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Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing…I have been promising a life changing sugar cookie recipe for a while now.  My friends, I am finally delivering on that promise!  These cookies are seriously to die for, everyone who eats them asks for the recipe or proclaims they are the best sugar cookies they’ve ever eaten.  I’m not exaggerating!  I top them off with an egg free meringue powder royal icing (because #pregnant) and they not only taste great, they look beautiful, too…

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Checkerboard Cookie Recipe

Checkerboard cookie recipe…It’s Valentine’s Day, and in our house that means there will be a special baked treat: checkerboard cookies!  For the last few years my husband and I have a deal that in lieu of gifts for each other he cooks a special dinner and I bake a special dessert for us to enjoy together.  It’s become a really nice tradition and we like that we are doing something less commercial than typical…

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Valentine’s Heart Macarons with Chocolate Berry Filling

Valentine’s Heart Macarons with Chocolate Berry Filling…Macarons are not hard to make. They require some practice and some technical skills, but once you’ve baked them a few times they really aren’t difficult at all. I have a post here all about how to make perfect macarons–easy, fast and no swearing involved!…