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Feb 5, 2023

Cinnamon and Sahlep Macarons

Having decided a while back to start experimenting with using sahlep, I started playing around with different flavour combinations and...

Dec 25, 2022

Chocolate and Christmas Spice Cookies

Still on our baking kick with my sister, we were playing with more Christmas cookie ideas. We decided to play around with the flavouring...

Jan 13, 2022

Cinnamon Stars: Re-revisited (again)

So, it isn't like we needed more cookies just before New Year, but for Science, it was necessary to make a control batch of these using...

Dec 30, 2021

Cinnamon Stars: Revisited

In early December, a very good friend of mine was visiting us and we made Christmas Butterballs to celebrate. True to form, I didn't...

Dec 26, 2021

Roast Pumpkin Cookies

It is Christmas Cookie season again, and you may have noticed from some of my recent posts that I've been doing some baking. Along with...

Dec 18, 2021

Ginger Snaps: Revisited

Ginger Snaps are always a favourite at this time of year, and baking a variety of Christmas cookies is a joy of the season (as perhaps...

Dec 16, 2021

Basler Christmas Cookies: Revisited

I first tried making these for myself last year, but as they are traditional here, I grew up eating them at this time of year, and they...

Jan 5, 2021

Wax-less Christmas Cookies

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me twelve Wax-less Cookies, eleven Almond Crescents, ten Christmas Butter Balls,...

Jan 2, 2021

Almond Crescents,

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me eleven Almond Crescents, ten Christmas Butter Balls, nine Greek Apple Cookies,...

Dec 31, 2020

Christmas Butter Balls

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ten Christmas Butter Balls, nine Greek Apple Cookies, eight Cinnamon Stars, seven...

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