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  • Chocolate Cutout Sugar Cookies Recipe
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    Chocolate Cutout Sugar Cookies Recipe

    I love baking cookies for special occasions throughout the year. I especially enjoy sugar cookies, and I have cookies cutters for all the holidays. Recently I modified by classic cutout sugar cookies recipe to make a delicious chocolate version of the classic treat. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups of white sugar 1 1/4 cups of butter […] More

  • Classic Cutout Sugar Cookies Recipe
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    Classic Cutout Sugar Cookies Recipe

    I love baking sugar cookies during the holiday season. I fondly recall baking cookies with my mom every December. Now my own kids and I bake dozens of sugar cookies in preparation for the holidays. My kids love sprinkling the colored sugar onto the unbaked cookies. My recipe makes about 16 dozen cookies, but you […] More

  • Lower-Sugar Rolled Sugar Cookies Recipe
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    Lower-Sugar Rolled Sugar Cookies Recipe

    I love baking sugar cookies for the different holidays throughout the year. I have amassed quite a collection of cookie cutters. However, I do try to limit the amount of sugar that my family consumes, and my classic sugar cookies have a whopping 200 grams of sugar per batch. I also love experimenting in the […] More

  • Simple Food Ideas for Hosting a Thanksgiving Party
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    Simple Food Ideas for Hosting a Thanksgiving Party

    Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday of the year! Unfortunately, the day to give thanks often gets overshadowed by the Christmas season, which seems to start the day after Halloween, if not sooner. Although I do start putting up some Christmas lights at the beginning of November (especially outside when the autumn weather is still […] More

  • Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies Recipe
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    Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies Recipe

    Sugar cookies are one of my favorite holiday treats to bake. While I love my classic rolled sugar cookie recipe, I also recently experimented with a dairy-free version using coconut oil in place of the butter. Because I am hosting a Thanksgiving party in a few days for my homeschooling groups, I recently came up […] More

  • Dairy-Free Rolled Sugar Cookies Recipe
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    Dairy-Free Rolled Sugar Cookies Recipe

    I love baking. I especially love baking cookies during the holidays. For the first time ever, I am hosting a Thanksgiving party in a few days for my homeschooling groups. In addition to baking, I also love tweaking my recipes. To accommodate the children in my groups with dairy allergies, I have modified my classic […] More

  • Gummy Bear Sugar Cookie Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
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    Gummy Bear Sugar Cookie Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

    I love baking cookies, especially for the holiday season. Two of my favorite cookies to bake are sugar cookies and thumbprint cookies. This year for New Year’s Eve, I combined my two favorites and added a sweet twist by making some new gummy bear sugar cookie thumbprint cookies. Ingredients 1 cup of white sugar 1/2 […] More

  • Peppermint Sugar Cookies Recipe
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    Peppermint Sugar Cookies Recipe

    I love batching dozens and dozens of Christmas cookies with my family for the holidays. One of my favorite cookies to bake is rolled sugar cookies that I decorate with colored sugar. This year in addition to the traditional sugar cookies, I also created a batch of peppermint sugar cookies. Instead of the vanilla and […] More

  • Halloween Sugar Cookies Recipe
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    Halloween Sugar Cookies Recipe

    I love baking sugar cookies for each holiday of the year. I have quite the collection of cookie cutters, and I especially love my Halloween shapes. For the spooky holiday, I make pumpkins, bats, acorns, ghosts, and more, all decorated with sugar in Halloween colors like green, purple, orange, and black. Ingredients 1 cup of […] More

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    Rolled Sugar Cookies Recipe

    Baking sugar cookies during the holiday season is a Christmas tradition in my family. I fondly remember baking sugar cookies with my mom every December and then eating those cookies throughout the month. Sometimes I even carefully packed up sugar cookies to bring to my teachers at school. I am now so excited to be […] More

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    Sugar Cookie Pumpkins Recipe

    I love baking cookies for all my favorite holidays. As Halloween approaches, I have been busy baking some spooky treats for my family and friends. Sugar cookie pumpkins are a festive treat for any fall holiday including Halloween and Thanksgiving. Ingredients Cookies 1 cup of white sugar 1 cup of butter 1 teaspoon of vanilla […] More