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Category Archives: Cookies
Baby Shower Sugar Cookies
Vancouver, I hope you had a brilliant weekend!! It was the warmest of the year according to
Posted in Baking, Cookies, Homemade
Tagged baby cookies, baby shower, baking, butter cookies, cookies, cutout cookies, dessert, goodies, Royal Icing, shape cookies, Sugar Cookies, treats
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Paleo Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
For whatever reason, today felt like the right day to make some cookies. Maybe it was Vancouver’s gloomy overcast skies that made me want to stay indoors and bake? Maybe it was a mid-week Wednesday thing? Who knows. What I do … Continue reading
Posted in Almond Butter, Baking, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Coconut, Cookies, Low Fat, Paleo
Tagged chocolate chip, chocolate chip cookies, coconut, cookie, dessert, gluten free, paleo, vancouver
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Cashew Butter Cookies
Happy 2016! How were your holidays? I hope you had a wonderful rest with lots of time to relax with your friends and family. I felt crazy busy most of the time and every day was jam-packed but I am truly thankful … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cookies, gluten free, Paleo, Vegan
Tagged cashew, cashew butter, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, cookies, gluten free, paleo, vegan
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Camp Cookies
British Columbia is on fire. Never have I experienced such a dry June in my life, and never before have I felt such a daily longing to get out of the city and into the cool shade of our coastal forests. … Continue reading
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Tagged baker, baking, chocolate, chocolate chip, chocolate chip cookies, cinnamon, cookies, forest fires, ginger, Gingersnap, gingersnap cookies, nutmeg, summer, vancouver
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Bourbon Gingersnap Whoopie Pies
“The Children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plumbs danced in their heads.” Bah Humbug! The time has come to dispel all myths that Christmas is about catering to childrens’ sweet-tooths. Candy canes? Chocolates? Pff boring. We … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Christmas, Cookies, Frosting
Tagged baking, BFO, Black Moon, Bourbon, christmas, Creamy Turtles, dessert, frosting, Gingersnap, holiday baking, Holidays, Hucklebuck, martha stewart, Seven Minute Frosting, treat, whoopie pies
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Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Hey! How are you? I feel like it’s been ages since I’ve shared a recipe and I’m looking forward to catching up. In the last few weeks I’ve been tied down with a whole different online endeavour– editing another website! What a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Cookies, Peanut Butter
Tagged baked goods, baking, chocolate, cookies, dessert, fresh, milk chocolate, peanut butter
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Nutella-Stuffed Brown Butter & Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies
Nutella-Stuffed, Brown Butter & Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies. Just.. stop, right?! With every word you read in that title, the better the little treats sound. And the more devilish they seem. It is really no joke, these cookies are truly a mouthful of indulgence … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cookies, Gardening, Nutella
Tagged baking, Browned Butter, chocolate, chocolate chip, cookies, goodies, gourmet, nutella, Salt, treats, vancouver
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Nutty Chocolate Chip Cookies
TGIF!! Have a fun weekend! Vancouverites, let’s hope this torrential rainstorm gives it quits once and for all. The weather gods are feeling a little moody up in the clouds today. Keep that umbrella close at hand my friend! I guess … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cookies, home
Tagged cashews, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, dessert, hazelnuts, nuts, snacks, vancouver, Vancouver Symphony, walnuts
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Valentine’s Butter Cookies
On February 14th I was put on Cookie Duty. Yes, a very serious and important task! Think I’m joking? This is no jest. Here’s the story: Every Friday at the Orpheum, orchestra musicians meet for a highly anticipated coffee break … Continue reading
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Tagged butter, cookies, Cut Out, Heart, Royal Icing, Sugar, Sugar Cookies, valentines
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Orange Cardamom Meltaways
Today’s recipe is a classic shortbread cookie infused with orange zest and ground cardamom spice. The cookies are bite-sized and soft, and have a heavenly way of melting on your tongue in their buttery-icing-sugar simplicity.