Koulourakia – Greek Easter Cookies

These are literally my favorite cookies of all time. All time. Koulourakia are a traditional cookie served at Easter time. There are a bunch of different recipes for this cookie, but basically it’s like a butter cookie. Maybe that’s not quite right. You can’t really explain these I think, you just have to try them I think. They are not sweet. You shape them into a variety of fun designs, like “S” shapes, twists, or swirls. These cookies are soft, not cakey, but more like a tender biscuit that crumbles a little. Okay, I’ll stop now. They are tasty and …

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Giant Batch of Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’m sorry.  If you’re working on your new year’s resolution of eating healthy, this recipe is not going to make that easy.  I’m not sorry to be sharing one of our favorite recipes of all time however. While I was busy baking all sorts of cookies during the holidays for friends and family, my husband wanted to whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies, some to share with guests and some to indulge ourselves without feeling guilty for sneaking from the other piles of cookies that were really set aside to give away.  My husband only makes chocolate chip cookies in …

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Almond Biscotti… Made Smaller

I love traditions, especially during the holiday season.   Every Christmas my baby sister comes over and we bake cookies and we always have a blast.  For the past 5 years we’ve made these almond biscotti.  I actually posted the recipe 5 years ago.   These cookies are THE best biscotti recipe I’ve ever made.  Just to show ya, it’s the only biscotti on my blog because no other recipe has come close to being as good.  They’ve set the bar for biscotti baking.  They are perfect in every way, except the size.  Every time we make them we think that they …

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Cup Cookies

With only a few days left until Christmas, I’m in full cookie baking mode. My grocery lists consist of Ramen noodle soup and baking ingredients.  Don’t judge me.  😉  I blame my Ramen noodle obsession on the fact that I still have food aversion from being really sick a couple of weeks ago.  However, I do feel bad my husband asks me what’s for dinner and I have no “real” food to offer him.  It’s all for a good cause… cookies.  And who doesn’t enjoy a little college flashback with Ramen. I always make at least one peanut butter cookie every Christmas.  My peanut butter …

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Sugar Cookie Sandwiches with Chocolate Hazelnut

I’ve got a good old fashioned easy sugar cookie recipe for you. The holidays are a popular time of the year to make roll out sugar cookies.  It’s fun to cut out all sorts of festive holiday cookie shapes and decorate them to your heart’s content with a variety of colored frosting and sprinkles.  I bet it’s a holiday tradition for many of you to bake cookies with your family.  After all, the holidays are all about spending time with loved ones (and eating as many cookies as possible). There are a ton of sugar cookie recipes out there.  I’m …

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