Meringue Kissed Cookies or Iced Gems Cookies

Totally nostalgic! These meringue kissed cookies are the cutest thing! They remind me of the iced gem cookies that come in plastic purses. My mom used to buy me these when I was a child, and I also remember buying them for my girls. For those of you who do not know which cookies I am referring to, they are called iced gems biscuits or cookies. I found a photo of them here, but not of the purse. For the passionate experienced baker or the new cookie decorators, these are beautiful and inviting without the need to make difficult decorations with many of details.

En Español

While working with this mildly spiced cookie dough, I realized that it tastes very similar to the famous cookies sold in the Dominican Republic called Martin cookies. That's why I named them meringue-kissed cookies. Although these cookies are decorated with royal icing, Dominicans call the icing “suspirito” meaning meringue kisses.

I know Dominicans that live abroad or tourist that have visited this country will love to try these and flavor a bit of home in every bite! If you bake these, please share the photos.

Caramel Pecan Popcorn

En Español

On holidays or vacation time I like to try out new recipes, but I also do not forget to prepare tasty and favorite family recipes like these caramel pecan popcorn. They make a perfect treat for snacking on, or for family movie night. The recipes I share is a different and tasty way of preparing popcorn at home, super easy to make with ingredients that you already have in hand.

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For this occasion I decided to serve this caramel popcorn on these lovely elegant vintage style cones. I am sure these would make an attractive treat for your dessert table. If you would like to make your own paper cones like these get the template here: Vintage Paper Cones.

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Nutty Marshmallow Pops

En Español

Every year around this time we make a bonfire to roast marshmallows, but this year it has been raining almost every evening and we have not gotten a chance to get those marshmallows in a skewer to roast. Three days ago I came up with this idea to make chocolate covered marshmallow pops. It was the perfect treat since it is no bake and I was able to use the wooden skewers and marshmallows.

These tastes slightly like charleston chew and are delicious! They make a great party table or valentine treat, so check it out!