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Spiked Oatmeal Apple Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

October 18, 2016 By Laura 9 Comments

Spiked Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Spiked Oatmeal Apple Cookies, stuffed with fresh apples and cinnamon and fragrant with apple brandy, are the perfect fall cookie. Keep reading to see what else the Creative Cookie Exchange came up with this month! People! So much driving lately! We have been back to Oxford–fun but exhausting, although I think it was really good… 

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Chocolate Chip Cookies with Thyme Infused Browned Butter: #CreativeCookieExchange

September 20, 2016 By Laura 6 Comments

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Thyme Infused Browned Butter

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Thyme Infused Browned Butter are a fun and delicious twist on a classic cookie. Thick, chewy and craggy, these cookies will make everyone’s day! Keep reading to see what other drop cookies the Creative Cookie Exchange came up with this month! Much like my Rosemary Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Smoked… 

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Blueberry Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

August 16, 2016 By Laura 11 Comments

Blueberry Cookies made with fresh blueberries

These Blueberry Cookies were declared “extraordinary” by my kids and disappeared as fast as I could bake them! They also gave me fits. Keep reading to see how other Creative Cookie Exchange members celebrated the end of summer… People. These Blueberry Cookies. I don’t even know what to say about them. Especially because the depth… 

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Rhubarb Dream Bars… Trifle: #CreativeCookieExchange

May 17, 2016 By Laura 13 Comments

Rhubarb Dream Bars--delicious but difficult to slice, so better served as a trifle!

These Rhubarb Dream Bars made an amazing trifle, with a crispy meringue top, a delicious custard filling, with a lemony shortbread crust, and layered with whipped cream. Keep reading to see what other seasonal spring treats the Creative Cookie Exchange came up with this month! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. This… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, cookies, eggs, lemon baked goods, meringue, rhubarb, shortbread, trifle Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, baking disasters, bar cookies, bars, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, eggs, meringue, rhubarb, trifle

Biscotti di Meliga (Italian Lemon Cornmeal Spritz Cookies)

April 27, 2016 By Laura 11 Comments

Biscotti di Meliga (Italian Lemon Cornmeal Spritz Cookies)

Biscotti di Meliga (Italian Lemon Cornmeal Spritz Cookies) are distinctively chewy little cookies that are bright with citrus and sweet with vanilla. They were a big hit with everyone who tried them! Affiliate links have used to link to items I am discussing. I know my posting has been erratic lately. I’ve been under some… 

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Filed Under: Cookie Press, cookies, fiori di sicilia extract, Italian, lemon baked goods, whole grains Tagged With: citrus, cookie press, cookies, cornmeal, Italian, lemon, northern Italian, spritz cookies

Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

April 19, 2016 By Laura 15 Comments

Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries--or raisins!

Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies are thick, sturdy, chewy cookies that can be made with raisins for added sweetness or dried tart cherries for zing. Keep reading to see what other cookies the Creative Cookie Exchange bakers would make in honor of their mothers for Mother’s Day! My choice for this month’s Creative Cookie Exchange… 

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Taralli Dolci di Pasqua (Southern Italian Easter Cookies): #CreativeCookieExchange

March 22, 2016 By Laura 26 Comments

Taralli Dolci di Pasqua (Southern Italian Easter Cookies)

Taralli Dolci di Pasqua are large cookies made for Easter in southern Italy. They are thick and sturdy and fragrant with citrus and vanilla. The cookies themselves are not at all too sweet–most of the sweet comes from the icing. Keep reading to see what other traditional spring cookies the Creative Cookie Exchange has for you… 

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Lime Coconut Bars with Macadamia Nuts: #CreativeCookieExchange

February 16, 2016 By Laura 13 Comments

Lime Coconut Bars with Macadamia Nuts and White Chocolate Chunks

Lime Coconut Bars with Macadamia Nuts and White Chocolate Chunks are the perfect fudgy-chewy treat to take you away to the tropics! This month Creative Cookie Exchange has you covered with loads of tropically inspired cookies! I want to wax poetic about these bars, but am lacking the energy. We are in Columbus, both for… 

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Triple Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies

February 8, 2016 By Laura 12 Comments

Triple Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies are 100% whole grain, gluten free, thick, chewy and delicious. They are also simple and fast to whip up as long as you have buckwheat flour on hand! Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to the items I am discussing. I have had some sort of weird… 

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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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