http://www.dawnsrecipes.com Recipes I've collected, written and modified over the years. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:02:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/iced-anise-cookies-421.htm http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/iced-anise-cookies-421.htm#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:15:00 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/?p=421       I recently brought my husband with me on a shopping trip when he spied Christmas-colored nonpareils. He “suggested” they would look great on anise cookies…hint, hint. Because I’m such a good wife, and because I like to get nice presents (heh heh), I decided to make some for the holidays. First I searched every [...]]]> http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/iced-anise-cookies-421.htm/feed 4 http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/new-england-snowballs-413.htm http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/new-england-snowballs-413.htm#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:53:42 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/?p=413       I was looking for a cookie that would ship well, to pack with the gifts I mailed out to my brother’s family. I wanted to do gingerbread cutouts, but I wasn’t sure they would arrive intact. I was flipping through a book called “Homemade Christmas” by Mary Harvey Gurley, when I saw the recipe [...]]]> http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/new-england-snowballs-413.htm/feed 4 http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/aloha-cookies-409.htm http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/aloha-cookies-409.htm#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:56:59 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/?p=409       I’m not sure “Aloha Cookies” is the best name, but it was the best I could come up with.  It was that or “Pineapple Coconut Macadamia Cookies”…and I ran out of breath trying to say it. :)  I went on a baking frenzy today and decided to come up with something new.  Hence this [...]]]> http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/aloha-cookies-409.htm/feed 0 http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/pink-ribbon-cookies-191.htm http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/pink-ribbon-cookies-191.htm#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:58:09 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/pink-ribbon-cookies-191.htm This is actually a post from last year, but I decided to bump it up to the top since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  I’ve noticed it’s currently the #2 recipe searched for on my site, so I thought I’d make it easier for you folks who want to “Think Pink” this month!  Enjoy! [...]]]> http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/pink-ribbon-cookies-191.htm/feed 7 http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/oatmeal-cookies-332.htm http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/oatmeal-cookies-332.htm#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:06:22 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/?p=332       I had a craving for oatmeal cookies the other day, so I hunted around for a good recipe. I don’t like raisins in my oatmeal cookies, but I do like nuts. I wanted something with a bit of cinnamon also. I was ready to find an okay recipe and modify it to my liking, [...]]]> http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/oatmeal-cookies-332.htm/feed 2 http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/crystal-diamond-cookies-327.htm http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/crystal-diamond-cookies-327.htm#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:11:30 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/?p=327       I don’t know if any of you read The Bakers’ Banter – King Arthur Flour’s baking blog – but you really should. The articles are filled with wonderful step-by-step photos of amazing creations. It’s good to use a keyboard cover when visiting the site because you’ll be drooling all over it when you see [...]]]> http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/crystal-diamond-cookies-327.htm/feed 2 http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/cadbury-mini-egg-cookies-with-macadamia-nuts-288.htm http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/cadbury-mini-egg-cookies-with-macadamia-nuts-288.htm#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:29:57 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/cadbury-mini-egg-cookies-with-macadamia-nuts-288.htm What are you going to do with all that leftover Easter candy? Nikki has provided the perfect solution by choosing Easter candy as this month’s Master Baker ingredient. Keep an eye out for her recipe round-up at the beginning of April. There are bound to be recipes for just about every type of Easter candy [...]]]> http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/cadbury-mini-egg-cookies-with-macadamia-nuts-288.htm/feed 7 http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/coconut-pecan-chocolate-chip-cookies-225.htm http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/coconut-pecan-chocolate-chip-cookies-225.htm#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:36:45 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/coconut-pecan-chocolate-chip-cookies-225.htm I guess you never know where inspiration will strike. I just finished reading From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz. One of the characters proves to be most at home in the kitchen. At one point in the story he makes a batch of chocolate chip cookies with coconut and pecans for his [...]]]> http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/coconut-pecan-chocolate-chip-cookies-225.htm/feed 3 http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/hermit-cookies-201.htm http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/hermit-cookies-201.htm#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:01:42 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/hermit-cookies-201.htm Hermits are soft, spicy, cake-like cookies, and they happen to be one of the very few ways I enjoy eating raisins. Maybe it’s all that soaking, or all the butter and brown sugar and spices, or maybe it’s just the memory of my mom baking them when I was a kid. After passing through both [...]]]> http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/hermit-cookies-201.htm/feed 3 http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/mini-elephant-ears-64.htm http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/mini-elephant-ears-64.htm#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:47:24 +0000 Dawn http://www.demeo-web.com/wordpress/?p=64 Updated Source: Tracy Starbird (modified by Dawn DeMeo) I made two batches of these gems this morning, so I decided it was time to update the recipe and add some pictures. The original recipe called for vanilla frosting, but I found it was too heavy for the light pastry and usually omitted it. Today I [...]]]> http://www.dawnsrecipes.com/mini-elephant-ears-64.htm/feed 2