Archive for December, 2012
These cupcakes are dedicated to my sister, who has a serious thing for chocolate cake. (Cupcakes count, too, although she’s not necessarily into the whole cupcake rage thing- she’s just into chocolate cake. What a purist. Gotta love it.) It’s Robin’s birthday today, so these chocolate goodies are dedicated to her… I just wish I […]
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You’re right. It’s banana and cranberry, baked together into a festive bread. Why not combine the proven winner known as Banana Nut Bread with cranberries? (Unless you don’t like cranberries- that would be a good reason not to.) Since most people equate cranberries with holidays, take the leap and throw them into the banana […]
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Sometimes cake is all you need in life, isn’t it? Is it odd to be made happy by a soft, moist, spiced cake? Is it alarming that the act of cutting into a glaze-covered cake causes my heart to beat a little bit faster? There are some cakes that just do it for me… […]
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This wasn’t supposed to happen. Especially on the day before Christmas. It was a horrible scene: legs, arms, torsos, heads- everywhere. The poor little gingerbread buggers couldn’t even defend themselves, stuck in their stupid little silicone baking trays (the stupid little baking trays that I also happened to spray with non-stick spray, even though I shouldn’t […]
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Shortbread is festive for many reasons, but the addition of red and green (in high-calorie candy form) makes it legitimately holidayish. So here’s what happened: I had shortbread dough waiting, patiently, to be brought back to life from the depths of our freezer. I had also just made Icebox Cookies (seriously kick ass), and had […]
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Do you know what icebox cookies are? If you do, then you’ll know that they are amazing and you’ll need to bake this recipe today. If you don’t, then you’ll need to believe me that these are amazing and worth making today. You do trust me, don’t you? Icebox cookies are simple- elegantly so- […]
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Cookie cut-outs and red + green + white sprinkles = festive holidays. Sugar cookies dipped in chocolate with red + green + white sprinkles = festive holidays. It’s that simple. Adapted from my Icebox Cookie recipe… 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 2/3 cups all-purpose […]
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It’s worth it to have to lightly toast until fragrant, then cool slightly, and then process the little pecan bits to smithereens… all in the quest for the perfect chocolatey-pecanny shortbread. If that description made these cookies seem arduous to make, that wasn’t my intention (because in the grand scheme of things, they are really […]
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These bars have Christmas written all over them. And it’s not just because they’re covered in pink frosting (which is a bit festive, I guess- but just as likely to be found at a baby shower or small girl child’s birthday party, if you want to get technical about it). These little buggers are […]
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Whoppers, anyone? Malted milk and chocolate is a classic combo. I didn’t grow up on malted milk shakes (or anything malted for that matter, other than the odd box of Whoppers that snuck its way in between the real chocolates like Junior Mints, Caramilk and Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups), but I did grow up on chocolate. So I know […]
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Oh. My. God. It happened. I took the World’s Greatest Fudge Brownie and did what I have been fantasizing about for just about ever. (No, I didn’t slather it all over myself.) I stuffed it with a caramel and pecan layer, and then watched the layer ooze right out of the fudgy brownie after cutting it. […]
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This is devastatingly easy to make, and looks fun when served on a half-decent-looking platter at a dinner party. (I say “devastatingly” because there is clear and present danger that you might make these massive cookies for yourself, often. All things considered, they aren’t totally evil since they don’t have fat going on in the […]
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I’m not even going to dignify this post with a comment. It’s obvious to everyone what happened here. (I am pretty pleased with my name of this cooke, though: Maca-ruin. Get it? It’s supposed to be a Macaroon? Looking for silver linings here, folks.)
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There are people who are just drawn to the splendid concoction of chocolate and peanut butter… in the same way that some can’t get over the whole chocolate-mint thing. (I happen to love both, by the way. Oh, and chocolate with caramel. Don’t forget chocolate and coconut, though- there’s a time and a place for […]
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