Soft, pillowy cookies, bursting with holiday flavours of molasses and cloves. These are one of my most special family recipes. If you love cookies, keep reading for a lot of Canadian cookie love!
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Gluten and Dairy Free Slice and Bake Flower Cookies
Simple slice-and-bake cookies stuffed with adorable flowers are the perfect spring treat! And even more amazingly, this version is gluten and dairy free!
Do you have a gluten-free kiddo staring longingly at the seasonal sugar cookies in the refrigerated aisle? A dairy-free friend who deserves a special treat? A crew of co-workers you want to impress, in spite of everyone’s different dietary needs? These are the cookies you need!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
A year.
Precisely one year ago, I hit post on the Bluenose Baker’s first recipe. I had no expectation of what that would bring. I knew very little about blogging or food photography (and that is evident from the pictures!) I wasn’t sure if anyone other than my mom would read it.
We’ve come a long way since then! I’ve found my blogging “voice” and have learned how to write a recipe. My photos have improved a lot (at least I think so!) I’ve learned how to share and promote my posts and have gained some followers.
Rainbow Slice and Bake Cookies
Tiny sugar cookies filled with bright rainbows! These cookies look incredibly impressive, but are easier than you’d think. They’ll brighten up a gloomy day and would be great for a St. Patrick’s Day treat.
Apple Oatmeal Cookies
Chewy oats, juicy apples, warm spices – these cookies have it all! Combine the fruity, cinnamon-y goodness of your breakfast oats with your favourite cookie, and you have a dessert that might just pass for breakfast! That’s what the teachers eating them at 8am decided anyway!
Slice and Bake Heart Sugar Cookies
These slice and bake heart cookies are the perfect Valentine’s Day treat. With adorable hearts baked right into the cookie, they’re almost as easy as their store-bought cousins, but way better tasting!
While I’ve already posted Halloween and Christmas versions of these cookies (and been amazed at their popularity), these hearts are actually where it all began. I pinned this recipe from Lauren’s Latest eons ago.
I spotted the pin on one of my boards while searching for inspiration for a Halloween treat, and my pumpkin slice and bake cookies evolved from there. However, I didn’t actually look at Lauren’s post until I started thinking about Valentine’s Day cookies. She uses a cookie cutter to form the colored inside of the cookie, which is way simpler and more precise than what I’ve done previously. So consider these cookies Slice and Bake 2.0!
Ginger Molasses Crinkles
Cookie December continues here at the Bluenose Baker! Have you checked out my Christmas Tree cookies yet? So simple, yet so cute!
Today’s cookie features a great mix of holiday flavours. Molasses, ginger, cinnamon and cloves all mix up into an irresistibly chewy cookie. They look cute too, so they’re great for a cookie exchange or for giving as gifts. You need to make these Ginger Molasses Crinkles this holiday season!
Christmas Tree Slice and Bake Cookies
December is all about Christmas cookies here at the Bluenose Baker! I’ve got 3 very festive and special recipes to share with you over the next few weeks, along with the stories and memories that go with them. Cookies are a year-round favourite treat here, but there are a few special recipes that only come out around the holidays.
If you’re looking for an adorable, yet simple holiday cookie, look no further! These Christmas Tree cookies aren’t complicated at all, but look so professional no one will believe that they’re homemade. They’re tasty too! These cookies would be perfect for a tree decorating party. They’re great for school parties as well – no icing means less mess!
Slice and Bake Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
These soft, chewy sugar cookies have a pumpkin design baked right inside! They don’t need to be iced or decorated, yet look like something from a bakery. And they’re not just pretty, they taste great too, with hints of almond and vanilla. The perfect treat for the classroom Halloween party!
As a kid, I loved the Pillsbury Slice and Bake Holiday cookies. You know, the ones with a pumpkin or a heart or a bunny inside? They were cute, they were easy enough to make myself and at the time I thought they tasted awesome. I always snuck a tube in the cart when I saw them at the grocery store. They were great for instant cookie cravings in university too. By then they came in little pucks and you didn’t even have to slice them!
I’ve been looking for an idea for an original Halloween treat for weeks now. I wanted something that would appeal to both kids and grown-ups, and not require too many crazy ingredients. I started thinking about those slice and bake cookies at the grocery store, and wondered how hard it would be to re-create them. The verdict – not hard at all! With a little effort, and a bit more time, you can create cookies that look as impressive as the store-bought variety – and taste way better!
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