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  • Holiday Cookie Pop-Up at Broadcast Coffee

    Holiday Cookie Pop-Up at Broadcast Coffee

    Before I launch into the details of this weekend’s pop-up, I must extend a huge thank you to everyone who came out and bought cookies at Saturday’s pop-up at Big John’s PFI. It was a big day! Between my preorders and walk-ins, I made over 900 cookies in one go. A new record for me!… Read more

  • Christmas Cookie Countdown: Pistachio Pinwheels

    Christmas Cookie Countdown: Pistachio Pinwheels

    Cookie 6 of 12 is Pistachio Pinwheels! It’s the sixth cookie of the countdown. Half way there! Will I finish the job before Christmas?!? No one knows! But it will be close! Can you tell I’m loopy?! Just like these cookies I’m about to describe… Last year, I introduced my kids to the original How… Read more

  • Christmas Cookie Countdown: Almond Mezza Lune

    Christmas Cookie Countdown: Almond Mezza Lune

    Christmas cookie 5 of 12 Everyone knows “five gooooooooolden riiiiiiiiings” is the apex of the twelve days of Christmas song. So, in that spirit, I’m picking an absolute banger for my fifth cookie of Christmas.  Here she is, folks: Almond Mezza Lune 🌙✨ I discovered the recipe inspiration for this cookie when I was looking… Read more

  • Holiday Cookie Pop-Up at Big John’s PFI

    Holiday Cookie Pop-Up at Big John’s PFI

    And the Cookie Countdown Continues! 🚨 POP-UP ALERT 🚨  We interrupt your irregularly scheduled Christmas cookie countdown content to announce this weekend’s holiday pop-up: Saturday, 12/13, 11am-1pm, at Big John’s PFI. Preorders sold out right away, but I will have cookie six packs, mixed dozens, and even a couple deluxe two dozen boxes available for… Read more

  • Christmas Cookie Countdown: Pignoli

    Christmas Cookie Countdown: Pignoli

    It’s Christmas cookie 3 of 12! Pignoli have become a holiday tradition around here.Made (almost exclusively) with pine nuts and almond paste, it wouldn’t be prudent to make them year-round. But, if there was ever a time for opulence, it’s the holidays. So, here we go! These babies are positively encrusted in pine nuts. Not… Read more

  • Christmas Cookie Countdown: Butter Cookies

    Christmas Cookie Countdown: Butter Cookies

    Cookies 2 of 12, in no particular order, and on no particular schedule, are my citrus scented butter cookies! If you’ve ever set foot in an Italian bakery, you know butter cookies. Often piped into rosettes and topped with a cherry, or sandwiched with jam and dipped in chocolate in chocolate (like these).  So, what… Read more