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2 1/4 c. All-purpose flour 1 tsp Baking powder 1/4 tsp Salt 1 c. Butter, unsalted, room temperature 2/3 c. Sugar 2 Egg yolks 1/4 tsp Cinnamon 1/4 tsp Nutmeg (freshly grated if possible) 1/4 tsp ground Ginger 1/4 tsp ground Cloves 1/4 tsp ground Coriander 1/4 tsp ground Cardamom 1 c. Cinnamon Chips Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Combine all the dry ingredients. Set aside. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks. Add the flour mixture in two additions and mix until clumpy. Gather the dough into a ball. Roll the dough into 1" balls and place on baking sheets.  Flatten the balls a little with the bottom of a small glass. Bake until the cookies are golden brown, approximately 7-9 min. Cool the cookies on a baking rack. My comments: Ever had the Chai Latte from Starbucks?  It is one of my all-time favourite latte.  Mmm...yum!!   Imagine my excitement when I saw this Cinnamon Chip Chai Shortbread Bars recipe .  The pictures loo

Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce 1 8 oz. package of Fresh cranberries 1/2 c. Sugar 1.5 tbsp Fresh squeezed orange juice Zest from 1 orange 2 tbsp Grand Marnier Preheat oven to 325°F. Toss the cranberries together with sugar, orange juice and orange zest in a glass baking dish. Cover with foil and place the glass dish on a baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour. Remove the cranberries from the oven and stir in the Grand Marnier. Store in the refrigerator until use. Thumbprint Cookie 2 1/4 c. All-purpose flour 1 tsp Baking powder 1/4 tsp Salt 1 c. Butter, unsalted, room temperature 2/3 c. Sugar 2 Egg yolks Zest from 1 orange 1 tbsp Freshly squeezed orange juice 1 tsp Vanilla extract 1/3 c. Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce (optional: puree sauce) Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Combine flour, baking powder and salt.  Set aside. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks, orange zest, orange juice and vanilla. Add the flour mixture in 2 ad

1 c. Salted butter, room temperature 1 c. Dark brown sugar, packed 1 tsp Vanilla extract 16 Salted-top soda crackers ~ 1.5 c. Hershey's special dark chocolate chips A few pinches of sea salt (not iodized table salt) or colour sprinkles Preheat the oven to 350 ° F. Line the bottom of a 9x9" square silicone baking pan with soda crackers.  (If you are not using silicone bakeware, line the baking pan with tinfoil and spray with cooking spray before placing the crackers.) (This next step is important to avoid the butter from separating from the toffee, forming an ugly layer of fat on your toffee and chocolate.) Melt the butter and sugar together in a sauce pan on low-medium heat, stirring slowly.  When the butter and sugar are melted and mixed well, increase the heat to medium-high.  Once the toffee starts to boil, stop stirring.  Bring the toffee to an angry boil and boil for 3 minutes without stirring.  The toffee should be a dark golden brown colour. Remove from h