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Pigs in the Mud

1 lb bacon, thin-sliced (you want it as crunchy and crumbly as possible)24 oz semisweet chocolate chips (2 12-oz bags)4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped1-1/2 c all-purpose flour1/2 c unsweetened cocoa1 t baking soda1 t salt12 T butter, softened1-1/2 c brown … Continue reading

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Shipping Cookies

Send tougher items: peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip, brownies, dense things — rather than sugar cookies or other delicate recipes that break easily. Double insulate:  Wrap and use padding inside a container, then nestle the container in more exterior padding. … Continue reading

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Decorating Christmas Cookies, More Ideas

Stained Glass Cookies – another approach, what’s it gonna hurt?:Bake cutout cookies with holes in center 2 minutes less than usual and on aluminum foil. Remove from oven and fill cutout with coarsely crushed hard candies, return to oven for … Continue reading

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Chocolate Butterscotch-Chip Cookies

2 c flour1 t baking soda¼ t salt1-1/4 c butter, room temperature1 c sugar¾ c dark brown sugar2 eggs1 t vanilla1 c butterscotch chips1 c semisweet chips Preheat oven to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set … Continue reading

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Gingerbread for Houses

4-1/2 c flour, plus more as kneaded3 t ground ginger2 t ground cinnamon1 t ground cloves1 t ground nutmeg1 t baking soda1 t salt½ t freshly ground pepper1 c shortening1 c sugar1 c molasses Into a large bowl, sift together … Continue reading

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Decorating Valentine Cookies

Bake several heart-shaped cookies. Use flooding technique in white, red, and pink, then rim the edges with sanding sugar. Pipe Necco Wafer ALL CAPS messages onto the flooded cookies.

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