This past July, I entered something in a county fair for the first time ever. It wasn't a baked good; it was one of my crochet projects, and I won/earned a blue ribbon ( Read more... )

Hello fellow bakers! I've enjoyed this comm for a few years now, so I figure it's high time for me to contribute some recipes. My family goes nuts with the cookie baking around Christmas, culminating in a day-long bakefest with my sisters, nieces and nephews. The kids especially like baking with Aunt Chris because I teach them to measure, mix, ( Read more... )

My Great-Aunt Helen passed away just over 9 years ago last month. She was well known for her wonderful cooking and housekeeping as she kept my grandmother's home while she worked (and thank goodness too because my grandmother couldn't make grilled cheese ( Read more... )

Thick, soft, cinnamony--and filled with creamy cookie butter to boot. Party pleaser? You said it, not me!


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Every friend who tried this cookie begged me for a recipe, so now I'm sharing it voluntarily with all of you. Don't be fooled by its commonplace appearance. This cookie is much more than the sum of its parts: a gooey Biscoff-filled center, perfectly Biscoff-spiced cookie dough, and a taste reminiscent of your favorite homemade chewy chocolate chip ( Read more... )

I whipped these up yesterday for teachers and staff at my child's school. It might be too late for that, but it doesn't meant you shouldn't make some for yourself! I'm actually making another batch right now - the extra dozen I made are gone, baby, gone.

What's the Christmas cookie staple in your house?


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I love the holiday season for many, many reasons. I’m sure you do, too.


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In Sweden, it’s tradition to eat saffron buns (“Lucia buns”) in December, and especially on the 13th. Saffron is also used in many other cakes and desserts, especially in Christmas time. This time, I felt like trying something different, so I decided to make saffron cookies instead ( Read more... )

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Hi BBB; first time poster, long-time addict of drooling at photos. I'm home on summer break and have been baking a variety of things (much to the joy and angst of my parents), but this is something all together special.

My name's Ginger, so the ingredient has both haunted and loved me all my life. I find it a satisfying spice: lovely in baked goods ( Read more... )