one less mess #oxobetter #oxogoodcookies

S'mores cookies. If you love s'mores but hate sticky fingers and chins, these cookies are for you!

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dating myself

Coconut date balls. When did I stop being a hip young person?*

*Spoiler alert: I was never hip.

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brownie points

Brown butter snickerdoodles. Nope, no brownies here. (They are here, if you're curious.) I'm talking about brown buttah.

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leave no snack behind #TheNewFanFavorites

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"Waste not, want not" is a great mantra for the new year, especially since a certain big football game is coming up.

In my experience, nothing is wasted during something as uproarious as a football-watching party!

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almost too pretty to eat #CallAnEatible #SkittlesHomegating

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What I'm about to write may come as a shock to some of you, so gird your loins: My college didn't have a football team.

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the trifecta

Do you know about gilding the lily? Do you ever do it?

I do. Remorselessly.

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almost ruined the 'roons

Our dog doesn't ever always come when we call him. That's a problem.

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doubly delicious

What, I asked myself, would make snickerdoodles even more tasty?

Why, more cinnamon, of course!

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crunch time

Our wedding is in less than nine weeks. Frankly, crunch time has come and gone and the dilly-dallying has to stop!*

*These are most likely words that have been passing through the minds of my mom and future mother-in-law for a very long time...

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frannie's faves

As soon as I showed any interest in helping out in the kitchen, I spent a few days leading up to each Christmas celebration helping my grandma make batch after batch of candy.

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maximum productivity (and a novica giveaway!)

When it's time to buckle down and get serious about cookie production (and by that, I mean simply that December begins), I like to set myself up so that my cookie-making is as efficient as possible.

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cookie duty

Even though cookies are more often the main focus of the Christmas dessert table (and a foolproof and always appreciated gift!), they ended up being the most convenient and best option for me to provide for all of our Thanksgiving festivities.

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cookies and kongs (and a krusteaz #giveaway)

I wish I could say I was the kind of person who was so serious about cooking that she never took shortcuts in the kitchen, but that would be a lie. Sometimes, nay, most of the time, I appreciate a quick fix.

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peanut butter and... #OXOGoodCookies

Let's do some word association, shall we? When I say "PB and...", what comes to mind?

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beam me up, scotchie (plus a #giveaway)

I think I've always been a fan of oatmeal scotchies, and they've had the honor of being deemed my number one cookie once or twice.

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maybe he won't notice...

There are some food-related things that I like to remain unchanged (...until I suddenly get tired of those items and want something completely different). These things include but are not limited to my weekday breakfast (Lucky Charms, if you must know, which replaced a years-long obsession with Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds) and my before-bed treat (creamsicles for the win!)(previously a homemade caramel steamer,for which it's entirely too hot right now).

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preachin' to the choir

I'm not sure how certain recipes are named. Fool? Devils on horseback? Whoopie pies? Dutch baby? Spotted dick? No clue. Another on that list is preacher cookies. I was first introduced to them at my childhood church's monthly fellowship meal, so I like to think that some little old lady made these for her preacher all the time and so they were named thusly.

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goodies for game day

I know I'm in the minority (especially, it seems, among women) in that I like caramel much more than chocolate. Making me even more of a freak is the fact that I'll also take white chocolate over its darker cousin any day.

Good thing it's never bothered me to be different.

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stranger danger

Halloween is over. How much candy do you have left?

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a cause for celebration

Friends, tomorrow is a special day, for as I understand it, it's National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. If ever there was a food that deserved a day of recognition, it's the humble and long-loved chocolate chip cookie.

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