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Is there such a thing as a non-tasty shortbread cookie?
We think not!

But when you make these sweet delights with brown sugar and cinnamon… ah, that takes the classic shortbread to a whole new level of yummy.

Shortbreads can be frozen in air-tight plastic containers, to be pulled out later when company comes over unexpectedly — but don’t count on having any cookies left over to freeze unless you make a double batch.
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Cinnamon Cookies

Cinnamon Cookies

Young Emily brought a tin of these delicious little cookies when she came to hang out with my dogs after school on Wednesday, and — love anything with cinnamon — of course, I just had to get the recipe. Be warned, these cookies may be habit-forming! Cinnamon Cookies 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter [...]

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Apple Cinnamon Roll Dessert

Apple Cinnamon Roll Dessert

A recipe card, browned with age, the black ink fading from my grandmother’s spidery handwriting, just turned up when I moved a bookcase to clean the baseboard. (Don’t ask how long it’s been since the bookcase was moved!) The recipe, for Apple Cinnamon Roll, is one I haven’t consulted for years because I’ve made this [...]

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Melt-in-Your-Mouth Mexican Cookies

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Mexican Cookies

We enjoyed these decadent little cookies, called Pulvarones, at a friend’s home in Oaxaca and couldn’t rest until we got the recipe! The oval shape is traditional for Pulvarones in Mexico, apparently, and you can wrap each cookie individually in a piece of bright tissue paper if you want to be truly authentic. Makes a [...]

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Easy Old-Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls

Easy Old-Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls

Kids love these cinnamon rolls as much as grown-ups do, and around here there’s never any shortage of little hands to help bake up a batch for a weekend treat. The secret to these tasty treats is that they have a light high-rising biscuit base, so you don’t have to take the time to make [...]

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