rugelach

2 chocolate fillings

in the same cookie or just

some apricot jam

source, 48 servings;

dough: 8 oz cream cheese, 2 sticks soft butter, 1/4 c sugar, 1 t vanilla, 2 c flour, 1/2 t salt; fudge: 1/4 c sugar, 6 T cream, pinch salt, 3 oz bittersweet chocolate, 1/2 stick butter, 1 t vanilla; crumbs: 1/2 c flour+3 T sugar+1.5 cocoa+1/2 t salt+1/2 stick melted butter+1/2 c chopped nuts: toppings: cream+more sugar & salt

dough: stand mixer, divide in 4, cover, chill 2 hours, roll out rounds on floured wax paper; fudge: melt & cool slightly; cover 2 dough disks with fudge+crumbs & 2 with jam, slice each disk into 12 triangles, roll slices fat side to thin; place on parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets, add toppings; 350 F, 20 minutes; 400 F until browning

gingerbread blondies with toasted white chocolate drizzle

after browning the

butter toast the white chocolate

in the same hot pan

source

2 sticks browned butter, 1.5 c brown sugar, 2 T molasses, 1 T ginger, 2 eggs, 2 T vanilla, 2 c flour, 2 t powder, 1 t cinnamon, 1 t salt, 1/4 t allspice, 1/4 t black pepper, pinch cloves, 3 oz melted & lightly browned white chocolate

mix all but chocolate, pour into parchment-lined square pan, 350 F, 30 minutes, top with chocolate

pretzel & chocolate chunk biscotti

filling bird feeders

chickadees grabbing some seed

before they’re hung up

previous version, 32 servings, 155 calories

1 stick soft vegan butter, 80 pretzel sticks (2.5 oz), 1 c sugar, 1/4 c namaste egg replacer+1/2 c warm water, 2 t vanilla, 1 t sea salt, 3 t powder, 3 c white whole wheat flour, 1 bag chocolate chunks

mix, form 2 logs on silpat-covered baking sheet; 350 F, 30 minutes; slice; 350 F, 10 minutes

banana & corn flour chocolate chip sourdough skillet cake

last year’s woodpeckers

hover by the window where

the suet was then

12 servings, 320 calories

1 c wheat chef, 4 eggs, 4 oz banana puree, 1 c sugar, 1 t sea salt, 1 T vanilla, 2 c masa harina, 1 c mini chocolate chips, 1 c silk whole next milk

mix, pour into parchment-lined cast-iron pan, top with cinnamon & more sugar, rest 3 hours uncovered room temperature, place in cold oven set to 350 F, 70 minutes

pumpkin & double chocolate swirl sourdough muffins

in a big enough

mixing bowl the batter can

be divided there

source, 12 servings, 360 calories

1 c wheat chef, 2 c white whole wheat flour, 1 can pumpkin, 3 eggs, 1/4 c full fat plain vegan yogurt, 1/2 c canola oil, 1/2 c sugar, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1 T cinnamon, 1 t powder, 1 t sea salt, 1/2 t soda, 2 t vanilla, 1/2 c cocoa, 1/2 c mini chocolate chips

mix all but cocoa+chips, divide, add cocoa+chips to half, scoop side by side into greased silpat muffin cups, swirl tops, top with more sugar, 375 F, 35 minutes