The Christmas season in my paternal grandparents’ house, when I was growing up, was always marked by tins of the exact same assortment of homemade cookies, painstakingly baked in legions by Grandma Baumer. There were wreath spritz cookies, apricot or mincemeat oatmeal bars, buttery vienna crescents, and then, the espresso chocolate balls. The latter were… Continue reading Espresso Chocolate Cookies
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Dark Chocolate Dipped Shortbread recipe
I was asked to bring dessert to a dinner with some of my favorite girls (you know who you are…), the day after Easter. With this year’s holiday resulting in a serious lack of bunny candy (believe me, for the better) I thought about trying to come up with a grown-up easter sweet. These dark… Continue reading Dark Chocolate Dipped Shortbread recipe