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Double Chocolate Spritz Heart Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

January 19, 2016 By Laura 18 Comments

Double Chocolate Spritz Heart Cookies

Double Chocolate Spritz Heart Cookies are the perfect treat for Valentine’s Day or just for the fun of it. Tender cookies, they are quite chocolatey but not at all too sweet. Keep reading for more great cookies for Valentine’s Day from Creative Cookie Exchange. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, cocoa, Cookie Press, cookies Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, chocolate, cocoa powder, cookie press, cookies, hearts, spritz

Holiday Biscotti Bar: #CreativeCookieExchange

December 15, 2015 By Laura 13 Comments

A Holiday Biscotti Bar is the perfect combination of holiday party and delicious Christmas cookie baking and decorating; dip biscotti in luscious chocolate and then decorate them wildly in Holiday sprinkles! It is especially fantastic for kids because with these cookies there is no such thing as too many sprinkles! Keep reading to find out… 

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Filed Under: biscotti, blog events, chocolate, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, kids cooking, misc, Peppermint Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, biscotti, chocolate, Christmas cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, holiday baking, party, peppermint, sprinkles, vanilla

Salted Almond Milk Chocolate Buttercrunch

December 12, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Salted Almond Milk Chocolate Buttercrunch is easy and delicious. Perfect for a Christmas cookie tin or your holiday cookie party!

Salted Almond Milk Chocolate Buttercrunch is the perfect candy for the holiday season–keep it in a Christmas tin or even exchange it at a holiday cookie party!  I have said it before and I will say it again. Food blogging when you have a GI bug sucks. So I am going to keep this short… 

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Filed Under: almonds, candy, chocolate Tagged With: almonds, butter crunch, buttercrunch, candy, chocolate, confections, milk chocolate, nuts, toffee

Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cake: #BundtBakers

November 19, 2015 By Laura 13 Comments

This Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cake topped with Marshmallow Glaze is the perfect dessert for the holidays–heck we think it is the perfect dessert all winter long! I am loving this Bundt Bakers theme, “Hot Chocolate,” and I hope you plan to check out all of the fabulous hot chocolate cakes below. Affiliate links have been… 

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Filed Under: blog events, bundt cakes, cakes, chocolate, cocoa, cream cheese, Peppermint Tagged With: #BundtBakers, bundt, Bundt Bakers, cake, chocolate, cocoa, hot chocolate, hot cocoa, mint, peppermint

Chocolate Meringue Nests with Salted Caramel Sauce and Cacoa Nibs

November 8, 2015 By Laura 5 Comments

Bittersweet Chocolate Meringue Nests with Whipped Cream, Salted Caramel Sauce and Cocoa Nibs--the dessert is restaurant worthy and yet incredibly easy!

Chocolate Meringue Nests with Whipped Cream, Salted Caramel Sauce and Cacoa Nibs are a delicious, restaurant worthy dessert that is perfect for special occasions and much easier than you think! Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. The first dessert I made for Sammy’s birthday was also the… 

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Filed Under: cacao nibs, caramel, chocolate, meringue, misc. dessert Tagged With: cacao nibs, caramel, caramel sauce, chocolate, cocoa nibs, meringue

Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes: #CookiesForKidsCancer

October 29, 2015 By Laura 15 Comments

Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes: a creme de menthe cake with mini chocolate chips is topped with a whipped cream buttercream and truly outdoes the ice cream!

Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes are an uncanny and delicious cupcake evocation of mint chocolate chip ice cream, and because they are made with whipped cream buttercream, they are not at all too sweet. This post is in support of Cookies For Kids Cancer, and as such I did receive some baking equipment from OXO as… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, cupcakes, kids cooking, mint chocolate, products, reviews Tagged With: #CookiesForKidsCancer, buttercream, chocolate, chocolate chips, Cookies for Kids' Cancer, creme de menthe, cupcakes, mint, whipped cream, whipped cream buttercream

Triple Dark Chocolate Muffins: #MuffinMonday

October 26, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Triple Dark Chocolate Muffins are an awesome treat for kids! Fast, easy, made with almost half whole grain flour, and seriously, seriously CHOCOLATE!

Triple Dark Chocolate Muffins are easy, fast, and intensely chocolate–in the best way possible! Keep reading to see what everyone else made for Muffin Monday. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. These muffins were born of last minute inspiration and a seriously overbooked week. Octobers have… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, misc. dessert, muffins, whole grains Tagged With: #MuffinMonday, chocolate, dark chocolate, M&Ms, Muffin Monday, muffins

Pumpkin Drop Cookies with White Chocolate Chunks-3 Ways!: #CreativeCookieExchange

October 20, 2015 By Laura 12 Comments

Pumpkin Drop Cookies with Pistachios and White Chocolate Chunks-3 Ways! A healthier breakfast cookie, an easy cream glazed make ahead treat, or for real indulgence, top with a whipped cream buttercream!

Pumpkin Drop Cookies with White Chocolate Chunks are delicious and versatile–they can be a wholesome treat to wake up to, an afternoon-pick me up, or, frosted, a decadent after dinner dessert. Either way they are wonderful–and can you believe how long it has taken Creative Cookie Exchange to get around to featuring pumpkin!? Keep reading to… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cookies, Pistachios, pumpkin, white chocolate, whole grains Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, chocolate, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, drop cookies, frosting, glaze, nuts, pistachios, pumpkin, white chocolate

Crispy Bite-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies: Review of Classic Cookies with Modern Twist; #Choctoberfest

October 9, 2015 By Laura 9 Comments

Crispy Bite-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies--easy to make and delicious! The crunch is light and airy and offset by rich chocolate chips and butter. My family went crazy for these!

Crispy Bite-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies are a fun change from bakery style. Buttery, light, crunchy but packed full of chocolate, these cookies are a crowd pleaser. A copy of Classic Cookie with a Modern Twist was sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookbooks, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, reviews Tagged With: #choctoberfest, chocolate, chocolate chip, cookbook reviews, cookies

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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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