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Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

September 19, 2017 By Laura 3 Comments

Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies

Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies are nutty, easy and delicious, and because they are naturally gluten free you do not need any unusual ingredients to make them. Keep reading to check out other Creative Cookie Exchange ideas for gluten free cookies! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am referring to in this… 

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Filed Under: almonds, blog events, chocolate, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, cookies, dairy free baking, gluten free, pecans, reviews, vegetarian Tagged With: almond flour, almonds, chocolate, cookies, dark chocolate, gluten free, grain free, pecans

Chile Chocolate Coins: #CreativeCookieExchange

July 18, 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

Chile Chocolate Coins

Chile Chocolate Coins are a fun and easy twist on a simple slice and bake chocolate cookie. Keep reading to see what other “Chile Pepper in Cookies” creations were dreamt up by our bakers! Chile peppers and chocolate together are an interesting issue. To me they are, at this point, almost old hat. But I… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, cocoa, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, aleppo, ancho, chile, chile pepper, chocolate, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, refrigerator cookies, slice and bake

Biarritz Sandwich Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

December 20, 2016 By Laura 5 Comments

Biarritz Sandwich Cookies: crisp French butter cookies sandwiched around dark chocolate ganache

Biarritz Sandwich Cookies are delicious, elegant and easy French sandwich cookies that are perfect for holiday cookie tins, gifting or just for the heck of it! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Keep reading to check out all the fabulous cookies with nuts that the Creative Cookie Exchange has… 

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Filed Under: almonds, blog events, chocolate, cookies, French cuisine, ganache, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, meringue Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, bittersweet chocolate, chocolate, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, dark chocolate, French, ganache, sandwich cookies

Chocolate Whiskey Bundt Cake

December 8, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Chocolate Whiskey Bundt Cake--a delicious dark chocolate cake made with bourbon and coffee

Chocolate Whiskey Bundt Cake is simple enough to make for just the heck of it, and delicious enough to be the dessert centerpiece of a formal meal.  Just when I was getting caught up and in the swing of things–a virus struck my family. Actually, I don’t think the virus would have struck me quite… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, bundt cakes, cakes, chocolate Tagged With: bourbon, bundt, cake, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, whiskey, whisky

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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Filed Under: blog events, browned butter, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, whole grains Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, browned butter, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, Creative Cookie Exchange, herbs, herbs in baking, infusing browned butter, thyme

Andes Mint Chocolate Bundt Cake

August 12, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

Andes Mint Chocolate Bundt Cake

This Andes Mint Chocolate Bundt Cake has all of the rich yet cool creme de menthe goodness of Andes Mints but in a delicious bundt cake. Affiliate links have been used to link to items being discussed.  As you can see, I am still having background issues with my food photography, although I admit the… 

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Filed Under: bundt cakes, cakes, chocolate, cocoa, mint chocolate Tagged With: Andes mints, bundt, bundt cakes, cakes, chocolate, creme de menthe, mint

Chocolate Red Wine Cake

March 5, 2016 By Laura 9 Comments

Chocolate Red Wine Cake is a fantastic twist on a simple chocolate bundt cake: rich, not at all too sweet, a little tangy and seriously chocolatey; everyone who tried this loved it! I have been wanting to make a chocolate red wine cake for a long time now. Something about the combo sounded really good… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, bundt cakes, cakes, chocolate, cocoa, Red Wine Tagged With: bittersweet chocolate, bundt, cake, chocolate, cocoa powder, red wine, wine

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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Filed Under: bar cookies, blog events, chocolate, Coconut (flaked), cookies, cream cheese, lime, Macadamia nuts, white chocolate Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, bar cookies, bars, chocolate, citrus, coconut, coconut flakes, coconut oil, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, lime, macadamia nuts, nuts, tropical, white chocolate

Triple Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies

February 8, 2016 By Laura 11 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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Filed Under: Buckwheat Flour, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cocoa, cookies, gluten free, whole grains Tagged With: buckwheat, buckwheat flour, chocolate, chocolate chips, cocoa, cocoa powder, cookies, natural cocoa

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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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