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Almond and Cranberry Cookies

Almond and Cranberry Cookies

    These cookies are what dreams are made of. Almonds, orange blossom water and cardamom: ….they devise a heady combination and in my mind, they  compose a realm of a blissful holiday in the Mediterranean or a balmy Indian summer. The dusted sugar and 

Spiced Walnut Date and Chocolate Cookies

Spiced Walnut Date and Chocolate Cookies

These are not the everyday kind of cookies. No wheat flour, no egg, no butter and absolutely no sugar – and they still taste morish and delicious. Rustic, wholesome and mind it, with a crumbly texture, these cookies remind me more of a health bar, 

Speculaas

Speculaas

Speculaas is a type of Dutch Spice cookie traditionally baked for St Nicholas’ Eve in Belgium (December 6) and the Netherlands (December 5). Spices used in Speculaas are cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cardamom and white pepper. Traditional celebrations of Saint Nicholas Day in Northern Europe included gifts