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Oatmeal Lace Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

December 18, 2018 By Laura 5 Comments

Oatmeal Lace Cookies

Oatmeal Lace Cookies are an easy cookie to stuff your holiday tins with: they are delicate, crisp, and indulgent with caramel flavors that will last through the holidays. Keep reading to check out what other cookies that were shared by the Creative Cookie Exchange hosts will last in a holiday tin.  Sammy informed me yesterday… 

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Stamped Lime Meltaways: #CreativeCookieExchange

November 22, 2016 By Laura 8 Comments

Stamped Lime Meltaways

Stamped Lime Meltaways are fun, festive and melt-in-your-mouth delicious–especially perfect for tart citrus lovers! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. These cookies were a victim of the move. In my head, they were going to be super holiday festive, stamped with some wonderful holiday-themed stamp. You know, in the… 

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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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Mint Chocolate Thumbprints for the Holidays–or Anytime!

November 19, 2010 By Laura 12 Comments

The minute I saw these cookies I knew I was making them. They are from yet another holiday baking magazine, and the minty chocolate definitely says festive holidays–but I could not wait, I wanted them now. So when the PTG asked for volunteers to make dinners and desserts for the teachers during the week of… 

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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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