When I was a little girl, we used to have big family Christmases with lots of people, tons of food, and enough cookies to feed all of Santa’s elves. While there are a few baked goods we continued to make after the Christmas get-togethers stopped, but these weren’t one of them, for some reason. When
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Here’s a simple recipe for a simple cookie that’s a classic and a favorite to many, including my Poppa, who always played the lovable role of the Sneaky Cookie Stealer in my childhood memory reel. This recipe is one I whipped up for him, after he bashfully requested I make him some Pillsbury instant oatmeal cookies —
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Sometimes, you just need cookies. Well, sometimes, I just need cookies. So, I make them! Don’t have eggs? That’s okay! This recipe doesn’t require any! Just butter, flour, sugar, and some of your favorite jam. The best thing about these cookies is that, like many simple treats, they tend to bring back memories of the “good ol’
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It’s peach season! Next to apples, peaches are one of my favorite fruits, and I’m MUCH better at making peach desserts than I am at making apple desserts (I promise you, I’ll nail that apple pie recipe one of these days). That being said, prepare for the best peach cobbler of your LIFE!! This peach
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As promised, I have a recipe for a holiday treat for all of you, and best of all, it’s no-bake! Just mixing, melting (which we now know how to do in the microwave), freezing, and eating! Good ingredients make for a good treat, for sure.Not only are these treats quick and easy to make, they
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Last year, when my friend Skyler was here at RIT, he often used to make me “emergency cookies” when I had a bad day. With the amount of stress I’ve been under so far this school year, I’ve really missed those cookies. Now, that’s not to say that I just miss the man for his
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It’s no secret, as I’m sure I’ve said it before, but I have a major sweet tooth. These cookies are the perfect snack for someone like me: they’re sweet, citrusy, soft, chewy, soooooo not health food, and they’ve got that sinfully-rich mouth feel, which is odd for a lemon cookie, but wonderful, nonetheless.The best part
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I know it’s not the season for pumpkin things, but I ended up with leftovers from the dog treats, so I decided to make myself some treats with the extra pumpkin. Originally, I was planning to make gnocchi, but I was missing some of the ingredients, and they weren’t cheap or readily available, so I
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