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Oatmeal Scotchies with Maple Crunch

Catching up on some recipes that I have been toying with, and while these are just “boring old” oatmeal cookies, they are packed with butterscotch chips and sprinkled with maple crisp (like maple sugar, only more irregularly shaped. More crispy style than chewy side, they would delicious with a glass of milk!

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Cookies, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Almond Waffle Sandwich Cookies

Every once in a while, you come across a cool cookie cutter that you just need to have. OK, I do. Maybe not everyone. So I saw this one, believe it or not at a Dollar Store, and for $1.25, I really couldn’t resist. So, I made more cookies. Also not surprising with me. Almond. Vanilla. Chocolate. Great little snack for a cold January.

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Cookies, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Bourbon Vanilla Peach Cobbler Bars

It’s been a banner year for peaches in Massachusetts. That isn’t always the case — was it last year that the entire crop was lost due to a hard frost right as the blooms were coming out? While I went to the orchard for apple picking, in the store they had all these beautiful yellow peaches, so I decided to buy some and have a few things planned. First off these Bourbon Vanilla Peach Cobbler Bars. Simply delicious. I think the bourbon and vanilla pair nicely to give it a little bit extra too.

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Breakfast/Brunch, Cookies, Sweet Snacks

A Trio of Berry Shortbread Bars: Jostaberry, Cloud Berries and Lingonberry

Just to prove — once again — that you can actually make my shortbread crumble bars in almost any flavor, I decided to go for three more unique ones: Jostaberry (a cross between a gooseberry and a black currant), Cloud Berry (golden blond raspberries) and Lingonberries (loosely related to cranberries). Over time, I had either made or bought jams of all three and decided to make bars from them. As always super easy to make and are delicious.

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Lemon Linzers with Passion Fruit Curd

I haven’t made Linzer Cookies for a while and these happen to fit in with the “Color Game” that I have going on. Refreshing, sweet and tart and really quite a lovely combination, I give you these awesome Lemon Linzers with Passion Fruit Curd. Passion Fruit is definitely a food of the foodie gods. So delicious!

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