Anna | January 20, 2010

I usually post cookie recipes around noon, so today’s recipe is a little late. The truth is, it’s been a trying week and I’m just trying to stay sane. As usual, I’ve found solace in baking the good old recipes that make me happy like muffins and double chocolate cookies — nothing flashy, but fun [...]
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Anna | December 21, 2009

Crinkle cookies are pretty, but don’t always live up to my taste expectations. They’re either too sweet, not flavorful enough or lack chocolate. I’d pretty much given up on them until this weekend when Louise turned me on to an old recipe from Gourmet – a crinkle cookie with a kick of Sambuca.
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Category: Chocolate, Holiday Cookies |
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Anna | November 19, 2009

I’m in the midst of more pie baking and hope to have a good one for you tomorrow. For today, here’s a cookie adapted from the current issue of Every Day Food. This recipe was excellent and the bittersweet chocolate and tangy cranberry combo hit the spot.
Double Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
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Anna | October 12, 2009

I finally got around to making those double chocolate cookies from Baking With Julia, and they were good. Mine came out very light, soft, and intensely chocolate-flavored. I made a few slight adjustments to the original recipe. First off, instead of melting the chocolate in the hot butter, I melted the chocolate [...]
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Anna | August 20, 2009

Hey, guess who we ran into this morning at Target? The Governor. We needed a glue stick but he was in the middle of the school supply section signing a bill. Gee, I know the state needs to stay on budget but is setting up an office at Target really the answer? [...]
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