BROWN BUTTER ROSE BAKLAVA COOKIES.

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Baklava is one of those desserts that are super addictive, once you have one, you want to keep going! This rolled phyllo pastry desserts are a Middle Eastern specialty that are typically filled with pistachios, assorted nuts, drenched in butter and are glazed in a honey or rose simple syrup. I thought to myself wouldn’t it be interesting to add this delicious crunchy, nutty, honey dessert into a cookie? The brown butter in the sugar cookie dough complements the nuttiness of the baklava and a touch of rose water adds a floral dimension. Chopped pistachio, chopped walnut, rose petals and a heaping scoop of chopped baklava get mixed in to create a sweet, fudgy studded sugar cookie.

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Italian Rainbow Cookies - Drop Cookie Style

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I love Italian rainbow cookies, they are one of my favorite holiday cookies out there! So this year, I set out on making a drop cookie style version of the beloved classic rainbow cookie and here it is! I love the way this cookie came out! They taste surprisingly similar to the actual rainbow cookie with a little more softness and crispiness in the texture. I found that letting them cool for a day really brings those quintessential almond flavor and raspberry jam notes out. You could swirl these cookies to have a more marble effect but I like the way they looked as parallel lines, like the original rainbow cookie! These cookies are sweet, they are nostalgic and they are perfect if you are a fan of rainbow cookies!

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