This post for Swedish Visiting Cake Bars is sponsored by OXO and chefs supporting Cookies for Kids' Cancer, but all opinions are my own. Thank you to the sponsors that keep us cooking colorfully! Of all the things you make this Fall, let these Swedish Cake Bars be one of them. Trust me, you won't be disappointed. These bars are deliciously simple, and have that irresistible hint of pure almond extract that really make these bars taste gourmet. Dorie Greenspan's timeless recipe will ...
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Holiday Butterscotch Snickerdoodles
It's been getting colder, and I didn't expect this weather in Little Rock - and I've got to say, I'm loving it! It's not so cold that I need to bundle up, but cold enough to remind me of home. It really is starting to feel a lot like Christmas. In celebration, for the next two weeks, I'll be whipping up all my favorite holiday treats (yes, mostly desserts), and sneaking in a few healthy recipes to offset the amount of sweet that we can't help during this time of year! Only 15 days left until the ...
Amaretto Cranberry Biscotti
A quintessential coffee shop treat: biscotti. It's crumbly, sweet, and even better when dunked in coffee and milk. But friends, this isn't just any biscotti: it's made with homemade amaretto. For hours, the house had an irresistible almond scent wafting through every room. If for no other reason, make this biscotti to make your house smell delicious (Realtor buds, this one's a winner). True to form, biscotti is a traditionally Italian cookie. Italy has the best food, ...
Cranberry and Orange Shortbread
Merry Christmas Eve "Eve"!!! Personally, I think the anticipation of Christmas is better than the actual day (only because it's over in a flash!). I started decorating in November to enjoy the lights and Christmas spirit for an entire month. Christmas cookies are flooding my news feeds and the green eyed monster prompted a swift trip to the store for all the "fixin's" for Cranberry and Orange Shortbread. Nope, Santa will not be able to turn up his nose at a plateful of these ...
Gingerbread Pillow Cookies
Some people clean when they're procrastinating, some people watch TV, some people work out (can someone tell me how to develop that habit?!), but me, I bake when I procrastinate. In the great exam season of 2016, I halted all reading and furious highlighting to make these excellently soft, gingerbread pillow cookies. If there's anyone who needs extra Christmas joy, it's the exhausted University student on exam week. Although gingerbread is something most people associate with this ...