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Easy Almond Buttermints
December 4th's treat is one of my favorite sweets of all time. Go to any bridal shower in the south and you're likely to find buttermints on the reception tables. It's tradition, but I don't limit them...
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Golden Gingerbread with Hard Sauce
I am deeply smitten with giving little bundt cakes at Christmastime - and getting them (hint hint)!This classic gingerbread recipe has been around for ages. My personal touch to the confection is...
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Sprinkle Christmas Tree Cookies
I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but one day after some experimentation with sugar cookie dough, I ended up with green slice-and-bake triangles. They looked so much like Christmas trees, that I...
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Rosemary Shortbread
This shortbread is the best kind of aromatherapy. Rosemary has a piney fragrance that reminds me of a freshly cut fir tree, and when combined with buttery shortbread dough you've got a cookie that...
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Sugar Cookie Bark
Who doesn't love candy bark? There must be a million different ways to vary the confection and I want to try them ALL. I created this version when Wilton sent me a bag of sugar cookie-flavored candy...
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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Candy Stripe Frosting
I'm into gingerbread in a big way this season, and that's not always been the case in previous years. I'm not sure why. Perhaps because I was too busy stuffing Oreos inside Red Velvet Crinkles, or...
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Microwave Grey Sea Salt Caramels
This is one of my favorite caramel recipes because you don't have to use a candy thermometer. Total cooking time is about 7 minutes in the microwave (as opposed to 20 + on the stovetop) and after a...
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Muddy Reindeer Cookies (Chocolate-Dipped Gingerbread)
Santa's reindeer have quite a job to do on Christmas Eve. They have just one night to travel 75 million miles and carry a sleigh of toys that weighs over 300 tons (some years more or less depending on...
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Peppermint Mousse Cups
This is one of the easiest and prettiest treats to make this holiday season, and best of all? It's totally edible, right down to the candy cups and peppermint spoons.These cups are yet another sweet...
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Mocha Party Punch
Silly me. I thought all party punch was supposed to be bright red and fruity, but this punch changes everything. It's like sipping on a combination of chocolate milkshake, Yoo-hoo and café frappé. The...
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12 Treats of Christmas
1. Sugar Cookie Lollipops; 2. Peanut Butter Cup Bars; 3. Almond Florentine Cigars, 4. Almond Buttermints; 5. Golden Gingerbread with Hard Sauce; 6. Sprinkle Christmas Tree Cookies; 7. Rosemary...
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Salt Dough Ornaments for The Etsy Blog!
Today I've cooked up something a little different - treats for your tree! These salt dough ornaments look and smell just like real gingerbread, and they make a sweet homemade gift. Best of all, they...
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Double Vanilla Pink Stocking Sugar Cookies
Since joining Wilton's Sweet Treat Team last February, I've had the opportunity to try out all kinds of new products and explore new ideas in confectionery. It's been a sugar-filled fun year to say the...
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Chocolate Champagne Genoise
January clockwork. This time of year always seems to bring out the optimist in me. I am hopeful. No other word can describe it better. Hopeful.2014 was a year filled to the brim. It was a year of...
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Baked Buttermilk Doughnuts
January is a funny time, because just as you're getting a fresh start and looking at things anew, the world outside looks grey and dismal. Something about that doesn't exactly match up. Although there...
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Harlequin Truffle Roulade
If you've been reading this blog for very long, then you know I love a cake roll. I found this recipe in a secondhand baking textbook, and was instantly smitten. The alternating chocolate ganache and...
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Applewood Bacon Shortbread Cookies
Many months ago I purchased a sampler set of flavored salts on an impulse. The names and colors drew me in: Murray River Pink, Bolivia Sunset, and Red Alaea. Since then I've sampled all twelve salts in...
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Raspberry-Covered Devil's Food Cake
I'd like to introduce you to my favorite Devil's Food Cake recipe - or perhaps you've already met. You may recognize it from my cookbook (in a different kind of heart shape) or from this recent post on...
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Raspberry Rose Water Layer Cake
I'm having a raspberry moment. A little over a week ago I posted the most chocolaty-raspberried cake, ever. We ate every last smidgen, but that still didn't cure my craving. I decided to make a second...
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Salted Greek Honey Nut Pie
Last week an ice storm hit our little corner of the world with great force. We lost our electricity and much of our heat source, and without a safe way to leave the house, well - we were cold. I spent...
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