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Baking cookies is at the top of my list of favorites. Orange-Pecan Biscotti was my second try at baking biscotti. Warning – this could become a habit. Flavored with orange zest, juice and liqueur they smell divine while baking and are delicious dunked into a cup of hot tea. Well you know I love orange!
Joining the 2014 Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap is something I look forward to this time of year. I can’t think of a better reason to bake cookies, well maybe to eat them, but to benefit children suffering with cancer. It’s a nasty thing and we all need to help in our own small way to raise money for research to fight this frightful disease.
If you haven’t heard of Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, it is a national non-profit organization committed to funding new therapies used in the fight against pediatric cancer, which claims the lives of more children in the US than any other disease. We all make a small donation to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer and it’s matched by these companies up to $3000.00. Oxo, Dixie Crystals, California Olive Ranch and Brownie Brittle. To read more about this project go here.
Lindsey from Love & Olive Oil and Julie from The Little Kitchen proved to be super brilliant when they came up with this cookie swap idea that also raises money for kids with cancer. Kudos to the two of you!
Each participant is matched with 3 other cookie swap players, we bake 3 dozen cookies and mail one dozen to each of our three matches. My three recipients were Ausra of Vaikai ir Vanile, The Salted Cookie hosted by Becca, and to Kimberly at Rhubarb and Honey. I was fortunate to receive some really tasty cookies too! A Christmas red tin of sweet, soft Spritz Cookies arrived from Meghan at Cake n Knife along with a little extra surprise, a bag full of chocolate peppermint bark…..made me smile! I also received Almond Joy Cookies, full of coconut and chocolate, in a cute and festive box from Melissa at I Was Born To Cook. These are delish with a big glass of milk. The last package I received was filled with Champagne Sugar Cookies, frosted with pale pink frosting and sprinkled with little silver and pale blue dragees…I ate one for breakfast this morning. They are so good! Thank you Sarah from Coders Kitchen.
If you are in need of some new cookie recipes to share or eat during this holiday season be sure and check out the roundups for hundreds of cookie recipes. They can be found on Love & Olive Oil and The Little Kitchen.
Kimberly says
Hi, Linda! Thank you so much for the delightful orange & pecan biscotti you sent me … they went fast in our house! I’m looking forward to checking out your site and seeing what other awesome recipes you develop! Thanks again! ~ Kimberly {Rhubarb and Honey}
The Orange Bee says
You are welcome – thank you for the sweet note! Merry Christmas!
Meghan says
Hello! Your new site looks great! I can’t wait to try out some of the recipes! I don’t know if you remember, but I met you a few months ago at the Gap (I was working there).
The Orange Bee says
Hi Meghan, Yes I remember you! Thanks so much for checking out the blog – be sure not to miss any posts by subscribing to it! Do you still work at Gap? I’ve been there a couple of times but haven’t seen you.