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Spiked Apple Cider Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

October 17, 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

Spiked Apple Cider Cookies

Spiked Apple Cider Cookies are the perfect cookie for fall–spicy, sweet, slightly crispy around the edges and from the sugar coating, and deliciously chewy in the middle; they go perfectly with a hot glass of apple cider–spiked or unspiked. There has been some serious cookie mojo in the The Spiced Life kitchen lately. Those Gluten… 

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Filed Under: boiled cider, Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, browned butter, cookies, drinks, fall spices, whole grains Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, apple brandy, apple cider, bourbon, browned butter, cider, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, hot cider, mixed drink

Spritz Cookies with Browned Butter and Chinese Five Spice

September 5, 2017 By Laura 14 Comments

Spritz Cookies with Browned Butter, Chinese 5 Spice and Apple Brandy!

Spritz Cookies with Browned Butter and Chinese Five Spice are unique, autumnal and delicious–and perfect for a bake sale inspired by #CookiesforKidsCancer. I received some tools from OXO for the purpose of reviewing them and promoting Cookies for Kids Cancer. Because I already own their fabulous cookie press, I have given it away to a… 

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French Apple Cake

December 13, 2013 By Laura 8 Comments

Apple Cake from northern France

French Apple Cake is a simple cake stuffed with sweet and tart apples, that is perfect for teatime, dessert, a guilty pleasure breakfast or even Thanksgiving, where I served it to great compliments. Affiliate links were used in this post to link to items I would be linking to anyway in the course of my… 

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Filed Under: apples, Boozy Desserts, cakes, French cuisine Tagged With: apple brandy, apple cake, apples, cake, French

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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