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Lavender Macarons! French Macarons scented with lavender blossoms and sandwiched with lavender buttercream. Add a dollop of optional fruit preserves in the filling for contrasting flavor. If this is your first time making French Macarons you might want to visit my Vanilla Macaron page. In that post you’ll find lots of macaron making tips, troubleshooting …

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Chocolate Shortbread Cookies! These perfectly buttery shortbread cookies have a deep chocolate flavor and crisp texture. This recipe is a variation of my classic buttery shortbread recipe. The addition of cocoa powder gives the classic shortbread a rich, chocolatey flavor. Ingredients you’ll need: Ingredient notes: Scroll through the process photos to see how to make …

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Homemade Graham Crackers are crisp, crunchy and lightly honey-sweetened. They are fiber-rich with whole wheat flour and very easy to make. Sylvester Graham was an influential 19th century minister who was an important figure in the “temperance movement”. The movement encouraged followers (called “Grahamites”) to refrain from drinking alcohol and eating meat. They were told to …

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