Top Gingerbread Cookie Recipes

What is your must have holiday cookie? Mine is some type of gingerbread cookie. Boy, do I have a few options for you if you’re looking to try something new this year. Enjoy! White Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies Gingerbread Man Cookies Gingerbread Crumb Cookies Gingerbread Drop Cookies Soft Molasses Cookies (Okay, sorta gingerbread-y for this one.) Which one is your favorite gingerbread cookie recipe?

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Top Chocolate Cookie Recipes

I’ve made a bazillion (give or take) kinds of cookies over the years, especially of the chocolate variety. Since it’s cookie baking season, I thought I’d round up my top chocolate cookies (and cookie bars) from Tina’s Chic Corner. Grab a hot cocoa because it’s quite a list! Chocolate M&M Cookies Chocolate Crinkle Kiss Cookies Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies Peanut Butter Chocolate Cup Cookies Peppermint Chip Chocolate Cookies Flourless Paleo Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies Chocolate Kiss Cookies Chocolate Chip Black and White Cookies Chocolate Macadamia White Chip Cookies Almond Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip …

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Top Christmas Cookie Recipes

It’s Christmas cookie baking season! It’s the time of the year when I have more cookie ingredients stocked in my kitchen than “real food.” This year I thought I’d kick off the cookie fest with a round up of my top festive Christmas cookies from Tina’s Chic Corner. Enjoy! Sugar Kiss Cookies Italian Ricotta Cookies Chocolate Kiss Cookies Mini M&M Cookies Gingerbread Man Soft Frosted Eggnog Cookies Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars Have a great cookie baking season!

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Paximadia – Greek Biscotti

Here’s to my last blog post (and cookie recipe) of 2023. Paximadia means twice baked Greek cookies, in other words biscotti. You essentially bake a big log (or two) then cut them, then bake them again. Hence, you are baking them twice. Some Greek Orthodox folks fast during certain times throughout the year. These fasts limit the types of food that are allowed, not all food entirely. One period of fasting is for a 40 day period prior to Christmas day. These biscotti are a good option to have during the fast because they do not contain eggs or dairy. …

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Christmas 2023

Welcome to our home for the 2023 holidays! This year I’m embracing nature, earthy touches, and neutral colors with a touch of traditional reds and greens. Our kitchen tree is an ode to our vacation to Quebec City, Canada because we enjoyed macarons and hot cocoa almost every night in old Quebec. So there are several macaron ornaments on the tree. This summer I found out that I love ferns (mostly because I haven’t killed them yet). It started with one and now I have three. I decided to leave them out on the kitchen table and dress them up …

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