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Happy New Year! What delicious little nuggets of chocolaty goodness these are. And easy to make, too! The best thing about these cookies was the addition of the cinnamon. I actually omitted the cloves, but the next time I bake these, I’ll actually replace the cloves with extra cinnamon. I bet the ginger variations are yummy [...]

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Dorie’s Translucent Maple Tuiles just may have been my biggest kitchen disaster to date, haha. Which is too bad, because the very few I was able to salvage were delicious, and it would have been nice to have had more. These tuiles were supposed to come out paper thin, lacey and pliable, so that you [...]

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Oh…life with a baby. Before she was born, I was planner. Always thinking ahead, always making to-do lists, always hitting goals. And my plan for Thanksgiving was to make Dorie’s Caramel Pumpkin Pie. Now I’m learning how to be more flexible. Case in point: I threw that plan out the window when my daughter decided [...]

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Chocolate and peanut butter…is there really any flavor combination out there that’s better than this? I can really only think of a few (chocolate and caramel, anyone?). As far as sweets are concerned, the marriage of chocolate and peanut butter really tops the list. And these cookies showcase the union perfectly. Soft pillows of chocolate [...]

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Oh Dulce de Leche Duos, how I love you. You’re like the cousin of the alfajor, except unlike the crumbly, shortbread-y Spanish confection, your thick, gooey, caramelly filling is sandwiched between two soft, chewy cookies. You’re fabulously delicious…even without the dulce de leche, for those who think that’s too over-the-top (crazies!). Can you tell I loved [...]

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