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Pistachio Ideas for Your Cookie Exchange

December 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Recipes

Pistachio Harlequin Cookies are a sweet and elegant treat to add to a holiday cookie tray.  We’ve used this versatile dough to make Pistachio Schoolboy Cookies as well as these piped cookies.  You can read a step-by-step of how to make them here.  Or proceed directly to the recipe.  At this time of the year, [...]

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Jam-Filled Almond Clour Cookies

December 4th, 2012 · No Comments · Recipes

  “Chewy-crisp and intensely almond-y”, that’s what the folks at  King Arthur Flour  say about their Bakery’s best-selling cookie.  And one we think you may want to add to your holiday cookie tray. First, you beat our almond paste with the sugar. This helps break up the almond paste into a uniform mixture. You want [...]

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Double Almond Thumbprint Cookies

November 30th, 2012 · No Comments · Recipes

Crunchy almonds and a generous helping of our Almond Paste give these thumbprint cookies added texture and flavor. First we made a buttery dough with almond paste and a hint of cherry from the kirsch flavoring. Then we rolled the dough in coarsely ground almonds, which adds a savory toasty note to the cookie. We [...]

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Chinese Almond Cookies

January 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Recipes

Chinese almond cookies were once a staple at American Chinese restaurants.  But we do not see them as often now that the fortune cookie has taken over. In honor of Chinese New Year, which starts on January 23, here is our interpretation of this trademark sweet. This is a crisp buttery cookie with a delightful [...]

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