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Christmas cookie recipe

Ugly Christmas Sweater Gingerbread Cookies image - gingerbread men biscuits with decorated icing and sprinkles

Ugly Christmas Sweater Gingerbread Cookies

December 3, 2019 by Elizabeth

No Christmas cookie decorating skills? No worries! The uglier, the better with these ugly Christmas sweater gingerbread cookies! Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Difficulty: Easy Ugly Christmas sweaters – do you love them or hate them? I’m not going to lie; my cookie-decorating skills are not the best, especially when it comes …

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Medovníky: a Slovak Spiced Honey Cookie Recipe

December 23, 2017 by Elizabeth

Medovníky are deliciously spiced, decorated gingerbread-style cookies flavoured with honey, cinnamon and cloves. These festive cookies are often served at Christmastime in Slovakia decorated with white icing swirls. Prep Time: 1.5 hours Cooking Time: 12 minutes Difficulty: Easy Christmas baking – something new I love experimenting with new recipes, and recently, I had a notion …

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