Sugar Cookies

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Cookies!!! How I love them!!! They are by far my favourite treat. I have very little restraint around cookies. :) Maybe that is why one of my good friends has dubbed me “the cookie monster.” *haha* This week I took a course with my mom on how to decorate sugar cookies. I have to say, the course was fantastic. It was a lot of fun and super informative. I loved learning all of the different techniques using royal icing. After the teacher taught us all the techniques, we were free to create/decorate some of our own cookies. Below are some…

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Pear & Candied Pecan Salad with Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette

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This is my all-time favourite salad. It is the reason I started to like salad in the first place! My mom makes this salad for all special occasions, because it just seems like a really special treat. However, it is quite simple to make! It takes very little time to candy the pecans. And the dressing is really quick. The combination of pure maple syrup, dijon mustard and balsamic vinegar make the vinaigrette unbelievably delicious especially combined with a quality extra-virgin olive oil and a small amount of diced shallot. The pear is sweet, parmesan is salty and the pecans…

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes

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These cupcakes are magical. The icing truly tastes like chocolate chip cookie dough! They are very addictive! I sold these cupcakes at a recent film festival I volunteered at. The chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes were by-far the best sellers of the day! They sold out in less than an hour. To be honest, I kept 2 at home and indulged after volunteering this past weekend. *hehe* Ingredients 1 and 1/2 cups of butter; at room temperature 1 and 1/2 cups of light brown sugar; packed 4 large eggs 2 and 2/3 cups of all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon of baking…

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