Good and Evil Cookies
Yum “I’m half good and I’m half bad. My mama is a very good girl and my daddy is a very bad boy. And I guess that leaves me somewhere [in the middle.]” — Joybell There is a very real…
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Bars
Yum When I was a kid, we lived in a small Pennsylvania town surrounded by countryside and farmland. My grandparents still own the dairy farm where my Mom grew up. It was a beautiful place and a simpler time, where people…
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Key Lime Bars with Pecan Shortbread Crust
Yum Spring is whispering. I can feel it. Each day, when I take my walk, I can feel the earth stirring . . . coming to life and stretching its cramped, tired muscles after a long winter of dormant…
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Magnificent Madeleines
Yum I think there is a little girl lurking somewhere, deep inside every woman, who loves the idea of a fancy tea party. I just love to break out the fancy china (well, not literally break out), make some beautiful…
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Perfect Princess Cookies
Perfect Princess Cookies When I had my son, I was indoctrinated into the culture of Matchbox cars, action heroes, and everything messy, squishy, and loud. I learned that burping is hilarious, and no one ever needs a bath. I thought…
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Enchanting Elf Cookies
Yum Enchanting Elf Cookies You know the old time Rudolph Christmas special that comes on every year– the one with adorable “Bumble,” the Abominable Snow Monster, and Hermey the Elf? I just love that movie. I catch myself humming “Silver…
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Sweet Santa Cookies
Yum Sweet Santa Cookies I once wrote a letter to Santa that went something like this: “Dear Santa, Enclosed you will find my Christmas wish list. I have helpfully included the toy catalog, with the pages numbered, and the desired…
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Festive Winter Mitten Sugar Cookies
Yum Festive Winter Mitten Sugar Cookies There is really nothing quite so cozy as a warm mitten. Mittens are kind of hard to find, nowadays . . . their humble, homespun presence has been crowded out of most stores by…
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Snowy Christmas Tree Cookies
Snowy Christmas Tree Cookies I can’t think of a better way to kick off Christmas cookie season than making some beautiful, snowy fir trees. These cookies are so cute, with their layer of sparkly snow– and they are sure to…
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Cookies in Plaid
Plaid is such a neat material. It has a rich and illustrious history . . . as far back as the 1600s, the Scottish clans were proudly weaving their own custom plaids and embellishing their family tartans to wear with…
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