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Dulce de Leche Madeleines: #CreativeCookieExchange

January 20, 2015 By Laura 25 Comments

Dulce de Leche Madeleines are out of this world good! Slightly crispy-chewy on the outside, soft and spongy on the inside, my family was fighting over these. A copy of Barbara Feldman Morse’s Madeleines was provided to me in exchange for an honest review–and just in time for this month’s Creative Cookie Exchange. Affiliate links… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cakes, caramel, cookbooks, cookies, French cuisine, reviews Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, cake, caramel, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, dulce de leche, French, madeleines, petit cakes

Polish Vanilla Hazelnut Crescent Cookies (Ciasteczka Waniliowe); #CreativeCookieExchange

December 16, 2014 By Laura 13 Comments

Polish Vanilla Hazelnut Crescent Cookies (Ciasteczka Waniliowe)

These Ciasteczka Waniliowe, or Polish Vanilla Hazelnut Crescent Cookies, are traditional at Christmastime and therefore perfect for this month’s Creative Cookie Exchange, which is celebrating the traditional cookies served during the various holidays occurring around the Winter Solstice all over the world. Affiliate links were used in this post to link to items I am discussing. So many cookies… 

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Filed Under: almonds, blog events, cookies, hazelnuts, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, Polish cuisine, vanilla sugar Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, almonds, christmas, cookies, crescent, egg free, eggfree, hazelnuts, Holiday, holiday baking, nuts, Polish

Cookie Press Cookies in 3 Flavors for Your Holiday Tray

December 14, 2014 By Laura 2 Comments

Cookie Press Fiori di Sicilia Orange Snowflake Cookies--simple and fast with a cookie press!

The same simple dough for the cookie press flavored 3 different ways for the Holidays: Peppermint Christmas Trees; Salt and Pepper Maple Wreaths; Fiori di Sicilia and Orange Snowflakes. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. I am determined to slide these cookies in right before Creative… 

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Filed Under: Cookie Press, cookies, fiori di sicilia extract, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, maple, oranges Tagged With: citrus, cookie press, cookie tins, cookies, fiori di sicilia, Holidays, maple, orange, peppermint, vanilla

Ginger Curry Sugar Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange; Review of Sugar Rush

November 18, 2014 By Laura 14 Comments

Unexpectedly delicious, Ginger Curry Sugar Cookies are a unique twist on slice and bake butter sugar cookies. Keep reading for more Creative Cookie Exchange ginger deliciousness. A copy of Sugar Rush was provided to me by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links were used in this post to link to items I am… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cookbooks, cookies, curry powder, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, reviews Tagged With: candied ginger, cookbook review, cookies, curried, curry powder, ginger, slice and bake, sugar cookies, sugar rush

Spider Infested Chocolate Chip Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

October 21, 2014 By Laura 18 Comments

Spider Infested Chocolate Chip Cookies: an easy Halloween treat!

These Spider Infested Chocolate Chip Cookies are easy–even for the fine motor skill impaired, i.e., me, and are a big hit with the kids!  I apologize for essentially sharing the same recipe 2 months in a row, but the theme this month for Creative Cookie Exchange is, you guessed it, Halloween! And holiday cookies, especially… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, Pinterest dishes, whole grains Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, decorated, Halloween, spiders

Piped Vanilla Spritz Cookies: OXO Cookie Press & #CookiesForKidsCancer

September 23, 2014 By Laura 3 Comments

Simple recipe for piping Vanilla Spritz Cookies--great basic recipe to flavor to taste

Piped Vanilla Spritz Cookies are easy, fun and delicious; the OXO Cookie Press, which I received for the purposes of a review and to help promote #CookiesForKidsCancer, is simple to work and comes with loads of fun shapes to press out. Affiliate links have been used to like to items I am discussing in this… 

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Filed Under: blog events, Cookie Press, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, reviews, Tools Tagged With: #CookiesForKidsCancer, cookies, OXO, piped, spritz, vanilla

Chocolate Chip Cookies made with an Assortment of Chocolate: #CreativeCookieExchange

September 16, 2014 By Laura 19 Comments

Chocolate Chip Cookies made with an Assortment of Chocolate--don't let lack a lack of chocolate chips stop you from making this cookies!

These Chocolate Chip Cookies are slightly crispy on the outside, hefty, chewy and, in my opinion, perfect. With this recipe I feel I have solved my lifetime search for the perfect chocolate chip cookie! I received Zulka brown sugar in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, products, reviews Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, brown sugar, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, Zulka

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Zucchini and Almonds: Creative Cookie Exchange

August 19, 2014 By Laura 17 Comments

We are in sugar shock here right now. Not really, but close. Alex got a bee in her bonnet about the fact that she never got mousse for her birthday (I refer you to our birthday mousse tradition) but I needed to make cookies for Creative Cookie Exchange and then I also needed cake for… 

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Filed Under: almonds, blog events, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, whole grains, zucchini Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, almond meal, almonds, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, nut, summer squash, whole grain, whole wheat, zucchini

Vanilla Citrus Perunillas: Alex Bakes!; Review of Charcutería

July 8, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Vanilla Citrus Perunillas with Fiori di Sicilia

Vanilla Citrus Perunillas are a crumbly, shortbread-type cookie that everyone loves! We loved them so much we made them a second time for my sister’s cookie table at her wedding! A copy of Charcutería: The Soul of Spainfollow was sent to me by the publishers for purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links were used… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, Boozy Desserts, cookbooks, cookies, dairy free baking, fiori di sicilia extract, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, lime, reviews, shortbread, Spanish cuisine Tagged With: #dairyfree, Charcutería, citrus, cookbook, cookies, dairy-free, fiori di sicilia, lard, lime, review, Spanish, Tuaca

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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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