• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1 eggs
• 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds (optional)

Pfeffernusse Spice Cookies

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• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Snowball Cookies

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• 3 cups flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1¾ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Gingerbread Men Cookies

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• 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs, about 60 wafers
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3/4 cup fresh citrus juice with pulp, frozen, then defrosted to slushy consistency
• 1 cup (1/2 pt.) heavy cream, whipped

Citrus Pie

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Single Pie Crust Recipe, chilled

• 2 pounds roasted (3 cups) sweet potatoes, peeled, put through a sieve
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 3⁄4 cup heavy cream, room temperature
• 3⁄4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground mace
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh nutmeg 
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1½ tablespoons fresh ginger, zested across a grater
• zest and juice of 1 lemon
• shot of bourbon

 Praline Topping

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons  heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 3⁄4 cup  sesame seeds, toasted
• 1 egg white

Sweet Potato Pie with Sesame Praline

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• Single Pie Crust, chilled, recipe
• 3 lemons, Meyers would be ideal, sliced as thinly as possible while still keeping shape
• 2 cups  sugar
• 4 whole eggs, room temperature
• 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 egg white
• whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, for serving

Note: A premade ppie crust may be substituted.

Shaker Lemon Pie

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• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 (12.5 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1 egg white (for egg wash)

Sweet Dough Hand Pie 

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Peach Cobbler

• 10  ripe peaches, preferably Louisiana Ruston, cored and sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons butter
• pinch kosher salt

Shortbread Topping

• 1 stick  butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pound  flour

Buttermilk Ice Cream

• 8 egg yolks
• 1 pound plus 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 vanilla beans
• 2 quarts buttermilk
• 1 quart heavy cream

Peach Cobbler with Buttermilk Ice Cream

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• 1/3 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 2/3 cup Pumpkin Puree (canned pumpkin just fine)
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries or raisins
• 1 medium red apple and/or green pear, cored and thinly sliced (1 cup)
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
• 2 tablespoons honey

Pumpkin Rice Pudding With Cranberries And Apples

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• 2 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 15 ounce can pumpkin
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

Frosting

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• Ground cinnamon (optional)

Pumpkin Cookies

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