Cookies and Bars
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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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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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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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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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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…
