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Sugared Date Squares

  I don't think anyone can ever call me an expert at presentation.  Sometimes I get it right and sometimes I get it wrong.  Somethings are just difficult to present attractively no matter what.   These delicious date squares are just such a thing. I don't think there is a really attractive way I could show them to you where I could  actually convey accurately just how very delicious they are!    They are wonderful delectable little bites of Christmas happiness that I only make once a year., and when I taste how good that they are, I am glad that I only make them once a year because I could surely inhale the whole lot were I not intending to give most of them away.    Yes, they are that dangerously delicious!   Sweet and buttery and crunchy  . . .  in short very moreish.   There is no baking required. You simply melt a few things together in a saucepan on top of the stove  . . .   Chopped dates, butter, brown suga...

Macadamia Shortbread Cookies

  When the month of December rolls around my kitchen and my mind go into Christmas Baking Gear!  I love Christmas Baking and there is no nicer gift you can give to a family member, friend or neighbour than something which you have baked just for them!    One thing I like to bake for Christmas are shortbread biscuits/cookies.  In all truth they are probably my favourite of all the Christmas cookies.    I also adore Macadamia Nuts.  I know they can be a bit pricey, but hey, it's Christmas!  I found this recipe for Macadamia Shortbread Cookies in a Christmas book of mine, entitled Christmas Cheer  from Leisure Arts.  (I have had it for a very long time!)   Shortbread cookies?  Macadamia Nuts???  You CAN'T lose!    I know that Macadamia nuts can be a bit pricey, but what the heck it's Christmas!     I think shortbread cookies are about the simplest Christmas Cookie you can make, so long as you are...