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Salty-Sweet Butter Pecan Cookies

These butter-pecan cookies are seriously great

No brag, just fact

Aug 23, 2009
Raspberry Puff Turnovers

Puff pastry, without all the fuss: Raspberry Puff Turnovers

Blitz puff to the rescue

Jul 2, 2009
Scone Nibbles

Vanilla-glazed mini scones

Step aside, Starbucks

Jun 10, 2009
Zwieback

Zwieback

Zwieback is dead. Long live zwieback!

Apr 22, 2009
Mini Whole Grain Cinnamon Biscotti

Whole Grain Cinnamon-Nut Baby Biscotti

Biscotti, baby!

Apr 13, 2009
Classic Pizzelle

Classic Pizzelle

In-law approval guaranteed

Feb 23, 2009
Fudge Brownies

Fudge Brownies

SERIOUS brownie points

Feb 12, 2009
American-Style Vanilla Biscotti

Vanilla biscotti, hot cocoa, and a day of rest

Comfort and joy

Dec 25, 2008
Date Pinwheels (and their cranberry cousins)

Date pinwheels (and their cranberry cousins)

A holiday tradition around here

Dec 20, 2008
Quick Fruitcake

Quick, no-fuss fruitcake

For when you HAVE to go there

Dec 19, 2008
Shortbread

Buttery, tender shortbread

A solstice celebration

Dec 15, 2008
Crispy Swedish Cookies

Ultra-tender, extra-crunchy Vanilla Dreams

The REAL holiday crunch

Dec 8, 2008
American-Style Panettone

Homemade panettone

Thinking outside the (blue) box

Nov 23, 2008
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Fancy decorated cookies, without the fuss

Keeping it simple

Nov 17, 2008
All-Star Oatmeal Cookies

The never-fail, ever-popular, go-to cookie

For the time-challenged potluck baker/parent

Nov 2, 2008
Chocolate Chip-Walnut Mandelbrot

Chocolate Chip-Walnut Mandelbrot

Hold the mandel, add the chocolate

Sep 29, 2008
Chewy Granola Bars

Home-made Chewy Granola Bars

Take a hike, store-bought

Aug 11, 2008
Fudge Drops

A cookie for brownie lovers

A brownie by any other name...

May 18, 2008
Lemon-Almond Biscotti

Lemon-Almond Biscotti

We break for biscotti

Apr 30, 2008
Banana Bread

Banana Bread, an ultimate classic

I'm a fanna banana bread

Apr 21, 2008

Making homemade chocolate truffles

Nobody knows the truffles we've seen...

Mar 4, 2008
Soft Ginger-Molasses Cookies and Ginger Syrup

Soft Ginger-Molasses Cookies

They’re not just for Christmas anymore

Feb 20, 2008
Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

Bringing back an old favorite

Jan 7, 2008