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12 Days Of Christmas Coookies: Decorated Sugar Cookies

By Mavis Butterfield on December 7, 2011 - Leave a Comment

This morning I awoke at 4am. (Well, technically my alarm went off at 3:45 am and I laid there next to the HH for 15 minutes). I quickly decided today was the day to bake sugar cookies. I have been using the same recipe (and book) for the last 15 years. Recipe books are Read More >>

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12 Days Of Christmas Cookies: Cranberry Shortbread Hearts

By Mavis Butterfield on December 6, 2011 - 2 Comments

It’s a good thing this recipe only makes about 1 dozen cookies… Otherwise you might have to roll me out of the kitchen once this whole 12 Days of Christmas Cookies project of mine is over. 😉 If you have never made shortbread before… you need to make these! The dried cranberries are the Read More >>

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12 Days Of Christmas Cookies: Gingerbread Men

By Mavis Butterfield on December 5, 2011 - 2 Comments

Who can say no to a Gingerbread Man cookie? I know I can’t. I’m not sure if it’s my animal instincts or what, but I tend to go for the right arm first. Then the legs. And once I have eaten all his limbs… I bite off his head. This is exactly why I Read More >>

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12 Days Of Christmas Cookies: Chocolate Crackles

By Mavis Butterfield on December 4, 2011 - 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, The Girl Who Thinks She’s A Bird and I were flipping through cookbooks in search of different cookies to make for this years cookie party. When we came across this recipe for Chocolate Crackles, it stopped us in our tracks. And honestly, any recipe that calls for a 1/2 lb Read More >>

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12 Days Of Christmas Cookies: Mint Chocolate Delights

By Mavis Butterfield on December 3, 2011 - 3 Comments

I spotted this recipe (of all places) at Albertsons Grocery. It was on a tear-pad in the baking aisle next to the chocolate chips. Knowing Monkey Boy is a huge fan of mint chocolate chip ice cream…I decided to take the free recipe card home. As you can see, when I made the Read More >>

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