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    Cookies, muffins, and small cakes

    Classic Madeleines of Commercy

    Madeleines in a black mold

    Classic Madeleines of Commercy are small, iconic French cakes shaped like shells with a distinct little bump on the top. They are soft in the center and slightly crunchy on the edges. Though their shape is complex, they use simple ingredients including eggs, sugar, flour, melted butter, and some lemon or orange for flavor. I love these…

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    Apricot Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies 🍪🍫

    Apricot Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies on parchment paper

    These Apricot Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies are really addictive. Every time I make them for school, neighbors, and my husband’s co-workers, I always get so many compliments. They are healthy and not too sugary. The old-fashioned rolled oats give them a nice texture and the dark chocolate more “gourmandise”! These soft and chewy cookies are favorites in our…

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    Nonnettes – French Gingerbread Cakes with Honey and Orange Marmalade

    Nonnettes

    Nonnettes are French little round cakes made from gingerbread, honey, stuffed with orange marmalade, and covered with a fine sugary glaze. They a part of my childhood, a gift that I received for St.Nicholas Day on December 6th (if you want to know more about St. Nicholas Day). The Nonnettes take their name from “nuns”….

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    French Christmas Sablés – Sablés de Noël

    Christmas Sablés in airtight container

    With Christmas around the corner, it was time to start my batch of French Christmas Sablés. It is a childhood tradition that I absolutely did not want to miss. I wish that my teens will feel this same enjoyment, and have these same wonderful memories as I did during the holiday season. In my family,…

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    French Almond Financiers

    Financiers are a small classic French almond cake served with tea or coffee. It is a delicious treat made of white eggs, ground almond, icing sugar, flour, and brown butter. But why it is called Financiers? They originate from sisters of the Visitandine Order, who made small oval cakes with almonds, flour, sugar, butter, and…

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    Blueberry Muffins

    Blueberry Muffins

    I have been making this Blueberry Muffins recipe twice this week because my family thinks it is the best muffin I have ever made so far. These muffins are moist and a little crunchy with the turbinado sugar on the top. A hint of almond extract really beautifully enhances the blueberries and gives a very pleasant taste…

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    Coconut Spritz

    Coconut Spritz

    Christmas is coming fast and I just made my batch of Coconut Spritz with some slight changes from the original recipe After doing the Coconut Spritz by hand with my cookie press for years, I finally gave in and bought the meat grinder for my Kitchen Aid where I can put the special end piece that…

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    Mini Lemon Coconut Cakes

    Mini Lemon Coco Cake

    Who will resist to these pretty mini lemon coconut cakes? Not me. These mini lemon coconut cakes are soft and delicious. I particularly like the combination of flavors of exotic coconut and the tangy taste given by the lemon. I top my mini cakes with raspberries and sliced almonds. If you like you can add…

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    Chocolate Crackle Cookies

    Chocolate Crackle Cookies

    This year I decided to make this recipe of Chocolate Crackle Cookies from Martha Stewart for the Christmas Bake Sale at my son’s school. I saved a few Chocolate Crackle cookies for my family otherwise they would get mad at me if I give all for the school ;-D. We tasted them and loved them!…

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    Zucchini Oat Nut Chocolate Cookies

    Zucchini Oat Nut Chocolat Cookies

    In our home, we love to eat zucchinis in a main or side dish and are not very familiar with eating them in a sweet treat. I was looking for a new recipe to use my last zucchinis and found this tempting Zucchini Oat Nut Chocolate cookies recipe. After baking these cookies I can tell…

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    Spritz Cookies

    Coconut Spritz Cookies

    Spritz Cookies are cookies traditionally prepared at Christmas in the East of France, Lorraine (where am I from), and Germany. A spritz is a sweet cookie in which you can add almond powder or hazelnut powder or unsweetened shredded coconut. Its name comes from the special decorating tube that you use to shape the dough….

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    Little Christmas Cookies

    Little Christmas Cookie

    Before Christmas, I enjoy making these little Christmas Cookies with my sons. This reminds me of my childhood when I helped my parents make big batches to offer to family, friends, and ate them all around Christmas time. The base to make the little Christmas cookies is a “pâte sablée” (shortcrust dough) in which you…

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    Spiced Pumpkin Cookies

    Spiced Pumpkin Cookies

    I am addicted to this Spiced Pumpkin Cookies recipe from Giada De Laurentiis, which is a healthy treat to satisfy your sweet tooth for fall and Halloween. These Spiced Pumpkin Cookies are crisp, chewy, and not cake-like at all with the addition of pumpkin. The spices have just the right balance. What is also nice in this recipe that…

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    My name is Francoise. I am a French mom who lives in Atlanta, GA since 1999.
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