Bake or Break

Chewy Chocolate Cookies, revisited and augmented

Remember the super rich chocolate cookies a couple of days ago? Well, I decided to follow through with my notion that they were crying out to be double doozied. Armed with a can of store bought cream cheese icing (sue me – I didn’t have time to make my own), I did just that. The [...]

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Potato Chip Cookies

See the recipe A while back, Quinn and I came into possession of a box of potato chip cookies from Immaculate Baking Company. We were instantly enamored. If we’d not had a free box of these cookies, I’m not sure we would have ever tried cookies made with potato chips. Oh, but they were good. [...]

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Chess Squares

See the recipe This is a recipe of indistinct origin that everyone I know has made at some time or another. I’m not sure if that’s a Southern thing or not. Regardless of that, this is one of those handy fall-back recipes when you want something with a high taste to effort ratio. To make [...]

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Chewy Chocolate Cookies

My grandmother loved baking. I think it’s safe to say that is where I got my own love of baking. Dessert was generally not an option at her house – it was required. I only remember her having just a few cookbooks. She did, however, have a good-sized collection of recipes from family, friends, magazines, [...]

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Chewy Graham Brownies

See the recipe At first look, this recipe doesn’t seem quite right. There are only 5 ingredients, and not one of them involves flour, sugar, or any standard baking ingredient. However, the combination of ingredients come together magically to become a very, very, very good brownie. This recipe is from one of my most often [...]

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