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Spice Cookies

Today’s experiment was with cookies.  No, not the annoying web cookies stored in your browser, but that holiday treat everyone enjoys – at least everyone I know.  I based this recipe on a Lebkuchen recipe, making some slight adjustments. The cookie it produces is a flavor bomb – honey, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, almonds, ginger, vanilla and rum. That’s right, I wrote ‘rum’. I made a simple rum glaze for these warm spiced treats and these cookies could be called chewable Hot Buttered Rum! So preheat that oven, we have family and friends needing these delights! Save Print Spice Cookies Prep time:  10 mins Cook time:  15 mins Total time:  25 mins Serves: 60   Ingredients 1½ cups…

Dark and Stormy

Late November… and typically most nights are dark and stormy (especially last night!).  The weather last night inspired me to share this typical summer drink with you as the Friday cocktail recipe. Surprisingly, since it is chock full of warmth inducing ginger, it is a great late fall cocktail as well. So let it be blustery and wet outside, we’ll enjoy our dark and stormy in the comfort of our abode! Save Print Dark and Stormy Serves: 1   Ingredients 2 parts dark rum (I prefer Blackwell or Seale’s) juice from ½ lime 6 oz ginger beer (I prefer Reed’s Extra Ginger Brew) Instructions Fill a tall glass ½ full of ice cubes. Add the rum. Squeeze the ½ lime into the…