Gingerbread Cookies
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
Well, I thought this month’s Flavor of the Month was going up today, but I guess I am a little late since it went up yesterday. In any case, here are the many gingerbread cookies I made using my leftover dough from the Daring Baker challenge this month (you can find the recipe and instructions [...]
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Daring Baker Challenge: Gingerbread Houses
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
The December 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to you by Anna of Very Small Anna and Y of Lemonpi. They chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ everywhere to bake and assemble a gingerbread house from scratch. They chose recipes from Good Housekeeping and from The Great Scandinavian Baking Book as the challenge recipes. I was [...]
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Merry Day After Christmas!
Posted by Tracy | Filed under holidays
I hope you all had a wonderful and blessed Christmas with your families and friends!
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Gingerbread Pancakes
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch
These pancakes are perfect for a weekend breakfast in a pinch yet still very much in the spirit of the holidays, which is why I love ‘em this time of year. Plus, the recipe can be easily be doubled or tripled if you’re feeding a crowd – a perfect addition to your Christmas brunch! 1 [...]
Tags: ginger
Buttermilk Cardamom Cookies with Vanilla Glaze
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
“These are…different.” At least that’s what the several people who tried them told me when they took a bite. I gathered that they were trying to be polite, but I have to agree; these are not your typical overly sugary, chewy, or even crisp cookies. These are soft and fluffy, almost cake-like…and the buttermilk gives [...]
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Cranberry Sandies
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
I’ve been searching around for a few new Christmas cookies to try this season, and in my search I came upon a few recipes for pecan sandies. I can’t eat pecans though since I’m allergic to peanuts/nuts, so I decided that in my own recipe, I’d substitute dried, chopped cranberries – hence, cranberry sandies. I [...]
Butter Cookies
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
Last month I was contacted by Challenge Dairy to see if I’d be interested in using some of their butter in a recipe. They’d send me some free goodies (an Oxo whisk and storage container, some vanilla, and some spices), and then I’d use some or all of them to create a dessert using their [...]
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