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two brown butter caramel snickerdoodles stacked with one cookie broken in half on top

Brown Butter Caramel Snickerdoodles

October 26, 2020
two pumpkin snickerdoodle bars stacked on white tray with bite taken out of top bar

Easy Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bars

October 5, 2020
peanut butter sugar cookie with chocolate frosting on white napkin

Soft Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies with Chocolate Frosting {No Rolling or Cutting Out}

August 17, 2020
Lots of frosted Swig sugar cookies with sprinkles on white tray.

The Best Swig Sugar Cookies {Copycat Recipe}

February 4, 2019
Chocolate Frosted Swig-Style Cookies

Super Soft Chocolate Frosted Sugar Cookies {Swig Style}

December 15, 2016
Soft Batch Glazed Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Soft Batch Iced Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

September 22, 2014
Berries on a Cloud

Berries on a Cloud {Best Dessert of the Summer!}

June 10, 2013
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Classic Snickerdoodles

May 7, 2012
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Fruit Pizza

February 10, 2011
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Homemade Playdough

December 28, 2010
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Ethereal Angel Food Cake {Chocolate Version, Too}

June 25, 2010
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Sugar Gems

September 1, 2008
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Gingerbread Sleds

December 18, 2007

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