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Exceptionally Delicious Flour, Almond Butter, Bourbon Cream, Chili Oil, Anchovies & More Gift Ideas + 12 Favorite Holiday Cookies
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Friends, hello! Next year, woven into my countdown-to-Thanksgiving timeline, I am going to include holiday shopping deadlines. Every year, I obsess about Thanksgiving and being organized, and then as soon as it passes, I feel panicky because I have not purchased a single gift. Alas. I do always keep a little tally of things I've loved over the year, and I've compiled them all here: Holiday Gift Guide 2025. This year's guide includes delicious flour that works beautifully with the peasant bread (see below), a cast iron skillet cleaning combo, a cooking class (with me!), cookbooks, slippers, delicious Dubai chocolate, olive oil, and more. If you have any items you are excited about gifting this year, please share them in the comments โ I love hearing them! Happy Shopping, Friends ๐
โPeasant bread made with Petra 0103 flour:
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โEasy, Festive (and Boozy) Rum Ballsโ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ "My go-to recipe every Christmas! I use gluten-free vanilla wafers since Iโm gluten intolerant, and you need almost 2 boxes. I measure in grams. These are the BEST!!!! My favorite holiday treat." โ Denise 12 More Favorite Holiday CookiesFriends, it's time! Time to start baking for all of your loved ones. I've included 12 of my favorite holiday cookie recipes below, but if you're looking for even more ideas, find 25 more here. โLemon-Almond Snowball Cookiesโ โUgly Delicious (Perfect) Gingerbread Cookie Barsโ
โSoft and Chewy Molasses Crinklesโ โโClassic Cream Cheese Cutoutsโ โSimple Classic Shortbreadโโ
โChewy Chocolate Cookiesโ โSoft and Chewy Gingersnapsโ โPeppermint-Dusted Peppermint Barkโ
โBrown Sugar Cookiesโ โMilk or Dark Chocolate Toffeeโโ โVanilla Bean Sablesโ โBoozy Chocolate Trufflesโ
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Hi. I'm Ali.
Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore. If the kitchen is your happy place, you're in good company. Let's hang.
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