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Cranberry Crumble Bars
The holiday season is here, and that means it’s BAKING season! Each year, I make dozens and dozens of cookies to serve at holiday gatherings and give away as gifts to friends and family. And this year, I have a new goodie to add to my cookie tray and yours: Cranberry Crumble Bars! Cranberry Season’s New It-Girl When it comes to fall and winter baking, everyone talks about pumpkin and apples…but in my mind, cranberries are the real MVP. Their tartness brightens up any sweet treat, and their vivid red color makes your bakes so enticing. These bars pair plump, juicy cranberries with a buttery cardamom shortbread and an oat-pecan…
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Salted Date and Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Dang, two new recipes in a month?? Who even am I? ICYMI, I’m finally back after a bit of a sabbatical from the blog. Last month I posted a delish new cake, and this month I’m back with what I think may be my best cookie yet. Say hello to Salted Date and Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies! Dates and Dark Chocolate…a Match Made in the Cupboard So when I want a little sweet treat that’s a smidge healthier and quick to make, I pop a chunk of dark chocolate into a pitted Medjool date, and sprinkle it with a little flaky sea salt. (Sometimes I add walnuts too…yum.) It’s so…
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Apple Crisp Cake
Annnd I’m back! Maybe you didn’t even notice I was gone, but it’s been nearly six months since I last posted a new recipe. I didn’t plan on such a long break, but here we are. Sometimes, when it comes to creative endeavors, you lose your inspiration and need to take a break to find it again. For months, I didn’t have any great new ideas and I just didn’t feel like baking…and when I tried to bake, nothing turned out the way I wanted it to. *sigh* But a few weeks ago, I woke up one morning with a recipe idea in my head, and I knew I just…
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Coconut Scones
It’s finally starting to feel like spring around here. The sun is sunning, the grass is greening, and the birds are singing. I meant to get this recipe up a couple of weeks ago in time for the spring holidays, but between traveling and a busy day job, I’m just now getting to it. Nevertheless, these coconut scones are great for any season’s breakfast, brunch, or snack. Coconut Heaven I LOVE coconut, and lately I’ve been a little obsessed with it. (And when I say “lately,” I mean like the past couple of years.) I’ve made a few kinds of 7-layer bars, this amazing Toasted Coconut Snack Cake, these German…
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Mocha Almond Magic Bars
It may be officially spring, but in northern Minnesota, that just means we’re in the final months of winter. And while I’m a winter-lover (thus why I live here), this part of winter is always the toughest, because it’s gray, cold, and rainy/sleety/icy, vs earlier in the winter when snow covers everything and it’s actually pretty outside. It’s a little…depressing. And what do we do when we’re depressed? Yep, that’s right, we eat chocolate…preferably with a side of espresso. That’s where these Mocha Almond Magic Bars come in. A Magical Flavor Combo I LOVE the combination of chocolate and espresso (as I type this, I’m snacking on dark chocolate-covered espresso…
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Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Hi friends! Happy Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, or Eat-Chocolate-and-Watch-Netflix-in-Your-Underwear-Day…whichever you observe. Since eggs are crazy expensive—and kind of hard to find—right now, here’s a sweet treat you can make for the holiday that doesn’t require a single egg: Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies! Fudgy, Decadent…and Vegan! I love a chocolate crinkle cookie. In fact, I made a similar cookie for Valentine’s Day five years ago (these Chocolate Mint Snowball Cookies). And I made a spiced version for the holidays a couple of years ago (these Spiced Chocolate Crinkle Cookies). However, both of those require butter and eggs. You can put those ingredients away for this one, but that doesn’t mean we’re…
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Top 10 Northern Ginger Recipes of 2024
Happy New Year, y’all! It’s been a great year on the blog, and I’m grateful to have so many of you baking along with me! While you explored dozens of recipes here last year, there were a few that stood out from the rest. Here are your favorite Northern Ginger recipes from 2024! 10. Homemade Dark Chocolate Marshmallows Soft, decadently chocolatey jumbo-sized homemade marshmallows. Perfect for elevated s’mores, extra chocolatey cocoa, or simply snacking. Get the recipe here: https://northernginger.com/homemade-dark-chocolate-marshmallows/ 9. Northern Ginger Cookies My signature cookie — a soft maple ginger cookie spiked with espresso and dipped in a maple espresso glaze. It’s like a spiced maple latte in cookie…
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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…
Recipes and Musings from the Zenith City
