Hazelnut Gingerbread Holiday Tart

All the flavors of the holiday season: buttery spicy gingerbread (shortbread too) with toasted hazelnuts, vanilla cream cheese frosting, dried cranberries, and sugared rosemary. Not only does this fantastical dessert sound dreamy, present as the best Christmas dessert on earth, but the flavors and textures are out of this world. What are you serving for…

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Double Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

While the post seems late to the game, these little Double Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cookie gems (“Starlight” Cookies) were actually quite timely, in that I actually DID bake them Christmas morning 2020 – perfect for the holiday and perfect for the Stars of Bethlehem – remember that amazing phenomenal that ALSO occurred in 2020? What…

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