Lynn

Posts by Lynn

Lynn Craig is a mother of four (two out of the nest, two to go) who homeschools, bakes obsessively, quilts sporadically, and occasionally finds time to clean the house. She and her husband live in Bellevue, Washington where she chronicles her kitchen triumphs and disasters on her blog Cookie Baker Lynn.

Kids in the Kitchen

Simple Tips for Baking with Kids (Recipe: Giant Oatmeal Cookies)

by Lynn

Written by Lynn of Cookie Baker Lynn. As a parent, one of my goals for my children is that they should be able to take care of themselves after they’ve left the nest. I know a young woman who called home from her first month away at college, asking how to boil water. She had [...]

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Bakeshop

Beautiful Cookies for the Artistically Inept (Brown Sugar Molded Cookies)

by Lynn

Written by Lynn Craig of Cookie Baker Lynn. This is undeniably the season for making cookies. Cookie swaps, cookie plates for the neighbors, gifts of cookies for teachers, and nostalgia all demand that we spend some time in the kitchen. Even people who rarely bake the rest of the year will dust off their old, [...]

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Cooking School

Roasting Pumpkin 101: How to Make Your Own Pumpkin Purée

by Lynn

Written by Lynn Craig. When fall crisps the air and chills the nights, my thoughts invariably turn to pumpkins. For some reason I start craving pumpkin dishes. Pumpkin pie is a natural, yes, but I start dreaming of ways I can put pumpkin in all baked goods. Muffins, cupcakes, and cinnamon rolls are just the [...]

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Pantry & Spotlight Ingredients

Going Nuts: How to Make Nut Butters (recipe: Cinnamon Walnut Butter)

by Lynn

Written by Lynn of Cookie Baker Lynn The schools that I attended had the option of a hot lunch you could purchase or you could bring your own lunch. I was a brown bagger. Not only was it cheaper to BYOL, but the food was generally less nasty. As a small child my mother would [...]

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Preserving

Pursuing Your Passion For Pickles (Recipe: Garlic-Dill Pickles)

by Lynn

Written by Lynn Craig of Cookie Baker Lynn. Pickles seem like a funny thing to get excited about. They’re just cucumbers in jars with liquid and seasonings, right? Right, but some people are quite passionate about their pickles. A dear friend of mine who is a US transplant living in the UK says one of [...]

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