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Espresso Sable Sandwiches with Blonde Chocolate Filling: #CreativeCookieExchange

December 17, 2019 By Laura 5 Comments

Espresso Sable Sandwiches with Blonde Chocolate Filling

Espresso Sable Sandwiches with Blonde Chocolate Filling are perfect for holiday tins (or anytime): the coffee flavored shortbread is classic and not too sweet while the caramelized white chocolate filling gives the cookies warm sweetness and an exciting new twist. Keep reading to see what other cookies CCE bakers are making for the holidays, Affiliate… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, coffee desserts, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, products, reviews, shortbread, white chocolate Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, blond chocolate, blonde chocolate, caramelized white chocolate, coffee, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, espresso, Holiday cookies, sandwich cookies, shortbread, toasted white chocolate

Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew Bundt Cake: #BundtBakers

April 18, 2019 By Laura 2 Comments

Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew Bundt Cake

Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew Bundt Cake is perfect for anyone who loves the drink it is inspired by. Keep reading to check out the other coffee shop inspired bundt cakes shared by our bakers. I have not discussed Skadi much recently–we will blame the thyroid cancer because she continues to have a huge personality… 

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Kitchen Sink Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

August 24, 2018 By Laura 1 Comment

Kitchen Sink Cookies

Kitchen Sink Cookies are chewy, delicious butter, brown sugar and vanilla cookies stuffed with whatever you have around that sounds good. And they are the perfect cookies to make really big; keep reading to see what other giant cookies the Creative Cookie Exchange bakers came up with. The coughing plot has thickened! Turns out all… 

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Espresso Kahlua Bundt Cake

February 12, 2017 By Laura 4 Comments

Espresso Kahlua Bundt Cake

Espresso Kahlua Bundt Cake is a stunning cake with a swirled glaze that can be enjoyed for breakfast, tea time or after a luxurious dinner. Bake it in a heart pan and you have a Valentine’s Day dessert also! I apologize for the silence–a nasty respiratory virus is making its way through my family, and… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, bundt cakes, cakes, coffee desserts Tagged With: bundt, bundt cake, cake, coffee, coffee liquor, espresso, kahlua, Valentine's Day, Valentine's dessert

Italian Chifferi Cookies with Espresso and Cinnamon-Sugar

December 18, 2015 By Laura 22 Comments

Italian Chifferi Cookies with Espresso and Cinnamon-Sugar are a sophisticated and delicious twist on crescent cookies. They are perfect for Christmas cookie exchanges and Holiday cookie tins! The minute I saw these Italian Chifferi Cookies I knew I was making them. Actually, if I am honest, I felt that way about these cookies and another one in… 

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Filed Under: coffee desserts, cookies, hazelnuts, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, Italian Tagged With: christmas, coffee, cookies, crescent cookie, espresso, hazelnuts, Holidays, Italian, nuts

Spiked Voodoo Mocha

December 8, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Voodoo Spiked Hot Chocolate: rum, coffee, chocolate and cream make for a delightful winter drink!

This Spiked Voodoo Mocha with real chocolate and vanilla rum is the perfect warming indulgence for a chilly winter night. Affiliate links are used in this post to link to items I am discussing. I am seriously actually impressed with myself when I manage to get something posted during the correct season. I seem to… 

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Irish Coffee Bundt Cake: #BundtBakers

November 20, 2014 By Laura 22 Comments

Irish Coffee Bundt Cake with Browned Butter Whiskey Glaze

Irish Coffee Bundt Cake with Browned Butter Whiskey Glaze is warming, decadent and delicious, much like the drink it is inspired by. Keep reading for more Bundt Baker boozy deliciousness!  Are you close with your family? And if so, how do you keep in touch in the year 2014? I mean phone calls are so… 

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Café au Lait Bars: #CreativeCookieExchange

March 18, 2014 By Laura 16 Comments

Café au Lait Bars are the little black dress of cookies: there is no occasion these would not be perfect for. Everyone adored these. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Have you ever promised a dish (or dessert) to someone (a potluck, your husband’s students, the… 

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Espresso White Chocolate Chunk Cookies: #ChocolateParty

August 5, 2013 By Laura 12 Comments

Espresso White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I have decided to try both watermarking all of my photos and titling the occasional photo. I am not sure yet that I am sold on either–I would love to hear your opinion! Is the small watermark in the lower left corner distracting to you? What about the title across the top of the photo… 

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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