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Coconut Shortbread Cookies! These perfectly buttery shortbread cookies have a lovely coconut flavor. The cookies are topped with coconut sugar two times for extra crunch and flavor. To start my coconut shortbread recipe testing I started from my classic Buttery Shortbread Cookie recipe. I made the dough once with with coconut flour and again with …

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Dutch Stroopwafels don’t need any introduction. These caramel-filled waffle cookies are wildly popular and available in many US markets. Just wait until you’ve tasted a freshly-baked, homemade stroopwafel. Wow! Did you ever imagine that you could make stroopwafels at home? It’s totally doable. These are really, really good stroopwafels. Almost as good as the ones …

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Chocolate and vanilla Checkerboard Cookies are not extremely difficult to make, but it does take several steps to create the pattern. These cookies are not only adorable, they’re buttery and delicious. There are relatively few ingredients in this dough. These checkerboard cookies are basically a type of shortbread cookie. We rely on good butter, sugar, …

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Italian Rainbow Cookies are really more cake than cookie. Either way, they are as tasty as they are beautiful. They look impressive but are surprisingly easy to make. If you’re from New York or New Jersey (Jersey girl here), you probably remember seeing Rainbow Cookies sold by the pound in every Italian Bakery. But you …

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Want to make perfect French Madeleines? This recipe has browned butter and a hint of fresh lemon zest. These little gems have an addictive flavor. In thinking about a post for Classic French Madeleines, I had to decide if I should start with that oft-referenced story by Proust, Remembrance of Things Past (aka In Search of Lost Time) . You …

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These wonderfully Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are loaded chunky honey roasted peanuts. Grab a glass of cold milk and enjoy a hearty snack. Are you a cookie monster? Me too! Are you a peanut butter monster? (hand raised) Well, your gonna love this recipe. My starting point was the cookie dough …

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