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Dark Chocolate & Ginger Biscotti

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With the bittersweet flavor of dark chocolate and the heat and bite of crystallized ginger, these Dark Chocolate & Ginger Biscotti are like a gingerbread cookie all grown-up and dressed with a little bit of extra richness. Easy to make, these are the perfect pairing for a cup of coffee, tea, or cocoa and are …

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Apple Brioche Buns

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These Apple Brioche Buns are perfectly Fall with their soft, buttery cinnamon brioche base, almond and lightly spiced apple filling, honey glaze, and toasted almond topping. These Apple Brioche Buns capture the flavors of the season and pair wonderfully with any time of day. Breakfast? Yes. Dessert? Yes. Mid-Day treat with some coffee or a …

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Brown Butter Pumpkin Chai Doughnuts

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Delightfully moist and bursting with the slight spiciness of chai, these Brown Butter Pumpkin Chai Doughnuts are the perfect autumn treat. A baked cake doughnut, these have that perfect old-fashioned sour cream doughnut texture and are dipped in a chai spiced sugar mix to round out that sweet and spicy flavor. It was brought to …

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Cinnamon Chip Scones

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Sometimes I wonder why I don’t spend more time making scones. I love them flaky and sweet & I love them on the more biscuity side with just a hint of sweetness (like these Earl Grey & Honey Blueberry Scones!). Either way, I firmly believe that you just can’t go wrong with a scone. Especially …

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Hot Toddy Shortbread Cookies

Cookies Shortbread

As the weather starts to drop, it’s not surprising to feel a tickle at the back of the throat or a bit of congestion.  One of my favorite remedies for a sore throat has become the Hot Toddy.  The hot water, whiskey, lemon, and honey combination is just perfectly soothing.  I always like to take …

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Buckwheat Peanut Butter and Banana Shortbread - stack - cinnamon - honey

Buckwheat Peanut Butter & Banana Shortbread Cookies

Biscuit Cookies Shortbread

First, there were the Fluffernutter Cookies.  Now, there are these Buckwheat Peanut Butter and Banana Shortbread Cookies.  Apparently I just like to throw the flavors of my favorite peanut butter-based sandwiches into cookie form. I just can’t help it.  Where the Fluffernutter Cookies were heavily inspired by a nostalgia-inciting sandwich, these take after one of …

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Tropical Biscotti

Biscotti Cookies

Can we just take a minute to talk about the new season of Queer Eye on Netflix?  It is amazing.  I wasted no time Friday morning when I realized it was finally on and consumed the first episode before I had to run to a work event.  Then, I proceeded to come home and watch the …

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