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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

PollyDecember 21, 2021January 13, 2026

Tomorrow we’re making Christmas sugar cookies then heading out to see the Christmas lights.  It’s finally beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here! This recipe is from King Arthur Flour, and the photo is from there, too. The…

Minty Malty Hot Chocolate
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Minty Malty Hot Chocolate

PollyDecember 20, 2021January 13, 2026

You HAVE to try this!  It’s delicious, and it’s mild and smooth and warm and comforting, and sooooo Christmas-y! I don’t know about you, but I don’t like bitter hot chocolate (Starbucks), and I don’t like hot chocolate that is so…

White Mint-Dark Chocolate Layer Cake
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White Mint-Dark Chocolate Layer Cake

PollyDecember 6, 2021February 5, 2026

I know, I know, this isn’t a great picture.  Please don’t let that put you off though!  This is a delicious cake, one of my best! I found the original recipe on epicurious.com the year that my twins graduated from high…

Cowboy Cookies
Cookies & Bars

Cowboy Cookies

PollyJune 13, 2021July 15, 2025

I have no idea why these cookies are called “Cowboy Cookies”. Coconut, oats and Rice Krispies don’t scream cowboy to me. Well, maybe the oats do. Legend has it that Laura Bush made these cookies popular after she submitted a…

Apricot-Coconut Bars
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Apricot-Coconut Bars

PollyMay 4, 2021July 17, 2025

Feel like baking this weekend? Try these! They are delicious, and one of my favorite bar/tray bake recipes. The bars are buttery, crisp, jammy, and coconut-y all at the same time and there is a pronounced taste of real apricots…

S’mores Bars
Cookies & BarsSummerSweets

S’mores Bars

PollyOctober 24, 2020August 28, 2025

These S’mores Bars are all dressed up and ready for Halloween, but we began making them this summer when our camping trip was cancelled. My daughter, Abby, looooves s’mores and we were looking for something to soften the blow of…

Fresh Blueberry Pie
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Fresh Blueberry Pie

PollyJuly 22, 2020March 7, 2026

I make two* no-bake pies in the summer, a Fresh Strawberry Chocolate Pie and this Fresh Blueberry Pie. Fresh pies are quick to pull together, don’t heat up the kitchen, and are crowd pleasers. Just remember to start early in…

Homemade Cherry Pie (from fresh cherries)
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Homemade Cherry Pie (from fresh cherries)

PollyMay 27, 2020March 7, 2026

My daughter used to have a cherry tree in her back yard and the cherry crop was always enormous! We were in cherry heaven for a few years and then, suddenly and most unfortunately, the tree died. It was a…

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It's all about the recipe—really, it is! I have amassed quite a collection of recipes from my favorite cookbooks, food magazines, friends, the Internet, and more recently my adult daughters. I test every recipe I post. Some I've been cooking for years, decades even, and a few I have made only a few times. I don't post mediocre recipes. I don't post good recipes. I post GREAT recipes! When I find a recipe I LOVE, I can't wait to share it. I started In the Kitchen with Polly on January 01, 2010, a joint venture between myself and my non-cooking but most excellent webmaster, proofreader, technical goddess and all-around bestie, ratty (not a joke—ratty is her chosen nickname—her Mama didn’t do that to her, she did it to herself!). Last year we hit a snag—the website went up in monstrous flames. It took a long time to sort out what happened and even longer to recreate what was lost. Hundreds of pictures gone, and every recipe we posted (300+) over the last 14 years had to be reformatted, many pictures retaken. It's done now though, and we are back! I like this brighter version :) Scroll through! Find something you like, and let's get cooking! There’s a search button and there are also tags to click on if you want to find a recipe for a specific food. If you need it, the print button is on the preview page and at the end of each post.

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