Bake or Break

Black and White Striped Cookies

View a printable recipe or more photos I try to keep the complicated baking to a minimum around here. I am a big fan of simplicity – Bundt cakes, drop cookies, brownies. However, once in a while I’m overcome with the need to make something a little bit more involved than my usual escapades.

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Kahlua Date Nut Bread

View a printable recipe or more photos Taking a bit of a break from cookie baking, I want to share this quick bread recipe with you. A little twist on a traditional date bread, it can be made into loaves of various sizes and wrapped up for a wonderful holiday gift. Date nut bread is [...]

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Oatmeal-Cranberry Cookies

View a printable recipe or more photos Cranberries have become synonymous with the holidays. So, it stands to reason that they should play a part in holiday baking. These cookies are a twist on an oatmeal-nut cookie. That cookie alone would be tasty, but the addition of dried cranberries gives them a little extra kick [...]

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Zimtsterne

View the original recipe or more photos Quinn tends to be a bit more ambitious in my baking than I am. He thought these cookies would be a great addition to my holiday baking roster. I agreed that they looked and sounded delicious, but I wasn’t sure about the painstaking efforts involved in making them. [...]

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Chocolate Chess Squares

View a printable recipe or more photos As many of you can attest, I’ve been up to my elbows in cookie dough for several days. Taking a bit of a detour today, these squares pack a big sweet punch! A classic Southern recipe, chess squares pop up all year round, not just for the holidays. [...]

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Snickerdoodles & Chocodoodles

View a printable recipe or more photos Today’s holiday baking offering is a Snickerdoodle that offers a little twist as an option for chocolate fans. As many cookies as I’ve baked, I have never made Snickerdoodles, one of the most common cookies around. I actually have a good reason for never having made them. As [...]

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