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Vanilla Wafers

A Vanilla Wafer is a simple and perfect little cookie. They’re thin and crisp with iconic browned edges and a distinct vanilla bean flavor. These lovely little wafers have no nuts or chunky chips or gooey filling to hide behind. Of course, that simplicity means the texture and flavor of these cookies have to be…

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How to Make Vanilla Sugar

Homemade Vanilla Sugar is ridiculously easy to make and can be very economical. Give those costly vanilla beans a second life. You only need the empty pods for this recipe. Vanilla beans are expensive! If you buy good vanilla beans the pod itself has plenty of vanilla fragrance and can be used to make vanilla…

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I’m Eileen, blogger, cookbook author and trained pastry chef. I have always loved teaching people how to bake. I firmly believe that, with a little guidance and a good recipe, anyone can bake from scratch.

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