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Malted Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Malted Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Why do we love malt so much? Maybe it originated with the little cups of Carnation Chocolate Ice Cream Malt Cups we used to get when we were little (you know, the ones with the pull tab lid and flat wooden spoons?). Or maybe it 

Pretzel Hot Dogs

Pretzel Hot Dogs

It’s been almost two years since we posted our Soft Pretzel Bite recipe. Today we have a riff on them that’s fun and easy…Pretzel Hot Dogs! They are easy to make and keep really well so you can make a batch and freeze them for 

Citrus Slice-and-Bake Cookies

Citrus Slice-and-Bake Cookies

It’s citrus season and we are so here for it! Our Citrus Slice-and-Bake Cookies are just the pop of sunshine you need on these dreary winter days. They are so easy to make and the dough keeps really well. You need to make these to 

Kouign-amann

Kouign-amann

One of our favorite sweet indulgences is the kouign-amann. We so love this flaky, buttery, caramelized pastry that originated in Brittany. The name kouign-amann is actually the words for butter and cake in the Breton language. Did we mention butter? The first kouign-amann we tasted 

Our Favorite Holiday Cookies

Our Favorite Holiday Cookies

We not only love to bake cookies and confections – we love to gift them to our friends and family. In particular, the holidays are a special time for us in the baking department. Today we thought we’d share with you some of our favorite 

Embossed Shortbread Cookie Sandwiches

Embossed Shortbread Cookie Sandwiches

  It’s that Christmas cookie time of the year and today we’re baking up shortbread cookie sandwiches! While shopping at our favorite kitchen store, The Kitchen Table, we came across these beautiful rolling pins and knew we had to make some cookies with them. These 

Eggnog Air Fryer Doughnuts

Eggnog Air Fryer Doughnuts

Do any of you have fear of frying? We certainly do! We don’t like to waste all that oil and we don’t like the big mess that comes with deep frying. So we went and got ourselves an air fryer. Now we can make our 

Cinnamon-Sugar Pull-Apart Bread

Cinnamon-Sugar Pull-Apart Bread

Do you ever feel like you belong to a culture or a community but you don’t think you have much of factual basis for feeling that way? We both recently did the 23 and Me ancestry DNA testing. Much to our surprise, we both came 

Caramel Apple Crumble Bars

Caramel Apple Crumble Bars

It’s fall and it’s apple season! Two of our favorite things. Our Caramel Apple Crumble Bars are the perfect treat for this time of year as dessert (à la mode!) or with your breakfast tea. We are fortunate that we live near Apple Hill, where 

Chocolate Oat Butterscotch Cookies

Chocolate Oat Butterscotch Cookies

Can you believe it’s already the end of summer? It’s Labor Day weekend. The kids are back in school. Is it just us that feels a bit sad when this time of year rolls around? It seems that summer gets shorter every year. Well, we