• anything is possible

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    Guess who had the most customers at my sister’s garage sale? That’s right, the 6-year-old selling lemonade and cookies. My nephew is quite the little businessman. He even made sure to charge more for chocolate chip cookies because, “they are most popular.” My favorite transaction was when a neighborhood man asked him if it was…

  • camaraderie at pix patisserie

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    During my visit to Portland there were many cherries on top of the sweet sundae of conversation and togetherness with my cousin and her family.  One such example: the luxury of a vanilla bean honey latte and fresh macaron in the morning.  Sitting and talking in the sunlight that flooded through the garage-door windows of…

  • molasses cookies with black cherry gelato

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    My mom’s cousin from Texas commented on my recent use of molasses: “A staple in every Hoosier’s kitchen!” On that note, I hereby declare a week of molasses recipe-sharing at cozywalls.com. These cookies come by way of my Great-Grandmother’s Sister-in-Law, Aunt Velma. Though I never knew her, I cannot mistake the smell of these cookies…

  • easter blessings

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    Niece Piano Stretch | Look what Hatched | Breakfast, Sister Made Strata, Subbed Challah with Ciabatta | My Mom’s Dinner Rolls | Helpful Hands | More Treats after Dinner | Free Ice Cream on the Backyard Menu!

  • dirty leprechaun & thin mint s’mores

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    Homemade chocolate (with a hint of mint) cookie coated marshmallows! That’s what the Dirty Leprechaun is all about. I can’t think of anything more perfect right now then being on a camping trip at the close of a full day, sitting around a campfire and toasting one of these babies over hot embers. They really…

  • my spicy valentine

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    I think Indian food is a nice choice for Valentine’s. Inspired by that idea, and a trip to the local Indian food grocer (that actually had Bird’s Custard Powder on the shelf!) I put together this sandwich cookie. It’s a mash-up of recipes from Aarti Sequeira and Nigella Lawson. Custard Cream-Filled (link to recipe) Garam…

  • s’more soul cookies

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    The honey graham dough I made over the weekend was a sort of “healthier” version of shortbread. I added fresh ginger to the recipe and sprinkled demerara sugar over the tops before baking them off. Honestly, I would have been happy stopping there, but remember the mallow bits? I melted some chocolate over the stove…

  • pear shortbread with shaved pecorino

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    An inspiration storm hit when I opened a package that came in the mail for me last week. A friend, who knows a thing or two about treasures, sent me this tin of cutters that she uncovered at a thrift store! I gave them each a bath and decided to start out with a classic…

  • butterscotch cookie candles

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    Have you ever made window cookies with hard candies? I thought it would be fun to do a butterscotch flame version with my tin candle cookie cutter. I rolled out some sugar cookie dough, crushed some butterscotch discs, and whipped up some frosting using powdered sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, butter and milk. Tasty cookies with…

  • cookie tray in a pinch

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    I had grand plans for my contribution to the office sweets party this year, but life events intervened and those plans will have to be realized in the future. Whattodo when you can’t make your own homemade treats? Make your own assortment tray of your favorite locally made cookies! In my case, I dropped by…