Cookies, Cupcakes & Muffins

Pumpkin Cookies with Browned Butter Frosting

October 19, 2012
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  Fall break has arrived and that means it can get very busy in my kitchen.  I have to share the space with my baking teens who are always searching for a new cookie recipe. These are the perfect fall cookie treat and were  my daughter’s first baked goodie this week. Pumpkin cookies with browned […]

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Brown Sugar Cookies with Ginger

September 29, 2012
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  There are lots of great cookie recipes out there, but some stand out from the crowd. These brown sugar cookies with ginger are one of the best with their crunchy outside and the chewy center. The little taste of cinnamon and ginger is just right, not too overwhelming. They were baked by my daughter […]

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Joy’s Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies

April 3, 2012
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After an exhausting horseback riding lesson over spring break my daughter was ready for something tasty, something special, something like peanut butter bacon cookies. Nothing comparable to find in the pantry, so she decided to get baking. She loves my newest and just recently purchased baking book form Joy the baker . Pretty soon the […]

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Celebrating two years of blogging with Spicy Chocolate Cupcakes filled with Nutella Chili Chocolate Ganache and Chili Cream Cheese Frosting

March 1, 2012
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Two years pass so quickly, especially when you are having fun. Therefore I am proud to have reached the goals for my blog that I set myself a year ago. One was to improve my pictures. Many thanks go to Jennifer Olson, my photography instructor, for being so patient with me. Through Jen I discovered […]

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2. Sunday of Advent – Christmas Baking – Marzipan Cookies – Pictures of Dresden/ Germany

December 4, 2011
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For the second Sunday of Advent I would like to share some Marzipan cookies with you. This is a new recipe to me, but since I am a big Marzipan lover and happened to have some in my fridge, these Marzipan cookies were a no-brainer to bake right after I discovered them on Kirsten’s blog […]

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1st Sunday of Advent – Christmas Baking – Molasses Cookies

November 27, 2011
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While I was putting away our Thanksgiving dishes my daughter was baking in the kitchen and filling the house with Christmas scent. Oh, I wish you could have smelled it, too.  Cinnamon, gloves and ginger combined in a soft and chewy cookie. She decided to bake molasses cookies. This is our first Christmas cookie of […]

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Chia Seed-Pumpkin Muffins

November 5, 2011
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A few posts ago, while sharing my  Chia seed granola recipe with you, I already talked about the health benefits of Chia seeds. In this Chia seed-pumpkin muffin recipe I combined the Superfood Chia seed with organic pureed pumpkin.  Pumpkin is rich in vitamins, antioxidants and minerals. It provides your body with beta-carotene (Vitamin A), […]

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Lemony Snickerdoodles and two more

September 13, 2011
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I am a very lucky mom. My children get along very well. They are just one year apart in age and never knew the world without one another. They give each other the funniest nick names. They play tag in the house. One is lonely when the other one is gone. They talk to each […]

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"Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers" Cookbook Giveaway

April 22, 2011
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A few weeks ago I was contacted by Debby Maugans, bestselling author of Small-Batch Baking to take a look at her new book Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers. The “Small-Batch Baking” books are all about baking for two. It is a fantastic idea; you get automatic portion control and no leftovers. You can bake just […]

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Mausi’s Midnight Crackles

April 6, 2011
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Whenever my daughter is baking it has to be a recipe including some chocolate. This time she wanted to bring some chocolate cookies to school. Her and her classmates had a small celebration after finishing  lesson #100 in their math book. Mausi (is one of my daughter’s nick names since birth and means little mouse […]

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