Vegan Almond Shortbread Cookies

A vegan shortbread cookie recipe with Christmas flavor from almond extract. Incredibly easy and fun - delicious with your favorite add-ins on top!

One of my most cherished childhood memories is baking Christmas cookies with my mom. She would pull over two kitchen chairs for my sister and me to stand on so we could reach the countertop and get our hands in the flour. We’d watch her line up all of the ingredients, preheat the oven, and prepare the cookie sheets. She’d flip to the back of the recipe rolodex and pull out three cards that were stained with butter splotches and a dusting of flour. It was holiday tradition that we would start with spritz cookies, a butter/sugar cookie that was made special…

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Gifts for the Kitchen

I’m sure most of you are well on your way to finishing up your holiday shopping. If you’re anything like me, you haven’t started… Here’s a little guide of some things I would love to have (as well as a shameless plug for our our very own recipe cards that we’re selling this holiday season. Be sure to check out our shop if you haven’t already). See these items and more foodie gift ideas on my Luvocracy page. (image credits: Ross Lab, Pigeon Toe Ceramics, Terrain, Merchant No. 4, Sur La Table)  

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Hello, we're Jeanine and Jack.

We love to eat, travel, cook, and eat some more! We create & photograph vegetarian recipes from our home in Chicago, while our shiba pups eat the kale stems that fall on the kitchen floor.