Tag: powdered sugar
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#130: Eggless Chocolate Lava Cake
For our recipe for this week, I wanted to try to make something that would be a great dessert to have for February birthdays or for Valentine’s Day. I wanted to make something that felt luxurious, but wasn’t going to break the bank, and so, the chocolate lava cake seemed like the perfect choice! With…
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#123: Tom & Jerry Eggnog
This drink is actually a new recipe to me and I had only become aware of it because I was walking through my grocery store and saw this premade Tom and Jerry Batter mix in the fridge section. Contrary to what I initially thought, this isn’t a reference to the classic cat and mouse cartoon,…
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#121: Pfeffernüsse (Peppernut Cookies)
Pfeffernüsse, meaning Peppernuts in German, are small spice cookies originating from Germany that are typically enjoyed during the Christmas season. The name comes, not from it containing nuts, but rather from the addition of ground pepper in the dough, giving it its distinctive peppery-spiced taste, along with each cookie being about the size of a…
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#120: Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescent Cookies)
Vanillekipferl, or Vanilla Crescent Cookies, are central european vanilla shortbread cookies that are traditionally made during the Christmas season. The origins of this sweet treat comes from Vienna, Austria to celebrate the Holy League’s victory over the Ottoman Empire in 1683 at the battle of Vienna, hence the Turkish crescent moon shape of this pastry.…
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#19: Snowball Cookies
Apparently, these cookies are also known as Russian Tea Cakes or Mexican Wedding Cookies. Not sure why they are known as both originating from Russia and Mexico given that the countries are nowhere near each other, but they are delicious either way. If you have any leftovers, place the snowballs into a plastic bag and…