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magnolia cupcakes

You’ve never experienced a cupcake until you’ve tried one from New York’s famed Magnolia Bakery. (Yes, that’s the bakery Andy Samberg & Chris Parnell raved about in their hysterical Chronicles of Narnia SNL Digital Short a few years ago.)
I made a batch on Christmas Day and they were awesome. I thought I’d share the recipe [...]

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double chocolate peppermint cookies

Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
4 ounces milk chocolate, cut in chunks (for both, I opted for Ghirardelli bars)
1/2 cup butter
1 and 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
**1 package Andes peppermint baking chips
(**They were out of these when I went to [...]

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