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French Toast Cups Ingredients For the French Toast ·       6 eggs ·       1 cup half & half ·       ¼ cup maple syrup ·       1 tsp cinnamon ·       Pinch of salt ·       1 tsp vanilla extract ·       ½ tsp almond extract ·       Zest of an orange ·       4 cups cubed, day old bread (Challah, cinnamon raisin, French bread) For the Streusel ·       2 tbsp brown sugar ·       ¼ cup flour ·       ¾ tsp cinnamon ·       Pinch of salt ·       3 tbsp chilled butter, cubed ·       P

I came across these adorable Christmas cookie stamps and simply had to make good use of them. This dough is subtly flavored with lemon, cinnamon and almond. But most importantly holds its shape wonderfully! Unlike a traditional cookie cutter, these cutters come with a little stamp insert. A firm press on the top of the cookie results in an adorable little design. For a more pronounced look, I like to dip the stamp in a bit of cocoa powder before cutting my cookies. Lemon Stam

Second only to my Amped Up Peanut Butter Cup Blossoms , these were my favorite new recipe addition to our Christmas Cookie line-up. And for good reason - they're a textural jamboree! The cookie edges get nice and crisp while the center remains soft and fugdey. And the sliced almonds add the loveliest little crunch on top! While a tad time consuming, it was fun to get my hands in the dough. And how pretty is the result? Time well spent! Almond Croissant Cookies Ingredients Fo

It seems like Pastina has been trending, so I had to see what all the fuss was about. I couldn't be more pleased! Traditionally, Pastina is thought of as Italian penicillin - something comforting and simple - much like the American chicken noodle soup. The soup itself is a vegetable and chicken broth base blended together until smooth and spooned over simple little star noodles. Often the soup is made with something as simply as carrots, celery and onions. But I found that th