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I baked with Dorie.
It’s clear that I like to make cookies. It’s clear that I like to make cookies for others. But, when it comes to cookie recipes, I’m rarely surprised. A cookie is a cookie is a cookie. Butter, sugar, flour, salt, eggs. I have a number of recipes that I gravitate toward, but only one go-to...
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Holiday Baking Hangover—Epilogue
After rolling and cutting over eight dozen fig rugelach, your mind tends to wander. Away from Christmas, away from “the spirit,” away from good tidings. The hangover starts earlier than it should. What do I want? What would taste good to me right now? With a circle of dough in front of me and apparently...
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Holiday Baking Hangover—Part Two
My cookie tins only ever have room for three cast members. Shortbread gets a spot without question. The other two roles are filled on a whim and if I’m impressed enough, I might give them the role again. Sometimes a chocolate chip base with holiday-coloured M&Ms makes the cut. Last year, burfi stole the show. ...
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Holiday Baking Hangover—Part One
It was five years ago this Christmas that I started giving cookies away as gifts. On a budget and with a long list of people I wanted to give to, baking seemed a good choice. Not only was I being thoughtful in the it’s-the-thought-that-counts kind of way, but I was also giving time and love. ...
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