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Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

December 26, 2017 by It's Cooking With Magda

Festive, decadent and easy to make, these cookies are great for the holidays! Rich chocolate cookies loaded with pieces of chocolate and a hint of peppermint are a great treat for the holidays. They are easy to make and will satisfy every chocoholic! Today’s recipe is a slight variation on the classic chocolate chip recipe posted here. In this recipe part of the flour is replaced by cocoa powder to give the cookies their rich chocolate flavor. I like them […]

Categories: Cookies, Dessert • Tags: chip, chocolate, cookies, dessert, sweets

Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 15, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

This is the only chocolate chip cookie recipe you will ever need. These cookies are crunchy on the edges but soft in the center with lots of melted chocolate oozing when you take a first bite! Our family’s favorite! It’s been forever since my last post but I have been so busy with everyday life. Between kids and work there is very little time left for my blog. I have been baking quite a bit though but it usually happens […]

Categories: Cookies, Snack Time • Tags: chips, chocolate, cookies, easy

Lemon Ricotta Cookies

March 3, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

These Lemon Ricotta Cookies are light and fluffy like a cake. The lemon glaze compliments and enriches the lemon flavor. Delightfull! Several years ago Giada De Laurentiis was visiting San Jose while promoting her newest cookbook “Giada’s Kitchen”. Back then, our older son was maybe 7-8 months old and I was on my way to meet with some friends, almost all of them new moms, too. We met through our husbands, who were all working at Yahoo! at that time and […]

Categories: Cookies, Dessert • Tags: cookies, glaze, lemon, ricotta cheese, zest

Halloween cookies decorated with sprinkles

Halloween Roll Cookies and Baking Basics

October 27, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Here is one of my go-to cookie dough recipes. The cookies have crunchy edges and soft centers. Great for decorating!Cookies are always in season, at least in our house, but this time of year they are even more popular and requested. I read recently that making cookies is almost a thing of the past, something our grandmas did when we were little. I do remember helping my Grandma cut out circles out of dough using a cup because cookie cutters […]

Categories: Dessert • Tags: butter, cookies, cut-out, Halloween, kids, roll, sprinkles, sugar cookies, tradition

Pistachio cherry cookies on a pink cloth

Cherry Pistachio Cookies

April 17, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Crunchy, yet chewy. Tart, yet sweet. And oh so nutty! Cherry Pistachio Cookies! Cherry Pistachio Cookies, what a treat! They are crunchy on the outside but chewy inside. The tartness of cherries is balanced by brown sugar. And then there are pistachios, slightly toasted to enhance their aroma and so nutty! Delicious! The addition of rolled oats and flaxseed makes them a perfect breakfast on the go or afternoon snack. These cookies were approved by my husband and various kids […]

Categories: Cookies • Tags: breakfast, cookies, dried cherries, flaxseed, food photography, Pistachios, rolled oats