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Old-Fashioned Cookies & Bars

Retro cookies and church-social bars that never go out of style. Think chocolate chip cookies, lemon bars, snickerdoodles, and seven-layer magic bars simple, sweet, and perfect for sharing

Ricotta Chocolate Chip Pastry Squares

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 by Maggie Hart
Delicious ricotta chocolate chip pastry squares on a wooden plate.

Two dusty church cookbooks, a chipped mixing bowl, and the smell of sugar caramelizing on …

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Categories Old-Fashioned Cookies & Bars Tags Baking, chocolate chip dessert, Italian sweets, pastry recipes, ricotta pastry

Soft and Chewy Italian Almond Cookies (Amaretti)

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 by Maggie Hart
Soft and chewy Italian almond cookies (Amaretti) on a plate

Italian Almond Cookies are the kind of treat I still think about the first time …

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Categories Old-Fashioned Cookies & Bars Tags almond cookies, Amaretti recipe, Baking, desserts, Italian cookies

Fudgy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 by Maggie Hart
Fudgy dark chocolate peppermint cookies on a plate with candy cane decorations.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies always take me back to a cold December afternoon when my grandmother …

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Categories Old-Fashioned Cookies & Bars Tags chocolate cookies, dark chocolate recipes, fudgy cookies, holiday baking, peppermint cookies

Cherry Pistachio Crinkle Cookies

October 11, 2026December 18, 2025 by Maggie Hart
Cherry Pistachio Crinkle Cookies with vibrant cherries and pistachios.

I still remember the hum of my grandmother’s oven and the way the kitchen smelled …

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Categories Old-Fashioned Cookies & Bars Tags baking recipes, Cherry Cookies, Crinkle Cookies, desserts, pistachio cookies

Soft Cutout Sugar Cookies

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 by Maggie Hart
Soft cutout sugar cookies decorated with icing in various shapes

Warm oven smells. A chipped mixing bowl with flour on the rim. Little hands pressing …

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Categories Old-Fashioned Cookies & Bars Tags baking recipes, cookie decorating, cutout cookies, dessert ideas, Sugar Cookies

Lemon Drop Cookies

October 15, 2026December 18, 2025 by Maggie Hart
Freshly baked Lemon Drop Cookies with a vibrant lemon glaze

I can still see the flour-dusted windowsill where my grandmother left her lemon tree leaves …

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Categories Old-Fashioned Cookies & Bars Tags baking recipes, cookies, desserts, Lemon Cookies, sweet treats

Espresso Cupcakes with Espresso Frosting

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 by Maggie Hart
Delicious espresso cupcakes with creamy espresso frosting on a rustic plate.

Espresso Cupcakes take me back to my grandmother’s chipped teacup on the counter, a thin …

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Categories Old-Fashioned Cookies & Bars Tags baking recipes, Coffee Desserts, cupcake recipes, espresso cupcakes, espresso frosting

Ricotta Pistachio Rosewater Crescent Cookies

December 17, 2025 by Maggie Hart
Ricotta Pistachio Rosewater Crescent Cookies on a decorative plate

Ricotta Pistachio Rosewater Crescent Cookies were the first cookies I ever tasted that felt like …

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Categories Old-Fashioned Cookies & Bars Tags crescent cookies, holiday baking, Italian cookies, pistachio desserts, Rosewater Recipes

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Cookies

October 15, 2026December 16, 2025 by Maggie Hart
Freshly baked Cinnamon Cream Cheese Cookies on a cooling rack

I still remember the smell of cinnamon and sugar drifting through my mom’s kitchen as …

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Categories Old-Fashioned Cookies & Bars Tags baking recipes, Cinnamon Cookies, Cream Cheese Desserts, Holiday Cookies, sweet treats

Ricotta Amaretto Cookies

December 16, 2025 by Maggie Hart
Freshly baked Ricotta Amaretto Cookies on a plate

I still remember my grandmother setting a small radio on the counter, humming along as …

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Categories Old-Fashioned Cookies & Bars Tags Amaretto Cookies, baking recipes, Italian Desserts, Ricotta cookies, sweet treats
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I’m Maggie Hart, sharing simple, nostalgic comfort recipes from my Louisville kitchen easy casseroles, slow-cooker meals, and old-fashioned desserts. 🍽️✨
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