#juniper berry cookie

[quibbs126]

Okay, so speaking of Juniper Berry, I’m having trouble with her hair. See, juniper berries have these leaves that to put into her hair, like some sort of hair tie or something

And this is what I have of her hair so far

But I can’t figure out where to place the leaves so they look good, or what to do for the hair that’s tied up there. But I’m not getting rid of the idea, I really like it, and also I think her head looks a bit bare without something on it

[reestallized]

I think they are growing on me

[lalarose]

Aisha decided to go down to the beach for a swim and ran into Cookie Juniper.

[ssvnormandie]

we're doing a cookie competition at work where everyone in the department is supposed to bake one to two dozen cookies .... there are forty-six people in the department

[angelicguy]

what the marshmallow oreo double stuffed gumdrop cinnamon peppermint peanut butter triple chunk sweet sugar butter shortbread grape cherry apple watermelon juniper berry coffee caramel sweet tart 4 spice marinara olive and feta cookies see

[tianasimstreehouse]

Occult Recipebook

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble.

INTRO

Occult gameplay is up there with one of my favourite ways to play. Food is a part of our Sims lives, and should also be for occults so that they can cook up their preferred foods.

This Occult Recipebook is a collection of custom recipes (food and drink) for Occult Sims in the Sims 4.

I have started off this occult culinary journey with: ✨SPELLCASTERS✨

I have plans to later create foods for each occult life state, so I will keep adding to the recipe book.

“Spellcasters” as a life state can be played in so many different ways: they can range from gnarly evil witches who practice black magic and eat bird entrails, to happy little fairies who live in cottages surrounded by woods and flowers! I have tried to include a little bit of everything in the recipes I have created. These foods are a mix of fairy, fantasy, green garden witch, apothecary, or black-magic sorcerer etc. 

They effect Spellcasters and/or human Sims in many weird and wonderful ways.

E.g. Nettle Tea which helps teenagers suffering with acne, Milk Thistle Biscuits which leave the consumer with prickly thistles in their tongue, and Eye of Newt Soup which most Sims will find disgusting but which Spellcasters will happily slurp up.

RECIPES

39 new recipes for your Spellcasters!

~ Realm of Magic is required for these recipes ~

**there's a fair amount of pack-integration, and be sure to read the pack recommendations on the Patreon post for each recipe** to make sure nothing is missing or glitching.

Meals Dandelion Salad - increases SCs gardening skill, fills PlantSims' hunger Nettle Soup Soft-Boiled Golden Eggs - makes Sims glow and glitter Pumpkin Pasties Pomegranate Halves Eye of Newt Soup - makes other Sims feel sick Valerian Root Pie - other Sims won't like this dish Elderberry Jam Toast Toadstool Soup - inspires SCs, normal Sims won't like this dish Salamander Stew - other Sims won't like this dish Spiced Honey Bread - SCs will gain all skills faster Raised Newt Pie - makes other Sims feel sick Dragon Livers - Werewolves will love these and normal Sims won't Raised Phoenix Pie - Sims will randomly breathe fire for a while and feel confident

Desserts Milk Thistle Biscuits - chance to get uncomfortable thistles in tongue Huckleberry Jam Cream Puffs - makes SCs playful Fairy Bread Soul Cakes Huckleberry Pie Juniper Berry Jam Biscuits Honeycomb Cakes - SCs will gain all skills faster Valerian Custard Tart Toadstool Cookies Cursed Cookies - wouldn't recommend eating these... serve them to enemies! Eating one may leave the SC eater cursed. Good Sims will sense the evil inside and get sad Canning *Requires Cottage Living Canning Skill Gooseberry Jam Elderberry Jam Rosehip Jelly Drinks *Bar/alcoholic drinks require Mixology skill, and a Bar. Acorn Coffee (*coffee machine) Pumpkin Juice Willow Bark Tea - A home remedy to cure most illnesses, food poisoning etc Sage Tea - soothes stress and anger, SCs are focused and improve logic skills faster Nettle Tea - helps teens suffering from acne Lavender Tea - makes Sims flirty Mugwort Tea - reduces fear or panic Butterbeer - gives SCs confidence Mandrake Ale Nettle Wine Dandelion Wine Elderberry Wine

INFO & DOWNLOAD (early access): https://www.patreon.com/posts/79514896?pr=true Milk & Cookies: Now! Sugar Cookies: May 24th Public: May 31st

Pro tip for Windows PC users: Please make sure to delete the MACOSX folders/files that can appear after you extract the mod's files, otherwise the game may throw an error and not load at all.

TRANSLATIONS Polish - ❤️ Daisy1728, find their translation over here French - ❤️ Heidi / LuniverSims, find their translation here

[stalkerofthegods]

Loki Deep dive

Signs he's reaching out- seeing the Snaptun Stone, Large numbers of spiders, Fire seeing his symbols and things that remind you of him in a dream, a close brush with danger, Dreams of Loki speaking to you, Repeated appearances of any of the animals related to Loki, sudden obsession on him or seeing things related to him that you wouldn’t regularly notice

Days & holidays! - Autumn Equinox, Samhain, Yule, Sep 5 UPG (tumbler meme devoted to him day) , Julaften, Saturday, April fools, Lokablót

Equivalent- logi  (the personification of fire), Prometheus, Tantalus, Jesus, Pan, Cernunnos, Dionysus, anasi, Bacchus, Lugh, Hermes, Mercury, Elegua, Eshu, Prometheus, Veles, Coyote and Crow

Dislikes- in my experience he wasn’t a fan of Hermes, he doesn’t like Heimdall (Heimdall kills Loki ) 

Married- he is married to Sigyn! (the goddess of Victory)   Also, Loki’s first wife (Angrboda who was a Jotun ) taught Loki magic, later he devoured her heart because she was an ‘evil’ witch.

Zodiac- Aries and Gemini 

Siblings - Blood Odin, Hellblindi and Balyestyr

Devotional- volunteering to help survivors of trauma, helping with orphanages, and those who are in need, laughing at yourself.

Animal - Coyote, Salmon, Snakes, Foxes, vulture, Quiscalus quiscula, wolves, serpents, cats, falcon, butterfly, raven, flies, dragons, spiders.

colors - yellow , green , red, pink, neons, purple, gold, silver, Black, violet 

offerings - Candy, Atomic Fireball (he loves alcohol ex- tequila, rum, brandy, and mead, but he does get tired of it beacuse it’s offered so much), Pez, Pixie Sticks, cookies/pastries, caramel apples. Speaking of apples, He loves red food (ex-Red Velvet) He likes things with a lot of pepper spice, or even just the peppers themselves (habaneros seem to be a favorite), good whiskey, bread, knives, whatever reminds him of u, also baked goods, or anything really, you can give him just sugar or just food, whatever says “LOKI!!”, he also loves caffeinated drinks!, he likes cinnamon, chocolate, Tobacco, weed, cheesecake, especially with berries,  old granddad brand of alcohol, and hard cinnamon flavored or spicy liquor, and spicy runs and mulled wine! Carmel golden apples!  He also loves Nutella, I would recommend giving whatever you think he would like, he likes new things I heard.

Number - 13  and Kaunaz, Naudiz, Thurisaz, number 3, The Berkana rune, 

Planet- Pluto, Dark Moon

To do in his honor  - Inner Child work, Llaughing at yourself, Accepting that no one and self is perfect, and mistakes are okay, Feeling all of our feelings, drawing, coloring, singing, dancing, being creative, working with children or the elderly, collecting and sharing jokes, going on a walk, get lost, go on an adventure with friends or fellow outcasts, go clean up a local park in his honor, do something ur scared of, joke in their honor 

What he favors in devotes - Passion and drive, inc stubbornness, a go-getter, hunger for life, child like playfull Ness

God of - Celeverness, change, Creation, Cunning, Divine, Discovery, Humor, knowledge, sex, Seduction, shapeshifting, trickster (mischief), wit, truth,  temptation, the hearth, nature. 

Patron -outcasts (black sheep), earthquakes, changing cycles of the moon, nature, fire itself.

his weapon- Lævateinn

Herbs - daisy, mistletoe, Lavender, Patchouli, Cinnamon, Clove, Hemp, Holly, Mistletoe, Cedar, Juniper, Elder, “yellow rattle” plant, lokasjóður, “Loki’s Purse” (a plant), Loki oats, wild oats, birch, alder, mullein, acorns, Aspen trees (UPG)

Preferred coffee- very very sweet. (I also heard he likes mocha) 

Remind me of him - smiling, laughter, dancing, knives, horns, flowers, trees, flies, foxes, rings, black nail polish, masks, spiders, red hair, cat eyeliner look, eyeliner, blue eyes, plastic toys, nature 

Blessings - sharper knives (be careful they may be blunt one second and then sharp)

Tarot- The magician, Wheel of Fortune, the sun, the devil, the tower, the magician, 

Signs - spiders, vultures, snakes, seals, foxes, flies, wolves, Dandelions, coyotes 

Alter decorations - boats, kids' toys, anything listed here really.

Scents - He likes cinnamon, mulled wine, cotton candy, and peaty whiskey and yew, but nothing strong or overwhelming or alluring and anything too feminine, he also dislikes super masculine colognes. He likes Pine, cinnamon, sugar & spice, honey, and wild berry incense and dragons blood incense 

Animals• Fox, spiders,Flies, salmon horses, vultures 

Crystal• Volcanic and Sulfurous stones (ex. Obsidian Gypsum, Hematite, etc.)((is associated with tectonic activity)), pyrite (fools gold), color-changing stones, Bloodstone, Xlead calcite, Sunsgone, Stones associated with the air element, red stones, Stones of any other color you associated with Loki (ex- red Jasper, Garnet, Carnelian, Ruby), Stones that scream “LOKI!!”, but mostly - Red Jasper, Amber, Garnet, Goldstone; Plastic, Acrylic, Glass, Gold, Bronze, Silver, Magnesium, Orange calcite, hematite, fire agate, onyx, etc.), serpentine, fire quartz, smoky quartz, pyrite, multi-colored/color-changing stones (labradorite, fluorite, alexandrite, bismuth, etc.), carnelian, and tiger's eye, kambaba jasper, prehnite, garnet, green aventurine, malachite, and petrified wood, Yellow calcite

Symbols•fox, Knox, web, Tangles, snakes, Flies, salmon, horses, Mistletoe, (I've also heard vulture, hawk, skull

Names•known as sky traveler, Ve, or, father of monsters, Flamehair, “that bastard” (UPG), Lie-Smith, Sly-God, Shape-Changer, Sly-One, Lopt, Sky Traveller, Sky Walker, Wizard Of Lies, and Loftur and I'm sure there's more. (I’ve accidentally called him Taco Bell before myself.) 

Mortal or immortal • immortal, but has apples to live longer, suspected the Apple effects last YEARS (like more than 100+ years. Because he is not “old” or dead yet, and in mythology, they take it to stay young and live forever.) and ragnorok

Vows/omans• Blood brother with Odin, Loki swears oaths that he will devise a scheme to cause the builder (of the wall of the asier home) to forfeit the payment, whatever it may cost himself.

Morals• He's morally grey 

Personality• understanding, and fast going, can be jealous and has a quick temper.

Fact• He had a wife before Sigyn and he is in a cave until Ragnorok. I also heard he like farts a lot. And sends spiders, so beware, he made spiders in Sweden mythology 

Roots• Norse mythology 

Appearance in astral or gen• red hair and fair skin but not too red or too fair. Also, blue eyes I think or green. Or anything at all really.

Children- Hel, Jormangandr, Fenir, Sleipnir, Vanir, Narfi, (from sigyn) Svadilfari,  and Einmyria and Eisa (with Glut.) He also ate a woman’s heart and bore the first witch, some say also a HUGE cat. 

Season• the month of Gemini and Aries 

Status• God and Yotan

Element- Fire, air, nature.

Personality- Loki is not always the most mature and can sometimes act like a toddler. Also chaotic Neutral. he is not an omniscient Deity, but true to his word.

Parentage • The tree Lufey and farbauti

Prayers•

Flame-hair, your soul burning into the night, Throwing caution to the wind And casting the die of fate, Teach me your fearlessness. Lie-smith, your sharp words like daggers, Cutting through illusions to the bone And revealing the reality we refuse to see, Teach me your clarity. Silver-tongue, whispering carefully veiled truths, Sowing shrouded mystery in your wake, And leading only the clever onward, Teach me your secrecy. And leading only the clever onward, Teach me your secrecy. Gift-Bringer, recognizing all the overlooked, Giving rightly earned reward where it’s due, And in turn, blame as well, Teach me your justice. Scar-lip, ending silence in the face of injustice, Grinning down at the outcasts And rallying your voice with theirs, Teach me your anger. Pain-holder, accepting your punishment, Embracing the consequences of your deeds, And taking the fall of those who are weaker, Teach me your resilience. World-breaker, harbinger of chaos, Spitting fire upon the stagnant And carving the spear of change, Teach me your courage. Cruel-striker, slanderer of the gods, Burning the inefficient and stale, Revealing potential in the ashes, Teach me your insight. Sly-walker, throwing your mischievous grin about And casting laughter into the darkness Where before there was only despair, Teach me your joy. Shape-changer, manipulator of all walks of life, Confidently adapting to every situation, Commanding the strength of any form, Teach me your cunning. Hearth-fire, warmth of my heart, Your arms a sanctuary where none is found Light and life of the home I can always return to, Teach me your nurturing. Sky-treader, ever true to your wild heart,Letting none even try to contain your spirit As free as the sky itself, Teach me your passion. Hail Loki, And thank you, my God, For everything you bring to my life.I love you so.

- by @klawl

Links/websites/sources •

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Loki is the Norse god of mischief, and the hard cold truth, even tho he may be cold, he is wise, and charming in many ways.

I use resources, I do not own the info, and most deep dives have UPG (that I use in my work.) And I only take some information from sources. I am 14, this is my hobby, I am learning but I spent many hours and days on this, and I am always open to criticism. I have been doing worship for 5 years. Please know you can use the info, I do not sue, but I will take action if this work is used without permission and not put as a resource if used in any work. without permisson and not put as a resource if used in any work, for the public.

[hunting-songs]

🍔 - What is your muse's comfort food?

🥛 - What is your muse's comfort drink

While Senritsus favorite meal is "Strammer Max" as a hearthy hangover-dish served in pubs and diners that the woman had lived on for years on her travels, her comfort dish in the manne rof a dish she knows how to prepare and always would be able to prepare is "Hasenpfeffer". "Hasenpfeffer is a traditional Dutch and German stew made from marinated rabbit or hare (Feet, chest, heart, liver: the parts of the animals that are not good for frying) , cut into stewing-meat sized pieces and braised with onions and a marinade made from wine and vinegar.Hase is German for "hare" and Pfeffer is German for "pepper" although in the culinary context it refers generically to the spices and seasonings in a dish overall, as with the German ginger cookies called Pfeffernüsse. Seasonings typically include fresh cracked black pepper or whole peppercorns, along with salt, onions, garlic, lemon, sage, thyme, rosemary, allspice, juniper berries, cloves, and bay leaf."

As a young girl Senritsu would hunt rabbits with a slingshot and bring them for the stew to her mother and as a adult she still is a very, very good Hunter in the literal sense of the word. She knows how to survive on her own in a lost place and it had never changed. Accordingly when she is out in the wilderness for her work, she very often would end up preparing the stew for herself and it is one of the only recieps that she actually can prepare.

Senritsus favorite drink is black tea with milk and rocksugar as it had been the tea her father would prefer for her and she also always find great comfort in it. However, another drink that gives her comfort? A cold bottle of dark beer ("Ein Dunkles") she can drink after work with her colleagues while joking around with them. Nothing tastes better.

[ghosthunter0904]

Finally, the third of my Cookie Run OC, the best friend of Lemon Tart Cookie and Red Currant Cookie.

Meet Juniper Berry Cookie

- Ability: "Jam of Heal" - Unleashes a sticky jam that heals allies and dispels debuffs.

- Rarity: Legendary

- Type: Support

- Position: Middle

- Weapon: Berry Scepter - A medium-scepter made of real berry and twig of Juniper Berry that can channels a sticky jam for heals.

- Quote: "A sweet change is on the way."

- Victory Quote: "The sweets of freedom sweeps through!"

- Defeat Quote: "Even the strongest winds face resistance."

[namedafterflowerstournament]

Moving the finished brackets here for more clarity. Will do the same for the ongoing bracket later

Alex Rider

Animal Crossing

Apples

Aromatic Herbs and Spices

Asters

Basils

Berries

Bleach

Bugsnax

Cherry Blossoms

Chicory : A Colorful Tale

Citruses

Clovers

Daisies

Fire Emblem

Fruits

The Guardian Herd

Hazels

Heathers

Hollies

Irises

Ivies

Jasmines

Junipers

Laurels

Lilies

MLP

MLP Flowers

Near Misses

Olives

Peaches

Plants VS Zombies

Pokémon Humans

Pokémon Professors

Poppies

Precure Flowers

Prickly / Stingy

Roses

Smurf Girls

SSO

Susans

Touhou

Trees

Unspecific Flowers

Unspecific Flowers 2

Violets

Warrior Cats

Willows

Polls :

Anemones

Apricots

Black Clover

Carnations

Carnations tiebreaker

Cherries

Chloes

Cookie Run

Ferns

Gardens and Gardeners

Greek Mythology

Kales

Leaves

Legumes

Lettuces

Lilies

Lotuses

Maples

Marigolds

Narcissi

Nightshades / Foxgloves / Belladonnas

Oaks

Oaks tiebreaker

Pines

Plants' Parts

Plums

Pokémons

Precure

Primroses

Roses

Rowans

Sugar Sugar Rune

Unspecific Flowers

Veronicas

Wings of Fire

Wisterias

[amythecat2001]

Here are some things I forgot to post.

Here's my character for the special season of Cookie run ovenbreak, baked Alaska cookie. She's a movie star like shine muscat Cookie and is a very respectful person.

Hollyberry Cookie's family portrait from her past. Here we see hollyberry cookie as a child with her father, nobleberry Cookie, her mother, mistletoe Cookie and her 2 older brothers, winter berry cookie and Rowan berry cookie. ( Yes, mistletoe Cookie's dress and child hollyberry cookie's dress are based off of hollyberry cookie's concept art)

A little project I thought of, bloodstone Cookie. She's known as the Eldritch goddess of earthbread.

Here's Apple cobbler cookie. She's an elementary teacher at a school. ( I wasn't sure if she should be related to apple cookie or not.)

The queen of the faerie kingdom herself, hyacinth Cookie. She once helped her husband, elder faerie Cookie project the seal of the silver tree. But unfortunately after his death, she rules the kingdom alone as a lonely widow. ( Unless elder faerie Cookie gets revived somehow)

3 little redesigns I did. Wildberry Cookie's sister, cloudberry Cookie has an upgrade on her armor and a sword, ( Based off of Wildberry cookie's concept art). Hollyberry Cookie's first born daughter was named lingonberry Cookie, but now I named her juniper berry Cookie.

[quibbs126]

I was looking at two of my fankids next to each other, which would be Scorpion/Prune Juice, aka Juniper Berry, and Croissant/Roguefort, aka Beaufort, and I’m like “they’d have insane yuri (Beaufort’s a guy)”

This is what I have of them btw

[starlitfunkster]

I made a Tier List that kept nearly crashing my browser.

Yes, you too can rank these characters. Read More basically tells you who's who. https://tiermaker.com/create/lrgs-ocs-15769502?presentationMode=true

Best OC's Made - Blue Belle, Copy, Dusk, Ghost Pepper, Gigi, Lost.FLA, Maize, Mr. Wobbles, Naxan, Sonic.WAV, Sora, Sylvia

Awesome OC's - Adne, Angi, Aria Apple, Baritone, Barren-Cuda, Bat Aries Not Included, Cherisy, Calmati, Chai Honey Cookie, Chai Teacup, Cherry Soda, Chili Oil, Cilantro, Cotton Candy, ???, Dark Mochi, Dhalia, Doughnut, Eclipse, Fuchsia Robot, Gelatin, Glasseon, Golden, Hypno, Ja-Ringer, Jessica, Juno, Konpeito, Laffy Laffington, Lava Cake, Lillie, Locke, Luna, Maxwell Ink, Melon Dragon, Milk Choco, Milo, Moonshine Cookie, Myra, Nori Umi, Orange Juice, Patches, PegaSoar, Pluggy, Powder Sugar, Princess Flora, Pudding, Quartz, Robot Boy X, Ruby, Seabon, Seave, Sir Adne, Soda Toppin Monster, Strum, Sugar, Sylvia.EXE, Syrus, Tapi-Bot, Tapi, The Dragon, The Frond, Tula, Twisty Teacup, Veradae, Yureibon

Okay OC's - Acrylia, Agent Angel, Amelia, Amelio/Art Man, Archer, Ari???? Cookie, Aria the Imp, Armstrong Dasher, Citrus Bum, Cleric, Celeste, Chick, Choco Chip, Crystal, Diamond/Cranberry, Dynasparky, Erasi, Fairessa, Flying Fennec Fox, Gumdrop, Hydro Bomber, Ice, Ink!Amy (Gluttonous Ink), Ink!Amy, Jelly Imp, Juniper, King Cobra, Lantern Woman, Lectrona, Mandy and Xero, Marshmallow, Masker Ray, Max Wickerson, Mechan, Melani, Mockerae, Mystic, Parka, Piko, Pop, Prince Foof III, Princess.EXE, Prose Bomber, Reina, Ruby Pomella, Salmon, Sammy, Sandstorm, Sine, Soy Sauce, Sparky, Starla.EXE, Starla, Stitches, Ronin, Sugarsnap, Talkie-Walkie, Tangerine, Tapioca Pearl, The Static, Topia, Valiance Man

Minor Redesigns - Ann (Eddsworld), Aria (Toontown), Berry, BonBon, Brione, Cado Saus, Catrina Cat, Cherrybon, Citrus C. Acetate (already did), Curry, Ebi Ura, Gladseed, Ika Ura, Mud Pie (already did), Muggy, Nightshade, Sister Bomber, Susumu.MP3, Teriyaki

Major Redesigns - Blueberry Tart, Parakeet, Sweet Hart

[meowizard]

OC LIST <3

any characters with the same emoji is part of the same group/universe

dohna🛸👽🐝🔩

tchtchch🛸💎🪩

snitty (sona)🐌😽

medison💉🩻🪦

destinee💫🫀🎸🪦

fandoms <3

stick o'rock cookie (she/jer)🚢🛟

juniper cookie (he/they) ❄️🐑

roseroot cooki (she/quer) ❄️🐑

oat coffee cookie (she/it) ❄️🐑

yule log cookie (she/her) + camellia cookie (they/her)❄️🐑

guiding light (he/it) ❄️🐑

shallot (they/her) 🫐🧅🏵️

inkcap (they/them) 🫐🍄🏚️

hawthorn (he/him) 🫐🌺🥀

mistletoe (fae/faer)🫐

yew (dry/ad)🫐

crowned cream cake (she/it)🍰

pomegranate mousse cake (she/pom)🍰

tropical soda cake (they/she/he/it/surf/sa/nd)🍰

black licorice cake (he/him)🍰

very berry cake (she/kix)🍰

rocky road(they/them) ❄️

bitter kola (he/him) ❄️

choco wafer(she/they) ❄️

kuding tea (xe/xem)❄️

taro (he/him)❄️

pumpkin pone (it/she/they)

citrus slice cookie (she/her) 🍊🍹

(giant) clam cookie (they/them) 🌺

[carovingian]

It’s almost Thanksgiving here, which is a big cooking holiday. I just reserved venison chops for breakfast, and am looking up juniper berry sauces to go with it. The rosemary and sage bushes are doing well for the other dishes, but our little parsley plant is only barely winning against the mint, so I’m probably going to have to buy the parsley this year. Tomorrow I’m going to start baking cornbread for the stuffing and cookies for the pumpkin pie crust, as well as possibly start on the cranberry sauce (Thanksgiving isn’t until Thursday).

Thanksgiving has an event horizon and I am breaching it with delight

tonight is darker - colder. and the wind is howling, truly, among the high rooftops covered in patches of snow. something stirs, somewhere - somehow.

how has everyone been doing? what have you been up to? do tell me.

[toadstoolgardens]

Wild Foraged Holiday Cookies

Happy December everyone, holiday season is upon us! One of my favorite holiday traditions is baking cookies to share with my loved ones. I also love to cook with wild ingredients, so why not do BOTH! Here's some amazing cookie recipes from Backyard Forager, each with a different wild ingredient.

Spruce Tip Shortbread Cookies

1/2 cup spruce tips (if spruce doesn't grow near you, another evergreen like pine, fir, or hemlock can be used as a substitute)

1/4 cup sugar (1/3 cup if you like sweeter shortbread)

1 cup flour

a pinch of salt

1/2 cup or 1 stick of softened butter

1. Finely chop your spruce tips in a food processor. Add in your sugar and pulse to combine. Then add the flour, salt, and butter, and pulse until the dough is crumbly. Remove it, roll it into a ball, cover with a beeswax wrap or seal in a container and refrigerate at least half an hour.

2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

3. Flour a cutting board or counter top and roll out your dough until it's 1/4-1/8th an inch thick. Cut the dough into whatever shapes you like.

4. Place your cookies about an inch apart from each other on a baking sheet. Baking on parchment paper is good for shortbread cookies since they're so buttery and keeps them from getting too brown, but it's not necessary.

5. Bake 20 minutes, add a few minutes more if they're not golden enough, and let them cool. The lemony spruce flavor comes out best in a fully cooled cookie.

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Juniper Berry Icing for Gingerbread/Ginger Snaps

Lots of us love gingerbread cookies for the holidays. This juniper berry icing is strong, sweet, warm, slightly bitter, and will complement your favorite gingerbread recipe perfectly *chefs kiss*

1/3 cup juniper berries

3/4 cup half & half

1 lb. or 3 & 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

1. Lightly crush the juniper berries using a mortar and pestle or spice grinder. You don't want a powder, just to break them up a bit.

2. Combine your berries and half & half in a saucepan and heat to a simmer, whisking to keep it from scorching. Remove from heat at the first sign of bubbles and let it cool for 4-5 hours, giving the berries time to steep.

3. Strain the half & half and discard the berries.

4. Add your confectioners' sugar to a bowl and add your half & half bit by bit until you have the desired icing consistency. You may not need all of the half & half. Transfer it to a squeeze bottle to ice your cookies or frost them with a spatula. The icing will stay good for several weeks in the fridge.

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Persimmon Black Walnut Cookies

If American persimmons don't grow near you, Asian persimmons work too and are commonly found at supermarkets. If you don't like black walnuts, pecans or regular walnuts are a great substitute in these cakey cookies.

1 cup persimmon pulp

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. ground spicebush berries (or ground allspice)

1 stick or 1/2 cup of softened butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 egg

1 & 3/4 cups flour

1/2 cup chopped black walnuts

1/2 cup raisins

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2. Slice the tops off your persimmons and use a spoon to scoop the flesh out. Press the fruit through a strainer, food mill, or potato ricer to separate the seeds from the flesh. Set aside your fruit pulp

3. Combine your persimmon pulp, ground spicebush berries, and baking soda in a bowl and set aside.

3. Cream the butter and sugars and add your vanilla and egg. Mix well. Add in your persimmon pulp and combine. Add flour and mix until it's just integrated. Add and stir in your nuts and raisins gently.

4. Spoon our generous tablespoons of batter onto the parchment paper with about 2 inches between each cookie. Bake for 12-18 minutes until they're golden brown. Let them cool on the baking sheets before moving, they're soft and fragile when warm. You should end up with ~3 dozen cookies.

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