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Salty Brownie Tassies

One of my most-baked recipes is Pecan Tassies. When I posted that recipe years ago, I had discovered that the word "tassie" was not that familiar to most people. Thus, the name change. But, to me, they have always been and always will be tassies. While I'm still likely to whip up a batch of those old favorites some time during the holidays, I also wanted to do something just a tad different. Enter chocolate.

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Browned Butter Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

After 6+ years of baking and blogging, sometimes I think I've covered all the baking bases. Then, I realize that I've inexplicably ignored something so delicious that I set out to rectify that as soon as possible. That's the case with browned butter. How have I never done this? If you're not familiar with the concept, browning butter creates a rich, nutty, amazing taste that is pretty hard to beat. It's fairly simple to make browned butter. All you need is a saucepan, a spoon, and some butter.

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