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Chocolate Chip Blondies

Chocolate Chip and Pecan Blondies

July 28, 2010 Cookies

After 20 years of faithfulness to a single chocolate chip cookie recipe, I’m starting to stray. These blondies are caramelly and chewy, requiring only 5 minutes of “hard labor” and 25 minutes of oven time.

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Homemade Graham Crackers

February 22, 2010 Cookies

There’s a certain romance to making normally-store-bought goodies at home. These graham crackers were amazing, and also incredibly addictive: thin and crisp on the outside with just the right amount of give in the center of each cracker. Sprinkle on the cinnamon and sugar, and you don’t need anything else.

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Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies

December 16, 2009 Cookies

What we’ve got here is a basic shortbread base topped with melted dark chocolate, crushed peppermint candies and a drizzle of white chocolate ganache. These were supposed to be my go-to party cookies this year: beautiful, festive, and eye-rollingly delicious. Fortunately, they’re also easy and fun to make.

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C is for Cookie, but L is for Lawrenceville

December 5, 2008 Pittsburgh

Another thing that’s the-same-but-still-different in Lawrenceville is this weekend’s Joy of Cookies tour. The 9th annual event started on Thursday and runs through Sunday. 18 (non-foodie) business are waiting to share their favorite holiday cookies with you as you peruse their wares.

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