Hello spice! It’s the holiday season and spice, spice, everywhere there’s spice! The German Pfeffernüsse gingerbread cookies are about as spicy as they get. I’m not referring to heat spice but warm, holiday, sweet spice. These cookies are packed with 7 spices along with black pepper, molasses, and brown sugar for an added punch ofContinue reading “German Pfeffernüsse Gingerbread Cookies: Wonderful Spiced Holiday Treats”
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Swedish Gingerbread Cookies: Thin, Snappy, & Holiday Spiced
Swedish gingerbread cookies are commonly eaten during the fall and winter holiday season. They are flavorful, spiced gingerbread crispy cookies often used as the cookie base for gingerbread houses due to their sturdiness and crispiness. I went all out on spice in my version of this recipe. The spices aren’t many, but they are prettyContinue reading “Swedish Gingerbread Cookies: Thin, Snappy, & Holiday Spiced”
White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Holiday Cookies: Gluten Free & Vegan!
Recently I posted my recipe for White Chocolate, Cranberry, and Orange Holiday Cookies. In that post, I promised a gluten-free, vegan-friendly version for the “same” cookie. Well, here it is! The recipe is obviously not the exact same, but the results look and taste it. Regardless of food allergies and intolerances, we all deserve theContinue reading “White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Holiday Cookies: Gluten Free & Vegan!”
White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Holiday Cookies: Great Gift & Cookie Swap
Homemade cookies during the holiday season fill the house with tantalizing aromas. Cranberries and orange combined with white chocolate in a sugar cookie dough create a baked indulgence worthy of the season. In this post, I’m really excited to share my recipe for White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Holiday Cookies. Check out my gluten-free, vegan-friendly versionContinue reading “White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Holiday Cookies: Great Gift & Cookie Swap”
Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Cookies to Enhance Your Holiday Platter
In all of my years baking, I never thought that my favorite cinnamon raisin oatmeal cookies could be gluten-free and vegan. I created this recipe for those with both gluten and egg intolerances, but they are enjoyed by anyone. To my surprise, my husband, who is not a fan of oatmeal raisin cookies, couldn’t believeContinue reading “Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Cookies to Enhance Your Holiday Platter”
Chinese Almond Ginger Cookies: Terrific Crispy, Buttery, Sweet, & Spicy Delights!
Thin, crispy, sweet, buttery, sparkly, spicy, and fruity describe these Chinese Almond Ginger cookies. They have a balance of thin and crispiness with a tender, soft center that melts in your mouth. Think of a sugar cookie with a hint of ginger and almond flavors. These cookies will pleasantly surprise you even if you aren’tContinue reading “Chinese Almond Ginger Cookies: Terrific Crispy, Buttery, Sweet, & Spicy Delights!”
How to Make TRUE Crispy Gingersnap Cookies
Depending on where you live, spice cookies are called ginger nuts, Arnott’s biscuits, brunkage, or speculaas. In many places they are known as pepper cookies in the appropriate Swedish, Finnish, Latvian, Estonian, or Norwegian languages. In the United States and Canada, however, we call them gingersnaps. My gingersnap cookies would make GREAT holiday gifts orContinue reading “How to Make TRUE Crispy Gingersnap Cookies”