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Ricotta Mini Chip Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

September 25, 2018 By Laura 4 Comments

Ricotta Mini Chip Cookies

Ricotta Mini Chip Cookies are an addictive and delicious twist on Italian Ricotta Cookies. Keep reading to check out what bake sale cookies the other Creative Cookie Exchange bakers made this month! Hi guys! I am still coughing a bit but things seem to be improving. Hopefully I have not called Murphy’s wrath down upon… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, Italian, Italian American, ricotta Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, Italian, italian cookies, mini chocolate chips, ricotta

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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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, coffee desserts, cookies, oats, pantry cooking, Pistachios Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, bakery style cookies, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, coffee beans, coffee grounds, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, giant cookies, ground coffee, nuts, oatmeal, oatmeal cookie, pistachios, potato chips

Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Bars with Pistachios: #CreativeCookieExchange

May 22, 2018 By Laura 1 Comment

Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Bars with Pistachios

Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Bars with Pistachios are a delicious springtime treat that are perfect for serving at your Memorial Day BBQ–or any outdoor party. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. Keep reading to see what the other Creative Cookie Exchange members baked for a late spring… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, berries, cookies, jam, Pistachios, rhubarb, strawberries, streusel Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, bar cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, crumble bars, jam, rhubarb, strawberry, streusel

Pecan Sandies with Bacon: #CreativeCookieExchange; Review of Zingerman’s Bakehouse

March 20, 2018 By Laura 2 Comments

Pecan Sandies with Bacon

Pecan Sandies with Bacon are the perfect treat any time of year, but because they are from Zingerman’s Bakehouse, an Ann Arbor institution, they are especially tasty while watching Michigan basketball playing in the NCAA Tournament. Keep reading to check out another March Madness treat! Affiliate links have been used to link to items discussed… 

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Filed Under: bacon, blog events, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, pecans, reviews, shortbread Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, bacon, cookbook review, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, march madness, nuts, pecans, sandies, shortbread

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars: #CreativeCookieExchange

January 23, 2018 By Laura 2 Comments

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars are decadent treats, perfect for special occasions, but actually quite easy and fast to make. Keep reading to see what other chocolatey treats the Creative Cookie Exchange has for us this month. When I picked Chocolate as the theme for this month’s Creative Cookie Exchange, I was thinking of Valentine’s… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, blog events, cheesecake, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, bar cookies, bars, cheesecake, cheesecake bars, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, Creative Cookie Exchange

Peppermint Chocolate Shortbread

December 23, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Peppermint Chocolate Shortbread cookies are a happy revelation for people who enjoy crushed candy canes during the holidays. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! This is just a quick post to let you know that I will be sharing a few scheduled posts over the next two weeks,

Filed Under: chocolate, cookies, ganache, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, mint chocolate, Peppermint Tagged With: candy canes, chocolate, cookies, Holiday cookies, peppermint, shortbread

Alfajores: #CreativeCookieExchange

December 19, 2017 By Laura 1 Comment

Alfajores (South American sandwich cookies with dulce de leche)

Alfajores are meltingly delicious, crumbly and rich South American sandwich cookies that are surprisingly easy to make–and too scrumptious not to make! Keep reading to see what everyone else baked for Creative Cookie Exchange this month. Food intimidation (or cooking or baking intimidation) is a funny thing. How often do we get it stuck in… 

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Filed Under: blog events, caramel, cookies, South American dishes Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, Argentinean, caramel, cookies, corn starch, Creative Cookie Exchange, dulce de leche, milk caramel, sandwich cookies, South American, taptioca starch

Chocolate Puffs: Review of The Hamilton Cookbook

December 16, 2017 By Laura 1 Comment

18th century Chocolate Puffs from The Hamilton Cookbook

Chocolate Puffs are a sandy textured chocolate treat that will appeal to those with a serious sweet tooth–and they are also just a fun experiment in the food traditions of the past. I was sent a copy of The Hamilton Cookbook for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, cocoa, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, cookies, eggs, misc. dessert, reviews Tagged With: 18th century recipe, chocolate, cocoa, cookbook, cookbook review, egg whites, historical recipes

Silky Bittersweet Brownies: #CreativeCookieExchange

November 21, 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

Silky Bittersweet Brownies

Silky Bittersweet Brownies are refined and creamy brownies made completely with bittersweet chocolate, no cocoa powder. They are the perfect easy end to a sophisticated dinner. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. I really hope this post is coherent. I have been battling back spasms for… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, blog events, brownies, chocolate, cookies Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, 70% cacao, bittersweet chocolate, brownies, chocolate, Creative Cookie Exchange

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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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