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Day 7: – The Ukrainian Snowball  Yet another Holiday Classic, the Ukrainian Snowball, or Mexican Wedding Cookie can be spotted a mile away on any cookie platter.  It’s the ball shaped one coated in 10x sugar! The recipe consists of … Continue reading →

Day 6: The Hazelnut Linzer  The Return of the King.  This cookie is so good that is will have its own entry on our Holiday Menu.   It’s a shortbread thumbprint cookie that contains ground hazelnuts and then rolled in a … Continue reading →

Day 5: The Pecan Thumbprint   Today we have the good fortune to spotlight the Pecan Thumbprint. The basic baking building blocks of butter, flour, sugar and flavoring (in this case pure vanilla) are at it again with the addition … Continue reading →