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Friday Cookies: Snickerdoodle

By on December 10, 2010 in Baking, Christmas, Cookies, Kids, Recipes

Today’s Friday cookies are Snickerdoodles.  Making cookies or any baked items in Colorado can be a little tricky. Our alpine desert can leave cookies crumbly or flat as a crepe if the flour isn’t just right. Not only do these cookies stay soft and moist, they are also made with whole wheat flour. I have [...]

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Christmas Traditions: Grandma’s Molasses Cookies

By on December 1, 2010 in Baking, Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Family, Life, Recipes

“Traditions, traditions. Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as… as… as a fiddler on the roof!” Tevye proclaims in the classic musical. Our traditions serve as ballast, connecting generations in continuity. Savoring Today is celebrating family traditions that revolve around Christmas or Hanukkah and would love to hear yours. Stories of favorite [...]

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Chocolate Cookies with Dark Chocolate & Mint Chips

By on October 30, 2010 in Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Recipes

Chocolate cookies with a hint of mint flavor in the chips. Cocoa and mint were first introduced to each other after the Spanish brought chocolate to Europe. Mint was one of the flavorings added to chocolate in the attempt to sweeten it and make it more palatable.  This refreshing combination has become so popular confectioners celebrate [...]

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Friday Cookies

By on October 15, 2010 in Baking, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Kids, Recipes

Ghirardelli Brownie Cookies When our youngest started attending high school, I decided to bake cookies on Fridays for her to have when she got home from school. It is our special time together to linger over a cup of milk and warm cookies as we talk. Sometimes “life” happens, days get busy, or I’m simply [...]

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Chocolate Cookies with Mint Chocolate Chips

By on March 15, 2010 in Baking, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Recipes

Chocolate cookies with a hint of mint flavor in the chips. 3/4        cup  butter — (2 sticks) softened 1           cup  granulated sugar 1           cup  packed light brown sugar 2           teaspoons  vanilla extract 1/2        teaspoon  salt 1           teaspoon  baking soda 2           eggs 2           cups  all-purpose flour 1/2        cup Ghirardelli Unsweetened Cocoa 1           package NESTLÉ® Dark Chocolate & Mint Morsels Dark Chocolate & Mint Chips 1. Heat [...]

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