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Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart Recipe

Makes 1 10-inch tart Crumb Crust: 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs (any crème filled chocolate sandwich cookie will do, finely ...

Raspberry Linzer Torte Recipe

Raspberry Linzer Torte Makes 1 10 inch torte Linzer Dough 2 cups walnuts 1 cup cake scraps or other firm ...

Macarons (French Macaroons) Recipe

Macarons (French Macaroons) Makes about 60-65 macarons or about 30-32 sandwiched cookies 1 1/3 cups blanched, sliced almonds 2 cups ...

Coconut Macaroons Recipe

Coconut Macaroons Makes 2 ½ dozen macaroons 4 cups shredded, sweetened coconut 1 cup +1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 heaping ...

Chewy Almond Macaroon Horseshoe Recipe

Chewy Almond Macaroon Horseshoes Makes about 20 cookies 2 8-ounce packages almond paste, crumbled into pieces 1 cup granulated sugar ...

Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe

Chocolate Cake Makes one 9- inch round layer cake feeding about 18 people 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 cups ...