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September 6th, 2011

Pistachio Brittle Cheesecake from Bon Appetit Desserts: The Cookbook for All Things Sweet and Wonderful

This was a gorgeous looking light and creamy cheesecake which tasted delicious. 4 stars only because it was lacking the pistachio flavor despite of 1 expensive cup used in the recipe. Next time I will... read more >


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Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-In-Your-Mouth Cookies by Alice Medrich

By Alice Medrich
Artisan - 2010

29th December 2010

Chestnut Walnut Meringues : page 282

Even though I am a big chestnut lover, these cookies turned out strange. I loved the walnut part of the cookie, but the chestnut flour added a very strange taste. Next time I will just add the walnuts and leave out the chestnut flour.

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29th January 2011

Chocolate Biscotti With Less Fat : page 98

Initially I thought that this recipe would be a failure because the dough spread quickly once put on the cookie sheet. Instead of 2 loaves there was a big mass of dough without shape, however the dough puffed up quickly and produced two flat loaves which could be cut and toasted.
The finished biscotti were extra crunchy and tasted very good. Next time I would add a little bit more sugar, but for a low calorie version these biscotti work well enough.

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11th January 2011

Lucy's Chocolate Minis : page 299

These lovely little desserts are just the right size for a quick chocolate pick-me-up and come together in no time! I will definitely make them again!

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18th December 2010 (edited: 18th December 2010)

Macadamia and White Chocolate Chunk Cookies : page 138

Delicious - I just love the saltiness of the nuts in these cookies!

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29th December 2010 (edited: 29th December 2010)

Peanut Butter Cookies : page 324

If you love peanut butter these are your cookies! Lots of peanut flavor and very little time involved. Try it!

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18th December 2010

Wheat-Free Cutout Cookies : page 46

Excellent taste - however only 4 stars due the fact that I just could not roll out the dough and use the cookie cutters. The dough was either too hard to be rolled out or stuck to the recommended wax paper. In the end I shaped a log, put it in the freezer and then sliced it with a sharp knife.

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