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    Powdered Crispy Wontons

    Powdered Crispy Wontons

    When I was a child (some may claim I still am), my mother made us kids the most delicious little snack. She would take wonton wrappers,
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    Giant Peppermint Meringues

    Giant Peppermint Meringues

    Trying to figure out the perfect holiday dessert? How about these amazing Giant Peppermint Meringues? I love these for a bunch of reasons:
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    Chocolate Kiss Cookies

    Chocolate Kiss Cookies

    When Christmas cookies make you feel nostalgic, you've got a winner! Most of us have had kiss cookies...my mom used to make them with a
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    Ornament Iced Sugar Cookies

    Ornament Iced Sugar Cookies

    When holiday baking calls for something special, these iced cookies are a stunning answer. They remind us of the beautiful ornaments that
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    Holiday Sugar Cookies

    Holiday Sugar Cookies

    For years, I have been using the same holiday sugar cookie recipe. It's so delicious and with a hint of nutmeg, it is the perfect recipe
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    Royal Icing

    Royal Icing

    If you are going to decorate cookies, you must have a recipe for royal icing. There are lots of ways to frost and decorate cookies, but
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    Royal Icing Tutorial

    Royal Icing Tutorial

    Royal Icing is the perfect frosting to decorate cookies. It has only a few ingredients and is very simple to make! The only trick to royal
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    Swirl Cookies

    Swirl Cookies

    It is very traditional to have iced sugar cookies at Chanukah. It's even more special when Bubbe makes them (my step-mother, Phyllis is
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    Butterscotch Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookies

    Butterscotch Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookies

    Looking for a twist on an oatmeal raisin cookie? Try these Butterscotch Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies...these are super tasty!
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    Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies

    There are so many different types of chocolate chip cookies, and most people have their preference...they like it soft and billowy, some
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    "Oh Baby" Shower Cake

    "Oh Baby" Shower Cake

    My friend, Tessa, is having a baby boy! All of her "aunties" got together and threw a baby shower, and this was the cake I made in the
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    French Vanilla Sablés

    French Vanilla Sablés

    Cookies with sprinkles or coarse sugar are a winner in anyone's books, right? How can you not just love them?? Remember my Chocolate
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    Chocolate Sprinkle Sugar Cookies

    Chocolate Sprinkle Sugar Cookies

    Do you all think these cookies are bright enough? I love these neon sprinkles up against a chocolate sugar cookie...they just scream "EAT ME
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    Brown Butter & Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Brown Butter & Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

    When I think about chocolate chip cookies, which I do often, this is the cookie that comes to mind. First, it's the most asked-about recipe
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    Tammy's Biscotti

    Tammy's Biscotti

    I developed a strategy a number of years ago so that I wouldn't eat every last piece of yumminess that I had just baked.
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    Marbleized Iced Sugar Cookies

    Marbleized Iced Sugar Cookies

    I have fallen in love with this new technique of marbleizing royal icing for making iced sugar cookies. The technique that I followed came
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    Zebra-Striped Shortbread Cookies

    Zebra-Striped Shortbread Cookies

    How fun are these cookies? In this recipe, I combine chocolate shortbread with a regular vanilla shortbread to create this striping effect.
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    Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

    Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

    It is that time of year when all I want to do is bake. While I love savory cooking, it just feels like it's all about cookie exchanges,
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    Christmas Tree Shortbread Cookies

    Christmas Tree Shortbread Cookies

    There are so many reasons to bake cookies at this time of the year: cookie exchanges, teacher gifts, hostess gifts, cookie baskets, dessert
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    Babka Cookies

    Babka Cookies

    Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome to a new year and a new decade! ​ I love chocolate babka! But I have a confession to make...
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    Holiday Meringues

    Holiday Meringues

    These gorgeous little morsels are a wonderful addition to the cookie gift box or on any dessert buffet. How about New Year's Eve?
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    Oreo Cookies & Cream Cake

    Oreo Cookies & Cream Cake

    I realize that January is the time for resolutions such as going to the gym more, forgoing the cocktail before dinner (what??)
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    Caramel Popcorn Cookies

    Caramel Popcorn Cookies

    The ultimate crispy, chewy, sweet and salty cookie. Made with homemade caramel popcorn, this addicting little cookie has all the things you
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    Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake

    Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake

    There was a time when icebox cakes were very popular.  These were make-ahead cakes layering whipped cream and chocolate wafer cookies. 
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    Powdered Crispy Wontons

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    Easy Banana Cake

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    Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

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