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Best Peanut Butter Blondie Re-Do: Alex Bakes!

May 25, 2014 By Laura 7 Comments

These Best Peanut Butter Blondies are exactly what they say–literally the best peanut butter blondies I have ever had. Try them–you will agree.  Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to items I would be discussing and linking to anyway. This is one of those First World Blogger problems—I love these… 

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Lebanese Pistachio Cookies with Orange Blossom Water: The Lebanese Kitchen: #CreativeCookieExchange

May 20, 2014 By Laura 28 Comments

Lebanese Pistachio Cookies with Orange Blossom Water are melt in your mouth fabulous shortbread-style cookies that are perfect year round for just about any occasion, and because they last well in a tin they do wonderfully at the holidays as well. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am… 

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Polvorones con Chocolate: #CreativeCookieExchange and The New Southwest

April 22, 2014 By Laura 20 Comments

Polvorones con Chocolate are a delicious and nut-free twist on a Mexican Wedding Cookie that everyone will love. Affiliate links were used to link to items I am discussing. A copy of The New Southwest was sent to me by the publishers for the purposes of an honest review. Guys! When you come home from… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, cookbooks, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, kids cooking, Mexican dishes, Pistachios, reviews, shortbread, southwestern Tagged With: #CincodeMayo, #CreativeCookieExchange, Cinco de Mayo, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, mexican, nutfree, nuts, pistachios, shaved chocolate, shortbread, southwestern

S’Mores Bars with M&Ms and Graham Cereal

April 12, 2014 By Laura 13 Comments

S'Mores M&M Bars made with Graham Cereal

S’Mores Bars with M&Ms and Graham Cereal are a fun and easy way to create the delicious flavors of s’mores in a bar cookie. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Guys! Easter is coming SO LATE this year. And our spring break is always at Easter, which means our… 

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Andes Mint Slice and Bake Chocolate Cookies: Alex Bakes!

April 1, 2014 By Laura 6 Comments

Baking with Kids!

Alex and I had so much fun with this post! You know, the older my girls get, the more fun they are in the kitchen (even if it means they are getting more opinionated!). Sammy and I had so much fun with that #PirateFairy Cheddar Cheese Coins post, and for this one Alex and I… 

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Pirate’s Gold Cracker and Cookie Coins: Sammy Bakes!

March 27, 2014 By Laura 6 Comments

child with "pirates' booty" of homemade crackers and cookies

Savory cheddar cheese coin crackers and gold sprinkled slice and bake cookies make admirable stand-ins for pirate treasure in a child’s imagination. This post has been sponsored by BlogHer and Disney’s The Pirate Fairy Campaign, an easy choice for us since my daughter loves pirates and Disney fairies! When I was picked by BlogHer to… 

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Salty Sweet White Chocolate Cashew Bars

March 15, 2014 By Laura 6 Comments

Salty Sweet White Chocolate and Cashew Bars

Salty Sweet White Chocolate Cashew Bars breathe new life into boring white chocolate, creating something indulgent and delicious. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. This is the second of the 2 desserts I made for the teachers’ conferences this past week. There is another dinner coming… 

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Hazelnut Cookies with Mini Chocolate Chips: #TheLeftoversClub

March 6, 2014 By Laura 12 Comments

Gluten Free Hazelnut Cookies with Miniature Chocolate Chips

Hazelnut Cookies with Mini Chocolate Chips are a deliciously nutty gluten free and dairy free cookie that will especially thrill the gianduja lovers out there. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. I hate Nutella. There, I said it. I just do not understand the attraction and… 

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Blueberry Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate Chunks: #CreativeCookieExchange

February 18, 2014 By Laura 16 Comments

Blueberry Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate Chunks

I’ve been staring at a blinking cursor for a while, frustrated. A friend suggested the weather was to blame (actually what she said was I should tell you that I was going to crawl back in bed and stay there til the spring thaw) and I think maybe she is not too far off. It… 

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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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