Andrea’s Recipes

One of Michael’s fondest memories of Christmas was making ginger bread men and cutout cookies. For as long as he can remember, his family made them every year, even during the teenage years when it was uncool and he and his brothers would grouse, all the while secretly enjoying it. His mom still makes these […]

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Every year I look forward to the Food Network 12 Days of Cookies newsletter and I eagerly open each email and admire the pretty cookies. I always find something new to try or a twist on an old favorite, and this year was no exception. Day 1 kicked off the series with some beautiful Florentines, […]

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It’s Friday morning, Christmas is just a few days away, and as always I’m trying to finish up baking in preparation for the festivities. The baby was pretty fussy yesterday, so I just put him in the sling and baked while carrying him around. He did much better once I got him in the sling, […]

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Every year in early November I begin planning for Christmas baking. I go through our recipes for cookies and candies and make a list of goodies for the holidays. Buckeyes and thumbprint cookies always make the list, as well as gingerbread men, although this year’s gingerbread men were not as good as other years. I […]

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The holiday baking has begun. It kicked off last week with the Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Shortbread, baked gingerbread men earlier this week, and now we have the Magic Bars. These are on Michael’s list of desired Christmas cookies every year, and they are gooey and good and insanely easy. They are also a great cookie for […]

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