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The 12 Days of Cookies, Day 8: Chocolate-Dipped Meringue "Snow Peaks"

2009-12-21T17:00:00Z

OK, guys. We know each other well enough now... I think it's time we admitted something to one another. Beyond the relaxation of working with your hands in the kitchen, seeing a project to completion, and pleasing friends and family, one of the t...

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The 12 Days of Cookies, Day 2: Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

2009-12-15T17:00:00Z

Don't judge a book by its cover. This is a lesson I learned the day I got my beloved gun-metal gray Kitchen Aid stand-mixer. Everyone who has ever gotten a kitchen implement, gadget, tool, notion, or widget knows that most of them come with a b...

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The 12 Days of Cookies, Day 7: Sesame-Roquefort... Cookies

2009-12-20T17:00:00Z

It's Cookie Day Seven: do you know where your insulin level is? I thought I'd give us a little break from the sweets of the season to re-introduce you to a favorite... cookie of mine which has absolutely no sugar whatsoever. Imagine! We first h...

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The 12 Days of Cookies, Day 6: Orange Dreamsicle Cut-Out Cookies with Sparkling Sugar

2009-12-19T17:00:00Z

Did you know the word "Dreamsicle" is not copyrighted? I know! I was pretty surprised, too. Apparently, Popsicle® (which ironically enough IS a copyrighted word) calls those orange-and-vanilla "iced lolly" things Creamsicles®. Huh. Has it alw...

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The 12 Days of Cookies, Day 4: Brown Butter "Chestnuts"

2009-12-17T17:00:00Z

I confess I have a sickness: I am an inveterate recipe collector. Yes yes... I've got cookbooks. Lot's of them... and more every day thanks to thoughtful friends and family who give them as gifts (and may secretly have marked out a page or two ...

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The 12 Days of Cookies, Day 5: Jeanne Brophy's Black and Tan Cookies

2009-12-18T17:00:00Z

And speaking of our dear departed Gourmet Magazine (as I was just yesterday), did you know I am only two degrees removed from Ruth Reichl? Well, OK... maybe 3 or 4. It's true! How is this, you ask? Well, because I am a fan of and well acqua...

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The 12 Days of Cookies, Day 3: World Peace Cookies

2009-12-16T17:00:00Z

Bakers are notoriously nice people. Read any blog post by PJ Hamel and the lovely New Englanders over on the King Arthur Flour "Baker's Banter" blog and you'll see what I mean. Even the complaints are fairly worded and as even-tempered as the li...

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Grandma’s Homemade Chicken Soup

2009-12-15T17:04:53Z

There is nothing quite like a hot, soothing bowl of homemade chicken soup, especially when your sick or when the weather starts getting cold. I am sure many of us have fond memories of Mom or Grandma fixing up a hot bowl of chicken soup when we we...

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The 12 Days of Cookies, Day 1: Christmas Cut-Out Cookies with Buttercream Icing

2009-12-14T17:00:00Z

Welcome to the first in a twelve-part series that will assure you a special place in the hearts of all you bake for, and possibly a spot on the Weight Watchers "hit list" for 2010... Twelve Days of Cookies! Yesterday, I explained how my life-lon...

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

2009-12-14T01:22:55Z

I started my Christmas baking with this recipe. It's fabulous. If you want to check out the original, pick up a copy of the Joy of Cooking Christmas Cookies by Irma Rombauer, et al. Ingredients 14 tbs (1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, soften...

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