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Chocolate Butter Balls AKA Lump of Coal Cookies

December 14, 2012 By Laura 5 Comments

Chocolate Butter Ball Cookies

Chocolate Butter Balls are a fantastic and chocolatey twist on wedding cookies, which makes them perfect for the holidays, when I love to refer to them as Lump of Coal Cookies. My kids love them, so when Sammy made them for the holidays in 2020 I updated my pictures. Original photos are still included because… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookbooks, cookies, hazelnuts, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, reviews Tagged With: baking, butter balls, chocolate, christmas, cookbook, cookies, hazelnuts, Holidays, lumps of coal, nuts, wedding cookies

Espresso Hazelnut Lace Cookies

December 30, 2011 By Laura 10 Comments

I am so sorry I did not get this post to you in time for Christmas cookies.  I made the plain hazelnut version with my mom, sent two thirds home with her (she and my dad love these cookies) and I kept one third, figuring I would photograph them in a day or two.

Filed Under: coffee desserts, cookies, hazelnuts, Holiday and Christmas Cookies Tagged With: almonds, coffee, cookies, espresso, hazelnuts, Holidays, ice cream cookies, lace cookies, mousse, nuts, Valentine's

Congo Bars

November 7, 2010 By Laura 12 Comments

I have a dirty little secret. This year, very different from previous years, my mom has taken a while to ask for Christmas lists (normally she is an early shopper), so I confess I have taken advantage of some of the great sales going on now, specifically at The Good Cook. Where normally I stare… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, chocolate, Coconut (flaked), cookbooks, hazelnuts, reviews Tagged With: bar cookies, chocolate chips, coconut flakes, congo bars, cookies, hazelnuts, nuts, shredded coconut

Chocolate Salami

January 25, 2010 By Laura 30 Comments

Chocolate Salami. Say it with me, Chocolate. Salami. If your mouth is not watering you either really hate chocolate or you don’t like salami. At first I thought “Wow! Chocolate and salami! Well, if they can do bacon and chocolate, why not salami? What? It is a rolled chocolate log full of going stale bits… 

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Filed Under: candy, chocolate, cookies, hazelnuts, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, misc. dessert Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate salami, confections, cookies, holiday leftovers, leftovers, nuts

Chocolate Caramel Hazelnut Tart

November 28, 2009 By Laura 18 Comments

Have you ever noticed the blogging conundrum about celebratory meals? I have quite a few dishes in my head right now and who knows when or if I will ever get a chance to share them with you. Prime rib, sweet rolls, pureed broccoli with creme fraiche, apple and beet salad with blue cheese, chocolate… 

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Filed Under: caramel, chocolate, hazelnuts, misc. dessert Tagged With: caramel, chocolate, dessert, dinner party desserts, hazelnuts, Holidays, nuts, tarts

Hole Of Shame Hazelnut Carmelitas

July 4, 2009 By Laura 11 Comments

I was in a used bookstore the other day when I happened across a small baking book devoted to coffeehouse treats. I had tried and true recipes for everything in it, except for carmelitas. Which I had never heard of and which sounded amazing. I could not really justify buying the book for just one… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, caramel, chocolate, cookies, hazelnuts, oats

Of Birds & Cookies: Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 26, 2009 By Laura 8 Comments

Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Have you ever noticed the insane myriad of approaches to making cookies that contradict one another?  Sherry Yard says if your chocolate chip cookies fail your butter was too warm/soft.  Alice Medrich says chocolate chip cookies should only be made with melted butter.  That NY Times recipe (the only one of the previous 3 to earn my… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, hazelnuts

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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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