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Category Archives: Cookies & Bars
Brown Butter Hamantaschen
I’ve always loved hamantaschen, the triangular cookies named after the villain of the Purim story (more about that here). But the traditional white dough can taste plain and almost pasty, even if it surrounds a pocket of sweet filling in … Continue reading →
Posted in Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist
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Tagged brown butter, brown butter hamantaschen, cookies, creative hamantaschen recipe, hamantaschen, purim
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Honey Apricot Cookies
I recently found a very special jar of honey on my front porch. Across the metallic lid was the address label of a cherished neighbor who had recently passed away. An attached scroll of paper was filled with her husband’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking with Herbs, Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist
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Tagged apricot, apricot cookies, baking, cookies, honey, honey cookies, shortbread
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Toasted Hazelnut Brown Sugar Cookies
I love hazelnuts — especially when they’re roasted, and especially when they’re not drenched in overpowering chocolate (sorry, Nutella). I created my hazelnut brown sugar cookie dough as a nod to my favorite nut, and I’ve been sharing them annually … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking with Spirits, Cookies & Bars, Sweets
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Tagged baking, brown sugar, cookies, filberts, hazelnut, hazelnuts
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Herbes de Provence Shortbread with Lemon Curd Filling
The common Herbes de Provence spice blend caught my eye when I realized I’d made sweet treats with many of its ingredients: lavender, basil, rosemary, fennel. As a plus, its thyme, oregano, and marjoram were baking additions I’d dreamed of … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking with Herbs, Cookies & Bars, Sweets
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Tagged baking, baking with herbs, cookies, filled cookies, herbes de provence, lemon curd, thumbprints
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Sweet Almond Cherry Bars
It’s funny how a recipe can evolve, branch off, and even come full circle. A couple of years ago, I was determined to make a new blondie-like bar cookie with cherries in it. I played around and came up with … Continue reading →
Posted in Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist
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Tagged almond paste, bar cookies, blondies, cherries, cherry, sweet almond
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