Extra-Special Cashew Crescents
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Nutty Cookies
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As usual, I stumbled upon this recipe while looking for something else. If you’re curious, it was Cheese Danish. I thought I’d master Danish pastry from scratch, but got sidetracked by something promising instant gratification. I found this one on a blog called Thibeault’s Table, where Ann Thibeault had adapted it from a book …
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Published on August 23, 2010
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Yesterday I received a very special present in the mail, a vintage 1959 Best of the Bake-Off Cookbook. It’s in great condition, smells pretty good for a 50 year old book and has lots of line drawings of people driving old cars and having luaus. At any rate, I feel so lucky …
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Published on July 28, 2009
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Today’s recipe is for Pecan Crunch Cookies from Recipezaar. It didn’t have a rating, but I knew it would be good because it’s a spin-off of an old Bake-Off recipe called Texan-Sized Almond Crunch Cookies. Plus, the intro said the pecan version won a prize in a contest held by the local newspaper. Recipe …
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Published on May 31, 2009
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Today’s cookie matches my mood — nutty. This is an an old recipe which I dusted off and revised. Note the detail? And I’ve added metric! If you notice any glaring errors, please let me know since I’m not a pro but rather a batty housewife posting recipes in her spare time. And I’m going [...]
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Published on March 9, 2009
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I was hoping to start the New Year with something special, but everything appealing called for at least one ingredient I didn’t have on hand. I could have waited to buy the ingredients, but I’m going through this phase where if I don’t bake right when I have the urge, I won’t bake at all. [...]
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Published on January 1, 2009
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I have two cookies today. One is from a classy recipe sent to me by my classy friend Karen and the other is a delicious hack job that uses up old Halloween candy. I’m going to post Karen’s first. Karen’s recipe is actually from Maida Heatter and it was published in the September 2000 …
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Published on December 4, 2008
