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<\/a>chocolate spritz<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>chocolate spritz<\/p><\/div>\n
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I wimped out on making those individual peppermint chocolate cookies<\/a>, and made these stripey mint brownies that I have made before – but one pan seemed overcooked and the other, under. I tried some of the edges, though and they’re pretty tasty. I thought it was meant to be, because the brownies used the same amount of butter I had already softened for the cookies. I guess I’ll just keep eying that recipe for another year. In all things peppermint, I made layered peppermint bark, that I’ve done other years, a big favorite of younger son Al, and it came out thick and\u00a0 kind of clunky – but again tastes good.<\/p>\n Stripey mint brownies<\/p><\/div>\n Layered peppermint bark<\/p><\/div>\n I made the almond raspberry bars – which came out great, nice and neat and not too sticky – and the chocolate toffee bars. A few too many of the chocolate toffee bars exhibited the dread de-lamination, where the chocolate comes off the cookie base, when I cut them on Sunday morning. Bu I guess I’ll just squeeze them together and put them a plate and people will eat them – at the party. It makes me think that maybe I should do a new style of shipping that I have been cogitating. Instead of sending folks hundreds of ziploc baggies filled with cookies, nested in bubble wrap and newsprint in their boxes, I will send containers with layers, also nested in bubble wrap and newsprint in their boxes. The de-laminated bars should hold up loads better that way. I think it means that people would get a few less<\/em> cookies, but they might arrive in better shape.<\/p>\n raspberry almond bars<\/p><\/div>\n cutting raspberry almond bars<\/p><\/div>\n raspberry almond bars<\/p><\/div>\n chocolate toffee bars<\/p><\/div>\n chocolate toffee bars<\/p><\/div>\n I made the gluten free peanut butter chocolate sandwich cookies that were such a hit last year. I had a vision of them tiny, and they are smaller but not tiny. And, somehow, the smaller scoop made almost pointy little mounds so the cookies are going to be a little hard to get your mouth around. I am sure people will deal.<\/p>\n peanut butter chocolate sandwich cookies<\/p><\/div>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>