combination of your favorite preserves plus a thin layer of cheesecake. For this [...]
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On Sunday I made my “fourth ever” batch of macarons. That doesn’t qualify me as an expert, but they turned out so well that I’m going to post the recipe. For those of you who mentioned you wanted to try making macarons but hadn’t worked up the guts, just do it! It’s really pretty simple. [...]
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I made my first batch of Parisian style macarons back in June. They tasted great, and I was really proud of them at the time even though they were far from perfect. Today, I took another stab at it using two different recipes and I think I’ve made some progress. And even though I’m new [...]
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I hope everyone had a happy holiday! Ours was fun, but different. I didn’t cook and that felt weird, but being the bartender was fun and I’m proud to have introduced the family to “Whipped Cream Vodka” and Fulton’s Pumpkin Cream Liqueur. Speaking of which, there was no pumpkin pie, just buttermilk pie, and …
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Happy Thanksgiving! No cookies today, but here’s a recipe that might come in handy tomorrow. Turkey Poblano Soup Print Recipe type: Soup Author: Cookie Madness Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 4 Great way to use left over turkey. Ingredients 1 poblano pepper 4 corn tortillas ( 5 [...]
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This Thanksgiving I’ll be playing sommelier/bartender to our extended family and friends. That means picking out a few great bottles of wine and buying all the ingredients for pumpkin cheesecake martinis, banana pudding martinis and these orange creamsicle martinis. I cannot wait to roll out these new recipes. For now, and because I couldn’t resist [...]
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