Category Archives: Cookies

An Old Favorite–Gluten-Free Style

I love chocolate chip cookies. Really love them. So much so, that I’ve spent the past three years perfecting the recipe that Nestle Toll House prints on the back of every bag of semi-sweet morsels.  By adding one ingredient and … Continue reading

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Mandelbrot–Gluten-Free Style!

Last week, Indy, my 9 year-old son, wanted to make “special” cookies. So he grabbed several of my cookie recipe books, thumbing through them until he found a recipe he thought sounded good.  I took one look and blinked. First, … Continue reading

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Aunt Lou’s Amazing Monster Cookies

Lis’Anne here. After Christmas, the price of red and green candy is slashed, slashed, and slashed again! Yay! There’s no better time to make my Aunt Lou’s Monster Cookies than when M&Ms are .97 cents for a large bag.  \o/

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Mexican Wedding Cakes, Russian Tea Cakes, Melting Moments…

Lis’Anne here. I’m sorry I’ve been absent from the blog for awhile. Some health problems have sapped my energy and unfortunately, my creativity. But it’s Christmas and traditions must be carried out no matter what! In our home, we have … Continue reading

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Butter Cookies

Some families are sugar cookie families. My family — at least on my mom’s side — was all about the butter cookies.

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Gluten-Free Girl’s Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipe

In the spirit of sharing festive cookie recipes, I couldn’t resist bringing out an old family recipe. It’s a cookie recipe I’ve shared here before, but one so yummy, it’s worth sharing again! The cookies are called Robin’s Nests. I’m … Continue reading

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Pretzel Buttons

I can’t claim this as an original idea. My company has a satellite branch in Bismarck, North Dakota, and one year our offices decided to hold a holiday cookie exchange. What I now call Pretzel Buttons was one of their … Continue reading

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Gluten-Free Girl & The Comfort Food Dilemma

Before I went gluten-free, if I needed a comfort food, I just went to the store and bought it. Cookies, cakes, pies…you name it. Being gluten-free, I usually have to make my own comfort foods. Now that’s not bad if … Continue reading

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Gluten-Free Girl Twists The Chocolate Chip Cookie

Who doesn’t love chocolate chip cookies? When I went gluten-free it was the first thing I craved. I worked for a long time find a recipe that is both gluten-free and yummy. This week, I discovered I needed one more thing…a … Continue reading

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Recovery Day

I ran a 5K on Sunday, the Philadelphia Color Run. This is me pre-race. You can tell because at this point, I’m not yet covered in “color”.  Everyone starts the run wearing as much white as possible, and at each … Continue reading

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