Recipe 40: Chocolate-Almond Crackles

Wow, Mom, it’s been too long since I’ve updated! This post is old news because I made them in September for our company picnic. Sorry.

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Recipe 17: Conversation Heart Cookies

I’ve been waiting to make these since I got the app and I knew they’d be perfect for Valentine’s Day! Well, I made them and they pissed me off so much that I’m writing this 2 weeks later.

Cute, right? These look so cute and fun. Well, they weren’t.

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Recipe 9: Spice Stars

Since Christmas is only 2 weeks away, I want to make as many holiday cookies as possible. This time I chose Spice Stars.

More nonpareils! This would be my first cookie with a cutter. Scary.

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Recipe 3: Glitter Ball Cookies

I went to Starbucks yesterday and they had all their holiday stuff out. I want everything! I probably said, “ooh, I NEED this” 15 times. Ask Megan.

I know that last week I said I was in the holiday spirit, but now I really am. So I rushed home from work, queued up A Very She & Him Christmas on Airplay and started making Glitter Ball Cookies (with creamy ginger filling).

I’ve wanted to make these since the day I bought the app, but didn’t want to jump into something too complicated, too soon. The “glitter” freaked me out. The “sandwiching” freaked me out. I’m on recipe 3, the first 2 were a success, so I went for it.

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