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Christmas 2011 – A Recap

I hope you all the best holiday! We ate tasty-goodness, as is our tradition. We wrote out the menu for our feast Christmas Eve. It involved breakfast, daytime snacking, and a big dinner. I made us sweet and savory crepes for breakfast. Half with strawberry jam, strawberries, and brie, and the rest were filled with crispy proscuitto, gruyere, and spinach. I’m the sweetie to Jake’s savory. We’re a food ying-yang. I pick dessert and he picks…

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Cocoa Meringue Kisses

I scurry. I’m a scurrier. When it’s cold out, and my hair is blowing everywhere, and my bangs are in my face, I can’t casually stroll. I have to hurry and scurry. I’m sorry if I’ve hurried past you awkwardly heading into Target or the grocery store. It’s not that I’m in a hurry. It’s that I’m cold. You see, this year I’m not in a hurry at all regarding Christmas. I’ve been slowly making…

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Shortbread Elephants

These are so much more than elephants in silly outfits. They are elephants that taste like shortbread and are wearing Christmas colors. …well, my idea of a Christmas colors remix. I’m thinking these will be cozy tucked in a cookie box with these cookies and these ones and maybe some sort of lollipop, and maybe even fudge! What are you guys baking this year? Tell me everything. Shortbread Sugar Cookies {makes about 2 dozen cookies}…

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Turkey O’Clock is approaching. And at the moment I’m in Minnesota hanging out in the kitchen with my mom. I just can’t wait to share with you guys what her and I are making this year for dessert. (I’ll be posting them next week!) The truth is, I made these cookies before I left. It’s important to me for Jake to have a constant supply of cookie-goodness while I’m gone. These remind me of what…

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Grandma’s Molasses Cookies

These cookies are bringing wrinkles back. Good thing, because I rarely iron. Even when I’m wrinkly. I just decide to believe it when Jake tells me that my outfit looks like “it’s supposed to be like that.” But “like that” means wrinkled. Ever since I made those large marge cookies, I’ve just been thinking that bigger cookies are better. I mean, if the cookie’s bigger than there’s more chewy center to love, right? Cookie middles are…

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Mini Pumpkin Black & White Cookies

I’m really into fall. For example, last weekend I spray painted pumpkins gold and topped them off with glitter with my fall-loving friend Cindy. I’ve been wearing tights, painting my nails navy, and walking Elliot over neon leaves. I’ve also been making pumpkin everything. Pumpkin roll, pumpkin pup treats, and now these black and white cookies. So if you’ve got fall fever (which is way better than Bieber fever) you should totally make these! Because pumpkin…

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Coffee Cakes, Muffins, Pies, Breads, Cookies

These recipes are all thanks to my mom! She’s quite the baker. And can you believe she’s even in town at the moment?! We’re hanging out in the kitchen Sunday, and I’ll totally fill you know what we make. Coffee Cakes + Muffins Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake – crumby top, swirly middles, oh yeah. Sour Cream Coffee Cake – a bundt with a bunting! My mom’s favorite. Bran Muffins – my mom used to make these in mini…

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Large Marge Chocolate Chunk Cookies + Sea Salt

I’ve been following my breakfast with a cookie these days. It’s because I go to bed thinking about these. They’ve changed my life! These cookies are large and in charge. And since they’re bigger, they stay nice and chewy in the center. And that salt! Don’t even get me started. Augustus Gloop would love these, since there’s over a pound of chocolate in them. And if he’d like something, it’s got to be good. He…

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Peanut Butter Cut Out Cookies

Elliot goes to a really nice vet. He loves her! Not many pups can say that. And I’ve had this cookie cutter for so long! I figured the perfect time to use it would be to make fun cookies to bring to Elliot’s appointment earlier this week with Dr. Nicole. You see, she’s just the best! These are peanut butter cookies of the roll-out variety. They are extra good right out of the oven, but…

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