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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

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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Filed Under: blog events, cookbooks, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, lemon baked goods, lime, reviews Tagged With: Christmas cookies, citrus, cookies, Holiday cookies, lime, lime powder, meltaways, slice and bake

Cinnamon Dusted Orange Icebox Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

November 17, 2015 By Laura 17 Comments

Cinnamon Dusted Orange Icebox Cookies: slice and bake cookies are easy to make ahead for the Holidays (or whenever); dip them in cinnamon and sugar before baking! The whole family loved these!

Cinnamon Dusted Orange Icebox Cookies are a great choice for cinnamon lovers and a perfect cookie for late fall, when orange is coming into season, people are craving cinnamon and when the cookies can also be made ahead for holiday cookie tins! Creative Cookie Exchange has you cinnamon lovers completely covered this month, so keep… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cookies, fall spices, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, oranges Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, cinnamon, citrus, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, icebox cookies, make ahead, orange, slice and bake

Nibby Chocolate Olive Oil Cookies: #Choctoberfest

October 5, 2015 By Laura 20 Comments

These Nibby-Chocolate Olive Oil Cookies are delicious and unique! Because they are slice and bake, they can be made ahead to bake off for your holiday table or any other occasion.

These Nibby Chocolate Olive Oil Cookies are easy, sophisticated and not too sweet, with a hint of salt to complement the chocolate goodness. And because they are slice and bake, they are perfect for making ahead for your holiday cookie tray. I am participating in Choctoberfest, which is basically a weeklong smorgasbord of chocolate recipes… 

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Filed Under: almonds, blog events, cacao nibs, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies Tagged With: #choctoberfest, almond meal, cacao nibs, chocolate, cocoa nibs, cookies, dark chocolate, extra virgin olive oil, milk chocolate, nibs, olive oil, slice and bake

Slice and Bake Peppermint Cookies for Ice Cream: #CreativeCookieExchange

July 21, 2015 By Laura 16 Comments

Slice and Bake Peppermint Cookies for Ice cream--SO delicious and SO easy!!!

Slice and Bake Peppermint Cookies are amazing in ice cream or gelato–keep reading to check out what all of the Creative Cookie Exchange hosts made this month with ice cream!  Things I learned this past weekend: Cacao nibs do not always substitute well for nuts. It always pays to read through the entire recipe before starting to bake. My… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, Peppermint Tagged With: cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, easy, gelato, ice cream, mint, peppermint, shortbread, slice and bake

Ginger Curry Sugar Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange; Review of Sugar Rush

November 18, 2014 By Laura 14 Comments

Unexpectedly delicious, Ginger Curry Sugar Cookies are a unique twist on slice and bake butter sugar cookies. Keep reading for more Creative Cookie Exchange ginger deliciousness. A copy of Sugar Rush was provided to me by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links were used in this post to link to items I am… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cookbooks, cookies, curry powder, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, reviews Tagged With: candied ginger, cookbook review, cookies, curried, curry powder, ginger, slice and bake, sugar cookies, sugar rush

Andes Mint Slice and Bake Chocolate Cookies: Alex Bakes!

April 1, 2014 By Laura 6 Comments

Baking with Kids!

Alex and I had so much fun with this post! You know, the older my girls get, the more fun they are in the kitchen (even if it means they are getting more opinionated!). Sammy and I had so much fun with that #PirateFairy Cheddar Cheese Coins post, and for this one Alex and I… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, cookies, kids cooking, mint chocolate, products, reviews Tagged With: andes, Andes mints, chocolate, cookies, creme de menthe, kids baking, mint, slice and bake, sugar, Zulka Moreno, Zulka review

Salted Dark Chocolate Crisps: Make Ahead for Creative Cookie Exchange

November 19, 2013 By Laura 12 Comments

Salty Dark Chocolate Crispy Slice and Bake Freezer Cookies

Salted Dark Chocolate Crisps are light, crispy and intensely chocolatey; they are also perfect for making in advance. Keep reading to see what all of the Creative Cookie Exchange hosts came up with. Affiliate links were used in this post to refer to items I am discussing. I am so excited about this Creative Cookie… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, chocolate, chocolate chips, cocoa, cookies, make ahead, salty sweets, slice and bake

Halloween Sprinkled Slice-and-Bake Cookies; Review of 250 Best Cookies

September 23, 2013 By Laura 7 Comments

Halloween Sprinkled Refrigerator Cookies

When Robert Rose sent me The 250 Best Brownies, Bars and Squares they also sent me The 250 Best Cookie Recipes, both by Esther Brody. As I mentioned in my review of the bars and brownies version these books are not really cookbooks you would read or browse for pleasure. They are more utilitarian, a resource 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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