PRODUCT: DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookies

The clever media relations people at DoubleTree by Hilton know just how to get a busy writer to take time from the editorial calendar* and apportion it to them. Because you’ve got to love people who send you delicious chocolate chip cookies. In thanks, you’ve got to write about them. So here goes: DoubleTree guests…
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RECIPE: Cookies & Cream Cheesecake

Some might think that we publish too many cheesecake recipes. But when cheesecake is one’s favorite comfort food, how many are too many? Plus, we need to get our last licks: “Cheesecake season” concludes at the end of spring. The dense cream cheese cheesecake we favor is too heavy for summer. So this may be…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Decorate With Sixlets

Recently a friend gave us a cache of Sixlets left over from Halloween. She didn’t want to keep them for next Halloween, and figured we could “do something for THE NIBBLE” with them. So we started to decorate desserts. None of our efforts looked as good as the examples on Sixlets’ Facebok Page, so take…
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PRODUCT: Walkers’s Scottie Dog Shortbread & Mini Scottie Dogs

Recently Walkers Shortbread unveiled the newest addition to their beloved Scottie Dog collection: Mini Scottie Dog Shortbread cookies. The pure-butter Mini Scottie “puppies” are made from 100% natural ingredients. They’re a treat for kids and adults. The Mini Scottie Dogs are available for purchase online at USWalkersShortbread.com and at select specialty retailers nationwide. For extra…
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FOOD FUN: Leprechaun Gingerbread Men

Leprechaun gingerbread men. Photo courtesy Grandma’s Molasses and Brown Eyed Baker.   Alas, leprechauns don’t deliver treats on St. Patrick’s Day (they could take a tip from the Easter Bunny). You’ll have to bake your own leprechaun gingerbread men. Make your own gingerbread cookie recipe or use this one from Brown Eyed Baker for Grandma’s…
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