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Not Rocky Road

Oddly enough, ice creams were not covered as part of the curriculum in the pastry school I attended, and I always believed this to be a heinous oversight. Ice cream and all of its international variations – gelato, kaching, kulfi – is a standard refresher in all warm weather locales, and had much more relevance than, say, langue du chat or any other fine hotel pastry.

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Almond Biscotti

No cookie book would be complete without an almond biscotti recipe, and this one does the genre justice. Perfect for eating fresh or storing longer term in the freezer, almond biscotti make a solid cookie exchange offering. Rum and almond extract make appearances here too, with lingering tropical results.

A few notes about this recipe:

• Rather than use 2 T amaretto, I substituted 2 T Cruzan Blackstrap Rum and 1 tsp almond extract. The blackstrap rum has an even stronger caramel flavor than regular spiced rum.

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Chewy Almond and Cherry Bars

This bar cookie from Cookies and Brownies is so simple you can probably make it from ingredients you have on hand right now. But if you go for the cherry and almond combination, you'll get a chewy frangipane base spiked with tangy cherries - perfect as a breakfast snack or for a late afternoon sugar craving.

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Almond Macaroons

I've seen a lot of posts recently about macarons. The quintessential French cookie, these are often flavored, colored and sandwiched. Combined with others, the displays of these cookies can be dazzling.

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