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My 12 Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipes
I’m knee-deep in my holiday baking right now. Every year, I do a ton of baking in December, then box everything up for gifts for my friends and fam. It’s great — everyone gets to enjoy some delish cookies, and who needs more stuff, anyway? As I was baking the other day, I thought it was high time I put together a post with all my faves. There are so many great cookie recipes to choose from on this site, but these are my top 12 favorite holiday cookie recipes. See if you can’t find something to add to your cookie tray this year! 1. Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Cookies From my…
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Matcha Pistachio 7-Layer Bars
Holiday baking season is in full swing, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. It’s absolutely my favorite time of year, baking-wise. For the past few years, I’ve given baked goods as gifts for family and friends (no one really needs more stuff anyway), so I spend the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas baking every chance I can get. And while I have a ton of old family recipes and my own favorites that I bake every year, I like to try out one or two new ones as well. This year, I’d been thinking about making something with matcha and white chocolate (it’s a fantastic flavor combo, plus matcha is…
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Pumpkin Scones With Maple Glaze
Pumpkin season may be just about over, but don’t let it end before you make a batch of these Pumpkin Scones With Maple Glaze! They’re soft, perfectly spiced with your favorite fall spices, and drizzled with a simple maple powdered sugar glaze. YUM. Your New Brunch Favorite Whether you need a new recipe for a holiday brunch or a morning treat to sustain you through all the end of the year festivities, these scones are just the ticket. One of my favorite things about these scones is that they’re not insanely sweet. I mean, there’s sugar in them for sure, plus some molasses and that maple glaze, so they have…
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Comfort Cookies [a.k.a., Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies With Toffee and Sea Salt]
This week while I was stress baking on Election Day, I accidentally made the best cookies of my life. (One of very few good things that came from that day, IMO). Since the world is a stressful place for a lot of us right now, I thought we could all use some comfort in cookie form. Thus, I decided to call these cookies Comfort Cookies. Chocolatey, Salty, Buttery Comfort This is a recipe I’ve been working on for a while, but it just wasn’t quite right. It was missing something. This time around, I had a bunch of homemade toffee bits taking up counter space (left over from testing these…
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Soft and Chewy Monster Cookies
Halloween is almost here and I’m so excited. I moved into my new house last February, so I finally have a porch to decorate. Plus, judging by the number of neighborhood kids running around, I think there’s a good chance I’ll actually have trick-or-treaters this year! And even though my first jack-o-lantern in decades ended up becoming squirrel food (if you’ve seen my Instagram stories, you’ve seen the results 🎃 🐿️), I’m not daunted. I picked up some more decorations and Halloween candy, and came up with this delishhh Soft and Chewy Monster Cookies recipe to drown my sorrows in. Soft, Chewy, Peanut Buttery…a Classic Monster Cookie I’m going to…
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Cherry and Toffee Oatmeal Cookies
A while ago, someone I follow on Instagram posted a cookie they got at a bakery somewhere…and that cookie had oatmeal, cherries, and toffee in it. Now, I can’t remember for the life of me when that was, who posted it, or what bakery it was from, but that cookie got stuck in my brain and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. So, naturally, I had to make my own. That’s where these Cherry and Toffee Oatmeal Cookies came from. And if you think that flavor combo sounds as good as I do, you’re in the right place! A New Fall Favorite When we think of fall, the usual flavors…
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No-Bake Lemon Dream Cheesecake
Summer may be coming to a close, but I think there’s still time left for a few more BBQs…and no-bake desserts to go with them! And I think we need something light and lemony that lends itself to some fresh fruit topping while fruit is still in season. This No-Bake Lemon Dream Cheesecake is just the thing. The Joy of No-Bake Desserts Clearly, I love baking, or I wouldn’t have this blog. But sometimes even I don’t want to turn the oven on (hello humid Minnesota summers! 🥵). That’s when having a few no-bake dessert recipes on hand comes in handy. I’ve been focused on no-bake desserts all summer, not…
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Rocky Road Rice Krispie Bars (Small Batch)
Back this week with another no-bake treat for you…and another rice krispie bar recipe! (If you missed my last recipe, check it out here.) If you’re not a rice krispie treat fan, sorry — I’ll have something different for you next month. But for now, let’s dig into these chocolatey, marshmallowy, nutty, ooey, gooey, bars. Give a warm welcome to Rocky Road Rice Krispie Bars! A No-Bake Treat for Chocolate Lovers Are you a fan of rocky road ice cream? I love it — SO much. Chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, almonds…I mean really, what’s not to love?? So when I was thinking about making another version of my favorite rice…
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Strawberries and Cream Rice Krispie Bars (Small Batch)
Summer is alllllmost here. The days are long, the sun is shining, the grass is green, and the flowers are starting to bloom. I wouldn’t say it’s exactly warm, but considering I live in the frozen north, it’s pretty darn close. Anyway, with the summer sun comes the need for no-bake recipes (which is convenient, because the oven in my new house kind of sucks…but I digress). So for those days when it’s too hot to turn on the oven (or when your oven doesn’t work the way it should), I’ve got a few new no-bake recipes coming for you over the next couple of months. First up: these Strawberries…
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Rosewater Champagne Truffles
Mother’s Day is around the corner, and I know very few moms who wouldn’t love a little chocolate treat on their big day…especially if they don’t have to make it themselves. 😉 If you want to wow mom with a special little homemade treat this Mother’s Day, these Rosewater Champagne Truffles are just the thing. With dark chocolate, a splash of bubbly, and a little rosewater, you’ll have mom feeling relaxed, loved, and a little bit fancy. Roses + Chocolate = Delicious Roses and chocolate are an iconic gift combination for birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day…but have you ever combined them into one gift? No, I’m not talking about rose-shaped…
Recipes and Musings from the Zenith City
