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Chocolate Caramel Thumbprints

Chocolate Caramel Thumbprints

April 23, 2008 2 Comments posted by Linda Avery  
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These crumbly, buttery chocolate cookies have a dollop of creamy caramel in the middle and are zigzagged with chocolate. A great Christmas treat.

German Bacon Cookies

German Bacon Cookies

December 29, 2007 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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Crisp and buttery, these German bacon cookies are found in pastry shops across Germany. Easy to make, smoky bacon provides a savory salty taste.

Viennese Vanilla Crescents

Viennese Vanilla Crescents

October 1, 2006 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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Buttery, hazelnut-filled cookies shaped like half-moons are dusted with vanilla-scented powdered sugar. These are a holiday cookie if we ever saw one.

Ginger Crunch–Green Tea Biscotti

Ginger Crunch–Green Tea Biscotti

June 16, 2006 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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A great holiday gift, these homemade biscotti are made with green tea powder lending a delicate tea flavor. They are topped with a ginger and sugar coating.

Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies with Heath Bars and Pecans

Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies with Heath Bars and Pecans

May 23, 2006 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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These brownies are swirled with cream cheese and studded with Heath bar bits and pecans. Not too fudgy, not too cakey, these brownies strike the right balance.

Cream Puffs with Pearl Sugar

Cream Puffs with Pearl Sugar

April 23, 2006 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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These cream puffs, called chouquettes, are infused with orange-flower water and freckled with sugar. Serve them as an after-school snack, as the do in France.

Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

March 22, 2006 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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Alfajores are shortbread cookies filled with dulce de leche. For this version, the alfajores are enrobed in chocolate and edged with toasted coconut.

Rugelach

Rugelach

March 3, 2006 1 Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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These butter-and-cream-cheese pastries are filled with cinnamon-sugared nuts, a slick of jam, currants, and a handful of chopped chocolate.

Chocolate-Topped Vanilla Cookies

Chocolate-Topped Vanilla Cookies

November 1, 2005 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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These cookies, which are a dramatic collaboration of chocolate and vanilla, spring from piping swirls of rich chocolate frosting onto lush vanilla cookies.

Key Lime Sugar Cookies

Key Lime Sugar Cookies

May 16, 2005 1 Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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These cookies combine the bite, citrus aroma, and sweet tartness of Key lime pie. They also have a crisp texture and slight crunch from the sugar on top.

Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies

Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies

February 14, 2005 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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These cookies are filled with crunchy bits of peanuts, peanut butter–in short, they’re the most peanut-y cookies you’ll make. Add chocolate for more flavor.

Caramel-Topped Turtle Brownies

Caramel-Topped Turtle Brownies

February 4, 2005 5 Comments posted by Linda Avery  
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Topped with a layer of creamy caramel and crunchy pecans and then drizzled with chocolate, these brownies are cousins of the candies known as turtles.

French Chocolate Macaroons

French Chocolate Macaroons

September 23, 2004 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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These chocolate macaroons, egg white-and-ground almond cookies, are crisp-chewy and contrast beautifully with creamy chocolate ganache filling.

Walnut Crescents

Walnut Crescents

July 24, 2004 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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Make these powdery, nutty cookies to eat with coffee, making sure the table is loaded down with luscious red grapes and whatnot before you end the meal.

Spiced Peach Shortcakes

Spiced Peach Shortcakes

June 3, 2004 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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Peach slices are cooked in a syrup infused with cinnamon and nutmeg then sandwiched between crusty sweet biscuits. On top is a dollop of softly whipped cream.

Lemon Biscotti

Lemon Biscotti

April 23, 2004 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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These crunchy biscotti have a sprightly flavor thanks to fresh lemon zest, lemon oil, and a good splash of lemon-flavored vodka. A perfect snack or dessert.

Lemon Bars

Lemon Bars

April 23, 2004 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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Tart, sweet, and tangy, these lemon bars have a cookie crust and light dusting of powder sugar for a perfect balance of flavors.

Hazelnut Chocolate Tuiles

Hazelnut Chocolate Tuiles

April 23, 2004 Leave a Comment posted by Julie Dreyfoos  
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Tuile is the French word for tile. Here, a chocolate-nut mixture is draped over a rolling pin to give these confections a curve that resembles a roof tile.

Fudgy Passover Brownies

Fudgy Passover Brownies

April 23, 2004 Leave a Comment posted by Julie Dreyfoos  
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Rich, dark, fudgy, and, yes, sinful, these brownies are studded with chopped pecans and are perfect for Passover, as they don’t use and leavening.

Apricot-Cherry Coconut Bars

Apricot-Cherry Coconut Bars

April 23, 2004 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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The sourness of the cherries and the sweetness of the coconut make this a spot-on foil for a spot of tea.

Chinese Five-Spice Cookies

Chinese Five-Spice Cookies

August 16, 2003 Leave a Comment posted by David Leite  
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Chinese Five-spice cookies, basically sugar cookies perfumed with Chinese five-spice powder, are a great tea partner. The cookies can stand up to dunking.

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Biscotti

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Biscotti

July 23, 2003 Leave a Comment posted by Linda Avery  
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The name says it all. Italian chocolate biscotti cookies are studded with chocolate chips and drizzled with–what else?–a chocolate glaze. Dastardly good.

Traveler’s Date Cookies

Traveler’s Date Cookies

April 23, 2003 3 Comments posted by Linda Avery  
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Popular in Lebanon and Syria, these sweets are rich semolina cookies shaped around a date paste perfumed with orange-flower water and rose water. Delicate.

Rainbow Cookies

Rainbow Cookies

April 23, 2003 5 Comments posted by Linda Avery  
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Also know as Neapolitan or Venetian cookies, these colorful treats are flavored with vanilla and apricot and coated in chocolate. A great Christmas gift.

Peanut Butter Ganache Cookies

Peanut Butter Ganache Cookies

April 23, 2003 Leave a Comment posted by Julie Dreyfoos  
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A decadent chocolate filling, called ganache, is sandwiched between two ultra-peanut butter cookies, making for a crunchy version of a peanut butter cup.

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