https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes daily 1.0 2022-12-15 https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/cinnamon-sugar-cookies monthly 0.5 2020-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607827399140-67XZ87BIM8R1Q8MMPH6H/Super%2BEasy%2BCinnamon%2BSugar%2BCookie.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607830752304-NLK84N3IFDQWKDTREX8R/IMG_7709.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies I line my cookies up like this because I am a nerd and I like math. Then I fill in the grid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607824460518-79ASBZKA9DCFX2AJ0UC7/IMG_7744.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607830680444-5XIMZ5I1SK3G5L52SBXV/IMG_7708.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies It’s like Where’s Waldo, cookie edition - can you see it??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607830020747-JGFIAL40P6LB5MGU7XFY/IMG_7705.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies My assembly line ran right to left because that’s what I did. This isn’t brain surgery, we’re making cookies here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607829985565-NP6HNMKCC35DIVVP8ZZ8/IMG_7703.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies Parchment paper needs to fit the size of the pan so the excess doesn’t burn. Either cut it to size or fold it over under itself, like I did on the top here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607831645110-KJALLBW229J76UCEDRE5/IMG_7723.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies My first bite - a bit crispy but delicious nonetheless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607831829409-XWXLFDZWWFL8O5NUMLMG/IMG_7728.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies My first batch was overcooked. See how I was able to stack the ones on the left on the rack? You shouldn’t be able to do that with cookies that are straight out of the oven. They should be soft enough that they need their own space on the rack, like the ones on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607831724798-GNPCIQOC3NLUZTPNZAJ7/IMG_7726.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies A reward for being out of bed? Only at Christmastime. And because I just love him so much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607830847762-OQTRFSM6XV1VJT1TRN40/IMG_7710.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies This process is messy. You wash your hands a lot when making cookies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607829154777-3S24AY3GLZR96MEJXFR9/IMG_7700.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies Any recipe with multiple sugars is going to be delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607829284549-5HJP5MKNE50940KB4DWO/IMG_7701.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies The delicious, delicious marriage of butter and sugar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607830638587-DPQGJ5LWK9MJEP3464PD/IMG_7706.jpg Recipes - Super Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies Scraped cookie scoop. We’re not scooping ice cream here, folks. https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/chocolate-dipped-shortbread-cutouts monthly 0.5 2020-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607913593536-MKNTBHBG4YB93RZPTXFE/IMG_7797.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts She loves the stars - it’s hard to keep your paws off of your favorite shape when you’re 3 :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607914357997-B38I5D3YBDEGTAJ8I7MG/IMG_7804.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts These are some good lookin’ cutouts, if I do say so myself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607915121942-SBCEBKPD5DECAKJ7WYI7/IMG_7834.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607913558496-2C5SQQXKBDUNH3FK7NMC/IMG_7794.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts Pull the extra dough away from your cookie. Throw yourself a bone - getting that cookie to the tray can be tricky! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607914219311-6WTUFQI0TH4GG7UZQ422/IMG_7806.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts I had some curly tree tops… I’ll discuss this later but, no, this was not intentional. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607914309422-SSUPNUN77XN0COG34XIY/IMG_7813.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts Stella, happy to have her very own cookies and giving me this really odd celebration pose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607911202662-5BJE399367A63O8AUCMG/IMG_7751.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts Three sticks of butter. Even for cookies, that’s alotta butter… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607911914731-AZOJS3DKNZEZ08GP62NG/IMG_7763.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts While the recipe technically states you need “two equally-sized balls of dough” mine never turn out to be equal. It’s no big deal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607911326257-WTOBVPS4YJNR94W2R39W/IMG_7759.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts Your dough will look a little chunky, and that’s okay. It’s juuussstt right :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607911712539-47CYSJIZ5A5EJKPPJ4EM/IMG_7760.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts Smooth ball-o-dough, ready to be smashed into a disc. It’s super fun to do :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607912716888-5E45JMGET0B9T4UKLP6S/IMG_7787.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts Just before I floured the top of the disc. Flour EVERYTHING. Then use a vacuum to clean up the floor when you’re done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607910070188-4V10Z8UED83L28EBGJYM/Chocolate_Dipped_Shortbread_Cookeis.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607913479491-0V3I2CBJRC63ATQTT7WS/IMG_7791.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts Just a bit of pressure from the back of the cookie cutter can slide that puppy right out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607907514856-5UWNW10JR3O8X7IPQGX4/IMG_7837.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607914280261-E3Z85I7VXWQV8G0AEUY1/IMG_7810.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts Note to self: they cook faster when there’s only one tray in the oven… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607913516639-T8JVU15NH7HPF2W1HQSF/IMG_7792.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts Oh, hey there, little guy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607912677863-EJYIDAEXKJP29XKZKGIT/IMG_7788.jpg Recipes - Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cutouts This is what my rolled out dough looked like. It’s not about to win any beauty contests, but it’s the right height and that’s what matters. https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/chocolate-crinkle-cookies monthly 0.5 2020-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608002094677-LVPLPGOWPW5I5ITFY9CQ/IMG_7846.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life So yummy. You’re welcome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608002057147-45O5N6HPXWA8ZUWMRJFU/IMG_7845.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life Using fractions wisely can keep you from having to do more dishes than necessary. Here, I used seven 1/3 cups of flour to get to the 2 1/3 c. total required for the recipe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608003947444-MOZ3NCL1MUYTFBXUMUQ1/IMG_7870.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life Don’t they just look delicious?!?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608003001403-PDS82ULDEWC33ENBMWDC/IMG_7859.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life Sometimes I get wild and crazy by lining up the edges of the baking sheet first before filling the rest in. So crazy!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608001591985-KQ5PI8LO3WM0C92O00VC/IMG_7842.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life After adding cocoa, before adding eggs. Looks like coffee grounds but tastes SO much better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608004438594-LW7MQRZC6AXBQ4PUTEQA/IMG_7884.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608002897112-CRTPAW33OZWH2UJTLYO6/IMG_7852.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life Scraping the cookie scoop on the bowl ensures your cookies are all the same size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1607999614699-FA9OVFYRMRH0CT1BBS84/IMG_7885.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608001021496-WJ4UYCM4F9CMCEHHH8B4/Super%2BEasy%2BCinnamon%2BSugar%2BCookie%2B%25282%2529.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608003736086-C1HPOTXSLUX98UBGR3DP/IMG_7862.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life Take your cookies out of the oven when they still look a little shiny between the cracks in the powdered sugar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608003818009-GNMJGV9QT820YJUFOPFS/IMG_7879.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life Same cookie, cooked one minute longer. Perfect cookie sheet to drying rack transfer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608002969276-N38FNJ0CN5N2QN9IG6WC/IMG_7853.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life Use that flat edge on the bottom of the cookie created by scraping the scoop and place it down on the baking sheet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608003091537-FCWV6LHF655MPSQ6WK5U/IMG_7851.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life Lining everything up for cookie assembly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608003854074-6USD0BGR5ZVG5JBAJ3IA/IMG_7876.jpg Recipes - The Chocolate Crinkle Cookies You Need In Your Life See how the cookie started to scrunch up when I tried to move it? These guys weren’t done and got an extra minute in the oven after this. https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/maple-pecan-ice-box-cookies monthly 0.5 2020-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608091589778-XD83MA2AEHWZPX8T2KI1/IMG_7682.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies Maple cookie dough is delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608091245154-YL30WOV2KYUMSQPO5B41/IMG_7681.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies Thinking about it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608092067709-5S36POES1WRPS19KKKUV/IMG_7780.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies Feel free to put these little guys closer together than you’d normally place cookies. They don’t spread much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608091797406-QUYR86NJ8M1NFTK5RLIF/IMG_7689.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies My logs never turn out the same size. It’s not a big deal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608084699655-QNREJTA8V2N6XWOHW0VB/IMG_7784.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608091320629-BSGH6XM7F3583Y8L6PB9/IMG_7679.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies Excited about it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608091282023-ESJYDXACTV36TJGYU4AP/IMG_7678.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies Just a little taste… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608091357073-ZTHILPL4GCBROQJT9W8R/IMG_7680.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies Getting away with it :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608092254145-5ASYLO6GCGH5R0R963CL/IMG_7782.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies Glazed and ready to be moved to the cooling rack - do this as soon as possible to keep the cookies from cooking even more on the hot baking sheet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608091613395-2HKRXPHLPOT604OMRX5X/IMG_7687.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies I used the food processor to turn these guys into chopped pecans. Use what you have when you can. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608088203481-2KNR7JRO5B3XTKCB8E20/maple%2Bpecan%2Bicebox%2Bcookies.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608092036403-G3GEAIA6GJIOXD8JD989/IMG_7778.jpg Recipes - Maple Pecan Ice Box Cookies Make sure your knife is serrated - those little teeth make this part so much faster and cleaner than otherwise. https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/tonys-favorite-m-and-m-cookies monthly 0.5 2020-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608201579247-2M9D61GC6E3JH5CUALK4/IMG_7904.jpg Recipes - Tony’s Favorite M&M Cookies Dough ball after it’s been squished together with my hands. You could totally bake them like this, they just wouldn’t be as pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608202245085-6HZDWIOE3VFN3OMI0D8I/IMG_7911.jpg Recipes - Tony’s Favorite M&M Cookies It’s hard to see here but there’s the faintest bit of browning on the underside of the edge - these babies were perfect! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608201174060-DC1Z4W9CGEBZGCOWHC0J/IMG_7896.jpg Recipes - Tony’s Favorite M&M Cookies I mean, COME ON! They’re just so pretty - turning chocolate chip cookies into M&M cookies is kind a no-brainer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608201668443-YMFV6QR2U6BXHOVX6YKQ/IMG_7907.jpg Recipes - Tony’s Favorite M&M Cookies With the completely obnoxious extra 3 M&Ms smushed into the top. But those Ms are the difference between going to a holiday party in your jammies vs. going in a sparkly dress and heels. just do it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608176625456-ZK4TEXTE6YD7IX3Z53KI/Super%2BEasy%2BCinnamon%2BSugar%2BCookie%2B%25284%2529.jpg Recipes - Tony’s Favorite M&M Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608201151363-B24XRP60U7XMNP7HMJ6A/IMG_7895.jpg Recipes - Tony’s Favorite M&M Cookies With just chocolate chips. Good, but it could be better…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608201693814-X53ZEO4X144CHNJXRKCU/IMG_7909.jpg Recipes - Tony’s Favorite M&M Cookies Ready for the oven! If you’re feeling really ambitious and you have the fridge space, you could refrigerate them for another 15 min. at this point to make them even fluffier in the end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608172769177-2RVWME7ZX3KX19N3TQ6Y/IMG_7915+%281%29.jpg Recipes - Tony’s Favorite M&M Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608202263930-YHMKZ5786GWWHM3E8WDC/IMG_7910.jpg Recipes - Tony’s Favorite M&M Cookies This recipe does not make perfectly round cookies - but it makes perfectly delicious cookies. I’d take that trade-off any day :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608201547232-4T4LU5E040Z8MVU1LFXS/IMG_7903.jpg Recipes - Tony’s Favorite M&M Cookies The dough is pretty hard coming out of the fridge so I just do my best to fill my ice cream scoop almost but not all of the way. It doesn’t have to be precise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608200809665-933DYEOLHUL9A14MGGJB/image-asset.jpeg Recipes - Tony’s Favorite M&M Cookies Just the wet ingredients. Already delicious. https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/lemon-walnut-biscotti monthly 0.5 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608257786879-Y5S23RMC3634TDKPLXUE/IMG_7921.jpg Recipes - Lemon Walnut Biscotti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608258306154-RI7YJAA45E5VJJG3ACHG/IMG_7932.jpg Recipes - Lemon Walnut Biscotti butter + lemon zest + egg yolks = super yellow dough!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608257721988-KLYC5K63VYMYUKQ2JM1O/IMG_7922.jpg Recipes - Lemon Walnut Biscotti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608264811472-ADNDV2I08SIGYOKADTQH/IMG_7946.jpg Recipes - Lemon Walnut Biscotti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608264604436-NJ47ANH4T0OJY3215645/IMG_7941.jpg Recipes - Lemon Walnut Biscotti Whoops. They’re not supposed to be this cozy with one another… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608264728912-8EGY6PIK1PK0FN2GNMQK/IMG_7942.jpg Recipes - Lemon Walnut Biscotti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608257895705-2HROYERHGOL95SW2D6JJ/IMG_7927.jpg Recipes - Lemon Walnut Biscotti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608262464422-YR3ZI3JUO3Y3ANXFQF90/IMG_7936.jpg Recipes - Lemon Walnut Biscotti Biscotti “loaves”. They’re not attractive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608257868381-HVTMRMKBUV9NWBBEN928/IMG_7926.jpg Recipes - Lemon Walnut Biscotti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608256329780-2IY7PR5E0C3924M864BT/Super%2BEasy%2BCinnamon%2BSugar%2BCookie%2B%25285%2529.jpg Recipes - Lemon Walnut Biscotti https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/orange-cranberry-granola monthly 0.5 2020-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608350868605-W3Y19T3DYYWMLY658O3X/Super%2BEasy%2BCinnamon%2BSugar%2BCookie%2B%25286%2529.jpg Recipes - Orange Cranberry Granola (because I have too many cookies in the house) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608378838564-S7T8H05O6206HSWV1TNS/IMG_7967.jpg Recipes - Orange Cranberry Granola (because I have too many cookies in the house) Ready for the first go-round in the oven. Get ready, my friends - this stuff is about to make your whole house smell amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608354113162-DXZ7PZTWOXBI5IKO6HJH/IMG_7959.jpg Recipes - Orange Cranberry Granola (because I have too many cookies in the house) If you don’t like orange, you could leave it out and add a tsp. of vanilla to get a granola that has a more traditional flavor. Granola is forgiving when it comes to the ingredients so play around until you find what you like best :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608377692428-ZILQNSCQF3NGIYSEQ655/IMG_7962.jpg Recipes - Orange Cranberry Granola (because I have too many cookies in the house) Please buy 100% Pure Maple Syrup, Robust Taste ONLY. Please, my friends, please! If you’re going to pay a for the real thing you’d might as well get all of the flavor possible out of it!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608379625896-FWG51ZO1QZT3AUNRSWFK/IMG_7978.jpg Recipes - Orange Cranberry Granola (because I have too many cookies in the house) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608345143571-YEVN5IF7WYF781IGI60X/IMG_7978.jpg Recipes - Orange Cranberry Granola (because I have too many cookies in the house) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608353903948-S0KAUCRBKMU50GB3DCBQ/IMG_7956.jpg Recipes - Orange Cranberry Granola (because I have too many cookies in the house) The secret sauce to this recipe: orange zest and sugar rubbed together until combined. It’s a beautiful marriage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608378866071-ZGWK19595LFUKPQSREEY/IMG_7969.jpg Recipes - Orange Cranberry Granola (because I have too many cookies in the house) This was my nuts/seeds combo for this batch: walnuts, pumpkin sees, and shaved coconut. Use whatever you want or have on hand, other than peanuts. I just don’t think orange/cranberry/peanut sounds very good… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608353873878-WFA0OOMU77NV8LWJ3HK9/IMG_7952.jpg Recipes - Orange Cranberry Granola (because I have too many cookies in the house) Be sure to grate off just the bright orange zest and not the whiter pith of the orange. https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/peppermint-puffs monthly 0.5 2020-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608558850765-QC6PFQVFRE2O78XLVAXW/IMG_7998.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs This one is not salvageable. You’d might as well eat it before anyone sees it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608553269539-KZ60T5DK81J2U4ACLMY4/IMG_7985.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs The final dough. It’s much crumblier than the dough you’re probably used to working with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608553396955-5GPM0HLXORFYNM7LJN0T/IMG_7988.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs This is what the cookie scoop will do to your dough ball… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608559745583-4VV54UTJ29BAO59PMWHW/Super%2BEasy%2BCinnamon%2BSugar%2BCookie%2B%25288%2529.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608553446125-F1KWMEEY5JT5FOOI23H3/IMG_7990.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs I got creative with my cookie spacing this time. It made me really happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608558901513-381RBJTEC0E6X0D7KK57/image-asset.jpeg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs Same cookie, just a few minutes later :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608552913267-WGBOEDRZ46XL37RJIQP0/IMG_7980.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs You know you remember your grandma pulling one of these out of her pocket, possibly along with a questionably crumpled tissue… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608552937294-ZSMSIB6A7DJTYBJ8N3K1/IMG_7981.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs My crushed candies in a quart-sized baggie. Yours should be more finely crushed than mine were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608548269099-XCWK1F4BYEDW3NYGDDBQ/IMG_8004.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608558823520-43XDBXZER80KPJRU7BIY/IMG_7995.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs Some are perfect, some are not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608553133812-HOBIQA9U05TSFRDGN7KZ/IMG_7982.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs Perfectly combined - now, these sides need to be scraped down! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608553424170-97BL0MQK58VDPGZU6D89/IMG_7989.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs … so push it back down with your fingers to make sure it all bakes evenly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608558878281-AH82CDLE4KPDTNT2ZVVN/IMG_7999.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs Now this one, this can be fixed! Just wait for it to cool, then gently snap off the rogue candy pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608553376615-UXGBUT3946ALGCBDDUSJ/IMG_7986.jpg Recipes - Peppermint Puffs Really pack that dough into your cookie scoop or squeeze it really well in your hands. https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/gingerbread-boys-and-girls monthly 0.5 2020-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608687284508-VA06BYD7ZPOZ14XIA8Y9/IMG_8055.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) Can’t. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608686021877-Q92PVMGXO1NB26HB7H0A/IMG_7818.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) I was doing so well at this point… :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608686588946-4NIW4XFU4DHVKE246YUQ/IMG_7830.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) There’s a fair amount of cookie carnage involved in gingerbread cookie making. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608686646047-FKCH6MT1ZYWHWC5AE3CS/IMG_7825.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) These guys are done - if they look a little crackly on top that’s fine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608691544219-8ESLK2ZM263CHBSVB7RO/Super%2BEasy%2BCinnamon%2BSugar%2BCookie%2B%25289%2529.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608685938325-TIBMUYW5GDFPTH3IW0YY/IMG_7815.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) Ready to roll out, just need to flour the dough and cover it with wax paper first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608687448595-FEJOAP7J75BWRR2A50HT/IMG_7825.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608687210606-ODNR43OHEGBBMKHZKZIQ/IMG_8049.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) I. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608632708115-JCAGN3E2AB7CLFX6F9Z9/IMG_8061.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608685966583-3215JZUM4TZTT35CCMCF/IMG_7816.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) Pulling the extra dough away from this little guy makes it easier to get him off of the surface and ont to baking sheet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608687249182-KP75D06FHOZDNBK6SY1R/IMG_8054.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) Just. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608685994246-FC9X2NU71IH8SIB79581/IMG_7817.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) It doesn’t look like it, but there’s at least two more cookies to be gotten out of this dough - just ball it up and roll it out again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608687322207-NO5IWKYA55KMP32GD07Y/IMG_8056.jpg Recipes - Gingerbread Boys and Girls (they didn’t have to be this way…) Even. https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/grain-free-canine-cookies monthly 0.5 2020-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608775241128-KCZ3I1CT4ZR7R5GBGSHH/IMG_8107.jpg Recipes - Grain-Free Canine Cookies Press on it with your index and middle fingers to pop it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608774809272-0LW8VJLOKT39KD6WTY9T/IMG_8115.jpg Recipes - Grain-Free Canine Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608775508796-5F9VAB4BPJNWNGBF7IFA/IMG_8113.jpg Recipes - Grain-Free Canine Cookies Just a little brown around the edges is a good thing here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608775159985-N9X3TL5Q98PFVL30ZFBZ/IMG_8102.jpg Recipes - Grain-Free Canine Cookies Remove as much excess dough as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608774988561-273PEHWGTST2399PXMKY/IMG_8098.jpg Recipes - Grain-Free Canine Cookies Completely mixed and ready to roll using just a fork and some elbow grease. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608775184860-5SKT6K8KUI1DDCXT3DFU/image-asset.jpeg Recipes - Grain-Free Canine Cookies Get under it and press on it from behind to remove it from your surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608775270297-GMRBA4EC03GY7UEK014Y/IMG_8109.jpg Recipes - Grain-Free Canine Cookies Woof :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608772344839-JC9V1OQZYMQ942ATQUH1/Super%2BEasy%2BCinnamon%2BSugar%2BCookie%2B%252810%2529.jpg Recipes - Grain-Free Canine Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608775531984-EP7L0R39R69UV368HHQD/IMG_8114.jpg Recipes - Grain-Free Canine Cookies Bow wow wow, yippee-o yippee-yay! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1608774939516-NLA3MS3KLMMTIV2AHEFK/IMG_8096.jpg Recipes - Grain-Free Canine Cookies Other than what you use to heat you coconut oil in, this is a one bowl recipe. Hooray for fewer dishes!!! https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/cutest-little-christmas-tree-cookies monthly 0.5 2021-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/ee565e9b-6c42-4885-9720-e9f4cf7d0d34/IMG_0979.jpg Recipes - The Cutest Little Christmas Tree Cookies - Make it stand out Little cuties ready for the oven :). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/37a30002-af01-4cca-8cf9-1ea81a0175d8/IMG_0966.jpg Recipes - The Cutest Little Christmas Tree Cookies - Make it stand out Baking action shot - just look at that baby spin!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/d11da88e-23ad-4e3a-a6c0-03a534130883/IMG_0975.jpg Recipes - The Cutest Little Christmas Tree Cookies - Make it stand out Parchment hack: guestimate the size you’ll need for your cookie sheet, then fold the excess to make it the right size… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/cbd35584-bb3f-4996-aa29-ba43c13b8ff5/IMG_0982.jpg Recipes - The Cutest Little Christmas Tree Cookies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/6963b87b-deb2-4605-bcc6-677fef0ac300/IMG_0963.jpg Recipes - The Cutest Little Christmas Tree Cookies - Make it stand out Mmmm… butter and sugar!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/6b70c513-eca5-45cc-8136-43654f8a82be/IMG_0985.jpg Recipes - The Cutest Little Christmas Tree Cookies - Make it stand out Without food coloring and with added decorations. I like them both ways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/cba45595-f5bf-4154-b192-65c845afef0c/Super+Easy+Cinnamon+Sugar+Cookie+%282%29.jpg Recipes - The Cutest Little Christmas Tree Cookies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/18c72e21-bfa1-437c-b572-df4d372d4dce/IMG_0977.jpg Recipes - The Cutest Little Christmas Tree Cookies - Make it stand out …Flip the parchment over so the folded pieces are on the bottom. Voila - perfectly sized parchment in a snap! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/0915f905-3cae-453d-b8cb-04d0debe6b0b/IMG_0982+%281%29.jpg Recipes - The Cutest Little Christmas Tree Cookies - Make it stand out Lime green Christmas trees. Unintentionally bright but still festive :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/e077283e-6ca8-4781-9deb-2db0e48f4db2/IMG_0964.jpg Recipes - The Cutest Little Christmas Tree Cookies - Make it stand out It looks grainy and that’s fine. I really liked this shade of green… https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/shortbread-filled-star-cookies monthly 0.5 2021-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/83ac813c-5c7f-42b3-8a4a-5d99926e3ba9/IMG_1001.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out Lumpy ball o’ dough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/14e0afc1-d254-484f-af4c-5810da38d3b8/IMG_1002.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out After kneading. Really you’re just bringing it back together to make it easier to roll out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/261a565a-38f6-4fe3-9126-f2d8dd866485/IMG_1019.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out Match them up back-to-back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/728de584-ae5b-4d7e-a302-839e8d5f2469/IMG_1004.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out This flour will disappear into the cookies as they bake. Don’t fear the flour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/65313155-d400-4605-b634-2ac192900e92/IMG_1022.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out This is what my “dollop” looks like. It was maybe 1/2 tsp. of jam for my little cookies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/447fed2b-1e6b-49f2-9c5e-155b10bce27f/IMG_1029+%281%29.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out Ta da!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/ecb65f1c-fd30-4013-863a-5a8df2267aea/IMG_0999.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out It’s not pretty, but it’s perfect! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/de47c00d-c5b9-4150-9bc0-5306c1123469/IMG_1024.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out Oh, hello, cute little cookie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/0493ff03-de4c-425b-9038-b89931c9e5cf/IMG_1010.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out I suggest making more tops than bottoms, since they’re the most likely to break or look wonky coming out of the oven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/f5d44a30-e504-437b-8c28-6a2221b999ea/IMG_0998.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out Mission Accomplished :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/d83f9038-89fb-4746-b75e-2107254da6c9/IMG_1006.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out Make sure you haven’t rolled your dough out too thin, otherwise this process will be brutal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/e32e8512-b40a-4ce5-bd0d-0b867a3451c1/IMG_0990.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out …but she’s also a sugar theif. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/69b41be0-4128-4c69-9d68-bd49acad816d/IMG_0988.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out For the most part she’s a great helper… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/e0a10a34-c554-4a98-9b05-b24f00cffbbf/IMG_1029.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/a8ef2ec8-0a2a-44d3-b62c-f6814a010e3d/Super+Easy+Cinnamon+Sugar+Cookie+%283%29.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/049148f0-e0e2-4586-8004-71a03b313171/IMG_1007.jpg Recipes - Shortbread Filled Star Cookies - Make it stand out The middles can be hard to lift out so if the whole cookie breaks in the process don’t sweat it - just roll it out again. https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/coconut-macaroons monthly 0.5 2021-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/e4c4d1d6-a25f-44cb-ab60-6121760cba04/IMG_1050.jpg Recipes - Coconut Macaroons - Make it stand out Ready for the oven. Try as I might I can’t keep all of those little pieces of coconut contained. Grrr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/f339bc0d-233e-4f13-9301-5c5fb6c7473d/IMG_1047.jpg Recipes - Coconut Macaroons - Make it stand out Use the back of the scoop to reshape your macaroons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/345e6572-5243-46cc-b437-75b6a285f1f4/IMG_1066.jpg Recipes - Coconut Macaroons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/8a54b638-ac8e-4b19-9c7f-5f1ac7f19fac/IMG_1059.jpg Recipes - Coconut Macaroons - Make it stand out Every one will look like a misshapen blob coming out of the oven. Don’t worry - your perfect macaroons are under there just waiting to be set free! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/ed8c8741-98ae-42e2-b862-6ec483a1dca0/Super+Easy+Cinnamon+Sugar+Cookie+%284%29.jpg Recipes - Coconut Macaroons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/d108f13c-335f-44a1-a470-46579a368a44/IMG_1043.jpg Recipes - Coconut Macaroons - Make it stand out I added extra coconut - a whole bag, but I was also making a double batch, so more like half of a bag if you’re making it in normal proportions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/4cac5773-4121-4958-af4c-57227f73d232/IMG_1066.jpg Recipes - Coconut Macaroons - Make it stand out I love you, perfect little coconut macaroons!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/d4498a04-68e3-492d-8f64-ece3b701c39f/IMG_1045.jpg Recipes - Coconut Macaroons - Make it stand out Fold those little guys back in, otherwise they’ll get overly crispy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/cfefc372-2c39-4026-abf9-4695265da550/IMG_1042.jpg Recipes - Coconut Macaroons - Make it stand out Hey hey, little bubbles! https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/lemon-snowflake-cookies monthly 0.5 2021-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/ad0b95e7-077c-4a68-a631-9b38b339bd2e/IMG_1184.jpg Recipes - Lemon Snowflake Cookies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/1be2fb9b-abde-400d-9bec-7c08803ce75d/IMG_1129.jpg Recipes - Lemon Snowflake Cookies - Make it stand out Drop dough balls into powdered sugar and roll around like a puppy in a snowbank :). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/97947b08-48d4-43bf-a731-ebbec2048dd3/IMG_1094.jpg Recipes - Lemon Snowflake Cookies - Make it stand out Pour wet ingredients over dry, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/4e6d16cb-b906-421a-8833-ada562de1879/IMG_1096.jpg Recipes - Lemon Snowflake Cookies - Make it stand out Perfect. Cover and refrigerate. Then lick the fork. You’re welcome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/163e9fd2-3df6-4321-8960-3e79268227c2/IMG_1092.jpg Recipes - Lemon Snowflake Cookies - Make it stand out Grated lemon zest and sugar, just before processing. It’s so pretty :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/a5d5725d-7e69-493f-a91b-baca37585e64/IMG_1093.jpg Recipes - Lemon Snowflake Cookies - Make it stand out Slice butter and microwave on 15 second intervals, stirring each time, to prevent it from boiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/5458a81a-3dea-4636-b949-85e75b14a584/IMG_1185.jpg Recipes - Lemon Snowflake Cookies - Make it stand out Voila! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/56cde201-0bd3-447c-90b9-b216c813cd91/Super+Easy+Cinnamon+Sugar+Cookie+%285%29.jpg Recipes - Lemon Snowflake Cookies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/40960ea2-6681-4e52-81d3-344c0c874a14/IMG_1095.jpg Recipes - Lemon Snowflake Cookies - Make it stand out Scrape the bottom as you’re stirring to reveal pockets of hidden flour and obliterate them!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/7f576328-f342-46fc-ba8a-41d018c2be7c/IMG_1130.jpg Recipes - Lemon Snowflake Cookies - Make it stand out Scrape cookie scoop across the side of the bowl to remove excess dough. https://www.onceayearbaker.com/recipes/take-em-to-the-bar-mampm-cookies monthly 0.5 2021-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/663fb7ce-4750-4184-a9c9-cd0e9881236d/IMG_1103.jpg Recipes - Take ‘Em To The Bar M&M Cookies - Make it stand out Fully combined butter + sugars. Nice and smooth :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/775a22ab-3500-42f0-967b-a9c04d961bff/IMG_1109.jpg Recipes - Take ‘Em To The Bar M&M Cookies - Make it stand out With the M&Ms. They are the real stars of these cookies, of course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/92ede38c-cb6c-47e3-855b-30203ab1a88c/IMG_1110.jpg Recipes - Take ‘Em To The Bar M&M Cookies - Make it stand out Ready for the oven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/525462de-1581-4756-ba33-5ad5f2599421/IMG_1112.jpg Recipes - Take ‘Em To The Bar M&M Cookies - Make it stand out Scoop that dough! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/c6656e83-ef66-41f5-babe-098c44cf1a93/IMG_1105.jpg Recipes - Take ‘Em To The Bar M&M Cookies - Make it stand out Mixing in the flour. Use a spatula to lift the flour on the bottom to the top and then mix again. Mix until ALL of the flour is just incorporated into the wet ingredients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/12100a72-07db-41b7-8f31-ea4f08ed695e/Super+Easy+Cinnamon+Sugar+Cookie+%286%29.jpg Recipes - Take ‘Em To The Bar M&M Cookies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/37e0311e-6d85-4723-be14-e0d7a5f068e0/IMG_1099.jpg Recipes - Take ‘Em To The Bar M&M Cookies - Make it stand out First, combine sugars - just the sugars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/bdd448f6-df56-4b15-86c2-7efbf36ee64f/IMG_1115.jpg Recipes - Take ‘Em To The Bar M&M Cookies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd4f852fd756c1ce4d7b20c/d2b45463-7cb2-455a-a186-83c2d4ffbdd7/IMG_1101.jpg Recipes - Take ‘Em To The Bar M&M Cookies - Make it stand out When adding softened butter, this looks combined, but it’s not done yet - it looks too grainy. 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