{"id":3712,"date":"2009-12-14T08:57:47","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T13:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=3712"},"modified":"2009-12-15T18:08:12","modified_gmt":"2009-12-15T23:08:12","slug":"the-cookies-of-christmas-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=3712","title":{"rendered":"The Cookies of Christmas Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The aroma of chocolate is nearly overpowering my kitchen today &#8211; I am drunk on the intoxicating smell of a batch of cookies I just finished up. Those cookies? They will be here tomorrow. Today though, I want to send you back &#8211; back to this time last year, and some of the great recipes I was cooking up then. You may not have been hanging around here a whole year ago, or maybe you can&#8217;t find your way through all the intervening months, to the cookies and other treats I was blogging about last year. So, here &#8211; in one easy to find spot, are some of my favorite Christmas cookies [plus a couple from other times of year that fit right in on a holiday cookie plate], and another goodie for Christmas breakfast. You better pick up some flour on your way home!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=514\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Orange Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/plated_choc500.jpg\" alt=\"Orange Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies\" width=\"500\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orange Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3716\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=500\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3716\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3716\" title=\"Pecan Snowballs, Mexican Wedding Cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/board500.jpg\" alt=\"Pecan Snowballs\" width=\"500\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/board500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/board500-150x87.jpg 150w, http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/board500-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pecan Snowballs<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=2392\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cranberry Almond Blondies\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/72.jpg\" alt=\"Cranberry Almond Blondies\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cranberry Almond Blondies<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=518\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chocolate Crinkles\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/plate_500.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Crinkles - Upgraded!\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chocolate Crinkles - Upgraded!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3721\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=435\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3721\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3721\" title=\"Lemon Spice Brownies\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/final1.jpg\" alt=\"Lemon Spice Brownies\" width=\"500\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/final1.jpg 500w, http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/final1-150x66.jpg 150w, http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/final1-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lemon Spice Brownies<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=522\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/8.jpg\" alt=\"Coconut Macaroons\" width=\"500\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coconut Macaroons<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3720\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=507\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3720\" title=\"Potato Pull Apart Cinnamon Bread\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/plate500.jpg\" alt=\"Potato Pull Apart Cinnamon Bread\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/plate500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/plate500-150x97.jpg 150w, http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/plate500-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potato Pull Apart Cinnamon Bread<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And then &#8211; just cause I&#8217;m nice like that &#8211; here is a list so far, of this year&#8217;s Christmas cookies:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=3680\" target=\"_blank\">Jammin&#8217; Thumbprint Cookies<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=3668\" target=\"_blank\">Ginger Nut Snowballs<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=3649\" target=\"_blank\">Sour Cherry Christmas Bars<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=3632\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Puffs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally &#8211; while I am linking things up &#8211; here is a link to my collection of <a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=3573\" target=\"_blank\">recipes for Thanksgiving<\/a>.\u00a0 You might find something there that would be right at home on your Christmas dinner table too.\u00a0 I mean &#8211; you can&#8217;t eat cookies ALL the time, can you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aroma of chocolate is nearly overpowering my kitchen today &#8211; I am drunk on the intoxicating smell of a batch of cookies I just finished up. Those cookies? They will be here tomorrow. 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