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White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

December 9, 2013 by Cate 27 Comments

Soft and chewy cookies are loaded with white chocolate chips and cranberries! The colors and flavor of these White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies are so festive!

Monday. Morning. Cold. Gray. Wintery-mix. All words that I do not like, but that unfortunately are a reality right now. So I think we need some cookies to brighten up this dismal day! It is definitely a cookies for breakfast kind of Monday morning, don’t you think? Well I have the perfect recipe for you – white chocolate cranberry cookies! Dried cranberries = fruit = breakfast food, right?…

French Butter Cookies (Sables)

December 6, 2013 by Cate 37 Comments

These French Butter Cookies, also called a Sable, have a slightly crunchy and crumbly texture, and a rich buttery flavor. They are an easy yet elegant Christmas cookie!

Ever since we got back from Paris, I can’t stop dreaming about our amazing trip and all things French. So I just had to bake up a French cookie to pretend I was back in France. Sables are delicate butter cookies that are slightly crunchy and slightly crumbly in texture. Sable means sand in french, and the texture is kind of sandy – hence the name! They are simple in flavor but absolutely delicious. Plus you can decorate them with colored sugars, making them the perfect little treat around Christmas! We encountered cookies like this or some variation of a sable all over the bakeries of Paris. They are served when you order afternoon tea or coffee, and we even had some served to us with a cocktail after dinner one night! That is my kind of after dinner drink!…

Chocolate Chip Cookies made with Cream Cheese

December 4, 2013 by Cate 34 Comments

These Chocolate Chip Cookies made with Cream Cheese are so soft and chewy! The cream cheese is the secret ingredient – such a fun twist on a classic cookie!

It is National Cookie Day!!! I just HAD to celebrate this food holiday on the blog – after all, cookies are the best of all baked goods in my opinion. And what better cookie to celebrate with than a good old fashioned chocolate chip cookie. Chocolate chip cookies are just the best, aren’t they? Simple, delicious, easy, always a crowd pleaser. What’s not to love?

I have already made a few varieties of this American favorite on the blog, like these and these, but today I have a little twist for you – chocolate chip cookies made with cream cheese! I saw the recipe over on Just a Taste and knew that I HAD to try them. I’m always up for a new chocolate chip cookie recipe, especially when a fun twist is involved. …

Gingerbread Doughnuts

December 1, 2013 by Cate 32 Comments

All the warm flavors of gingerbread are baked into a cute little donut and topped with a thick layer of frosting! These gingerbread donuts are perfect for the holiday season!

It is December 1 – let the Christmas recipes begin! I have a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit until Thanksgiving and my birthday have passed. But once they are over, I start to get so excited about Christmas. TheBetterHalf and I just got back from an amazing trip to Paris and Brussels (more to come about our trip in a future post) and both cities were all decked out for Christmas. It was gorgeous, and got me in such a festive mood!

So when I woke up at 5:00am this morning because of jetlag, naturally my thoughts immediately went to Christmas baking. And since it is a weekend morning, I focused on doughnuts, one of our favorite weekend breakfasts since I bought my Donut Pan. And so gingerbread donuts were born! …

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