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Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Cinnamon Churro Bites

Today’s foodie theme is a Superbowl Challenge! I decided to come up with two savory and two sweet things that symbolize the (Northeast) New England Patriots and the (So Cal) Los Angeles Rams. This wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be because … well, evidently I know very little about what is “typical” food in LA. For the “sweet component” for The Southern Left Coast, I decided to go with these Cinnamon Churro Bites. I don’t know is they are more Mexican than So Cal, but I did see them on dessert menus in LA when I was googling, so I went with it. I was too lazy to make the chocolate sauce that usually accompanies churros though!
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Cookies, Sweet Snacks

Mini- Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mini Cookies. Aren’t they just the best? Two bites and you’ve scarfed one down. I make mini-cookies every now and again, mainly because I have this huge cookie jar and I make a contest out of it on my Facebook page to see who can guess how many there are. Last year I did the standard Chocolate Chip Cookie with mini-chips, this year, it’s the Chocolate White Chocolate Chip version. If you cant to pay along, head on over to the FB page and enter!
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Cookies, Savory Snacks, Sweet Snacks

Apricot-Tarragon Cocktail Cookies

Back to trying out one of my rather unusual flavor combinations, this time in the form of finely chopped apricots, the herb taragon (which has a rather licoricey flavor) and olive oil. They are really very good, despite my weird pairings. Would go equally nice with a cup of coffee or tea, or on a cheese plate with some fig jam. Really quite delightful, especially if you aren’t into the overly sweet type of cookie.
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Cookies, Sweet Snacks

Almond Sugar Cookies with Chocolate Disks

Yesterday it was freezing here in greater Boston. I mean *cold cold cold*. I couldn’t even get my apartment to warm up too much, until I decided to bake something. I didn’t have a lot of “spare” ingredients in the pantry either. I did have a bag of these chocolate melting wafers, that I decided to use as giant chocolate chips. Turns out, pretty yummy cookies and a warm flat. Win win, if you ask me.
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Cookies, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Cinnamon Chip Brookie Bars

What do you get when you combine a brownie and a cookie? Well, you get this cool love-child of a thing called a Brookie. If you make them as bars (vs in cookie shape), you get Brookie Bars. And what happens if you happen to throw in a bag of cinnamon chips? Well, you get these absolutely delicious Cinnamon Chip Brookie Bars! As you can see, the “January Health Kick” didn’t last very long. LOL Continue Reading