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If you like the idea of rainbow cookies but aren’t a fan of almond flavor, here’s a version from Taste of Home which uses ground macadamia nuts in place of the almond paste and rum extract for almond. I tried the recipe today and found it a little easier than the others. The batter was [...]
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Italian Wedding Cookies, Rainbow Cookies, Tri-Color Cookies – pick the name you like, these little cakes of pink, yellow and green are less complicated than you think, but it’s helpful to know a few things before making them. When I made my first batch I wasn’t sure what type of almond paste to use, which recipe [...]
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Good Morning! Yesterday was busy and I didn’t get around to posting a cookie, so for now I want to share some thoughts on gifts. My husband thinks I’m difficult to buy for and that all I want is wine and cookbooks (which is true), but there are other things I’d be really happy to [...]
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As of today I’m on the search for the best tri-color aka “rainbow” cookies. If you live in the northeast or in a community with Italian bakeries, you’ve probably seen these pink, yellow and green little cakes. I discovered them in my late teens while staying with my grandma in New York. Italian bakeries sold [...]
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I didn’t get my holidays mixed up. Fuzz needed something edible and red for a school project and the first thing that came to mind was a batch of heart shaped cut-out cookies. In hindsight, I could have made red circles and called them “Rudolph Noses”, but that might have led to a conversation about [...]
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In Italy I learned that the twice baked cookies we call “biscotti” are actually “cantuccini” or “cantucci”. They’re sold in coffee shops, served at the end of meals at restaurants, and made with different nuts, flavorings and types of flour. It’s the type of cookie people like to put a twist on, so when Pillsbury [...]
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I don’t have a new recipe to post today because I’ve been obsessively baking a certain chocolate muffin over and over with variations; but since Thanksgiving is coming up, here are a few pie recipes I’ve been meaning to recommend. Hope you like the nifty table. Of all the pies listed, my favorites are [...]
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The Miniature Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Toffee Cookies from yesterday were so good that I decided to try making a chocolate-hazelnut version. While the texture is not as light as the peanut butter cookies, these cookies are very tasty and make good use of Nutella. Plus, they’re cute and perfect for Halloween. To create this [...]
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