Author Archives: Ginger

Shining Star Cookies

The trick to making star cookies really shine is to use edible glitter rather than ordinary decorating sugar and to roll it into the surface of the dough.

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No Bake Key Lime Squares

These bars are just Key lime pie in a different form. While you can bake them, summer calls for no bake cookies, and these stand up fine without baking.

To be on the safe side, use pasteurized eggs in the filling.

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Hard Boiled Egg Cookies

If you dye a lot of Easter eggs, these cookies are a good way to use up the extra hard boiled eggs. Variations of this rich, not-too-sweet cookie are found in Poland, Germany, Italy and other European countries.

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Scottish Shortbread

Scottish shortbread is plain and simple, but utterly delicious. It is essential to use top-quality unsalted butter in this shortbread recipe.

For the holidays, we recommend investing in one or two stoneware shortbread molds, which emboss the top of the shortbread with pretty designs.

For a change of pace, try Orange-Scented Shortbread or Five-Spice Shortbread.

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Gingerbread Cookies

If you’re looking for a sturdy dough suitable for making gingerbread houses and ornaments, try our Gingerbread for Building recipe.

For just plain eating, this gingerbread is delicious. It can be rolled and cut into any shapes you like, although gingerbread men (not to mention women and kids) are the traditional holiday treat.

Try serving these cookies for a holiday tea, accompanied by lemon curd.

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The Best Sugar Cookies

We have eaten way too many sugar cookies over the course of our lifetime, but Barbara’s sugar cookies are among the best we have tasted. Roll and cut these into any shapes you like, then decorate to make holiday cookies for eating or giving as gifts.

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Cranberry Orange Slices

These cranberry orange cookies are made ahead of time and refrigerated.

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Layered Peanut Butter Brownies

Print Layered Peanut Butter Brownies Yield: Makes 24 brownies Ingredients1/2 cup smooth peanut butter1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature1 1/2 cups sugar3 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla1 cup flour1 cup peanut butter and/or milk chocolate chips1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powderInstructionsPreheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease or spray a 9-by-13-inch pan.Beat the [...]

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No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

These peanut butter cookies are not as achingly sweet as many no-bake cookies, which is precisely what we like about them.

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Rocky Road Brownies

Need something to take to the family reunion potluck? Gooey and sweet, these brownies are sure to disappear fast.

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