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Cookies, Sweet Snacks

2024 Valentine’s Day Collection

Long-time followers of this here Cup of Sugar :: Pinch of Salt page will know that even though I find Valentine’s Day silly, I always manage to make a few varieties of Valentine’s Day Cookies. This year is no different so I present his year’s four varieties: Red Currant Lemon Linzer Cookies, Valentine’s Day Shortbread Blossoms, Baci di Dama (Lady’s Kisses) and Double Chocolate M&M Cookies. Recipes follow after the jump:

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Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Hazelnut-Nutella Ravioli, Chocolate Sauce

We’re on to week 4 of the Ingredient Game Challenge. Up this week, filled pastas/noodles and dumplings. I guess that isn’t really an ingredient per se, but a theme or topic, but nevertheless, lots of ideas to choose from — Italian (ravioli, manacotti), central and eastern European (maultaschen, pierogi) and Asian (dumplings, wonton, gyoza, shumai, har gow), Just to name a few! And I purposefully picked this as the week where dumplings could play a roll, given Lunar New Year. I can’t wait to see what you all come up with.

First up for me: Hazelnut-Nutella Ravioli, Chocolate Sauce! Surpised? Yes, I thought that I would throw in an odd-ball right at the beginning. Dessert Ravioli! Totally decadent lunch actually. I might need a sugar-coma nap later, or at least some energy to go for a decent walk!

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Cookies, Sweet Snacks

Browned Butter White Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies

I was skeptical of these cookies. I’ve never thought to even make banana-styled cookies before and none of the recipes that I had found in my cookbooks (very few) or online (lots, but many a little questionable) really inspired me. But then I found these…. Browned butter, oatmeal, bananas. Might even be a little healthy if it weren’t for the two sticks of butter! And they do not disappoint. The flat spells like banana bread on overdrive and they turned out great. Fluffy, moist, not overly sweet although there is a fair amount of sugar. Makes about 75 cookies, so you can halve the recipe if you need less of them.

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Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Crêpes with Nutella and Bananas

More bananas! Just like a few days ago was “National Croissant Day”, Monday is “World Nutella Day” (back in 2022, I did a whole series of nutella recipes for that), so I thought that I would get a head start on that “holiday” by making these Crêpes with Nutella and Bananas. They always remind me of markets in Europe, particularly France and Germany, were there is inevitably someone making these fresh to go. It’s something about the banana and Nutella combination that is also so reminiscent of childhood. Their quick to make and a super snack or dessert.

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