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Orange Cookies with Cranberries & Chocolate

Orange Cookies with Cranberries & Chocolate

Another holiday, another holiday cookie exchange, another new cookie.  This year we created these orange cookies with cranberries & chocolate.  The orange flavor is …

Cinnamon Whiskey Oatmeal Cherry Cookies

Cinnamon Whiskey Oatmeal Cherry Cookies

Time again for another holiday cookie exchange which means it is time for a new cookie.  This year we created these cinnamon whiskey oatmeal cherry cookies.  The cherries are…

Bow Ties (Chrusciki)

Bow Ties (Chrusciki)

Chrusciki (hrrooss-CHEE-kee) or Bow Ties are a very light and fragile Polish cookie.  Tim used to make these every Christmas with his grandmother, now he makes them every year…

Black Forest Cake

Black Forest Cake

This black forest cake uses the Guinness cake as a base and adds in a sweet and tart mixture of cherries and cream.   …

Bourbon Ginger Molasses Cookies

Bourbon Ginger Molasses Cookies

These cookies were born out of an invite to a cookie exchange party.  After looking at many different recipes for ginger cookies, we decided to create our own version. …

Shrimp Étouffée

Shrimp Étouffée

This is a recipe Tim has been making for years and unfortunately does not remember where the original recipe is from, but has made several changes throughout the years. …

Chocolate Guinness Cake

Chocolate Guinness Cake

This Chocolate Guinness Cake is mostly pulled from Allison Lehman’ Blog, with modifications largely to the execution.  It is an extremely versatile moist cake…