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Cookie Recipes, New Businesses Mark Fall Season
Lifestyle
— 4d
As fall and holiday baking season approaches, recipe guides encourage testing cookie favorites early and offer practical advice such as weighing ingredients, using scoops and browning butter. Cookie creativity also extends beyond home baking: sisters in Bermuda have launched a small-batch cookie business, while a Culver City bakery is drawing attention for unusual flavors.
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Toll House Plans First Advent Calendar Since 1938
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Nestlé Toll House is introducing its first 12-day Advent calendar, a house-shaped box with cookie dough and baking morsels, including new snowflake-shaped morsels and snowflake sugar-cookie dough. The $29.99 calendar will be sold online in limited releases on October 9, November 6 and December 4.
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Fall Desserts Use Ground Tea Leaves as Unexpected Spice
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— Sep 13, 2026
A suite of fall dessert ideas showcases a range of comforting treats, from new twists on classics like Gooey Butter Cake and apple-centered cakes to skillet cookies and cheesecake topped with seasonal garnishes. The collection also explores using tea as a spice in baking and practical tips for planning, making, and serving these cozy desserts.
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Using tea in cheesecake might work better than expected if it is a strong black variety like the story suggests.
Girl Scouts Announce New Cookie to Lineup
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— Dec 11, 2025
Move over, Thin Mints. There’s a new cookie in town. Exploremores has been added to the cookie lineup, per NewsNation . The new cookie is described as having a creme-filled center that blends flavors of chocolate…
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EPA Shelves Biden’s Chemical Spill Rule Until 2030 And Strips Its Climate Mandates
Simon August · 6 min · 8h
Girl Scouts add first dog treats to 2027 cookie lineup
Lifestyle
— Sep 8, 2026
The Girl Scouts are adding two new 2027 cookie offerings: Sparkables, the organization’s first allergen-friendly cookie made with Partake, and Patch Pals, a blueberry-flavored dog treat developed with Bark; both will join the lineup and be sold online starting in January 2027.
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Bad Comedy: Biden Admin Sues, Says Texas Razor Wire Keeps Feds From Arresting Illegals
Opinion
— Jan 3, 2024
It’s like the fat kid who says he wouldn’t eat as many cookies if he had unfettered access to the cookie jar and could eat them whenever he wanted. In a comedic move, the Biden administration is suing Texas because they…
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Arrests Made in Case of 96-Year-Old Woman Killed While Preparing to Bake Cookies in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot
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— Mar 9, 2024
When a 96-year-old California woman was killed in 2022 as she prepared to bake cookies, police thought they were just hunting for a killer. On Thursday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown announced multiple arrests…
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8-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Breaks National Girl Scout Record After Selling 32,484 Boxes of Cookies
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— Apr 3, 2021
Lilly Bumpus is an 8-year-old from San Bernardino, California. She believes that “cookies make people happy,” and she’s proven that with a record-breaking number of boxes sold this season. In total, she sold 32,484…
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Liberal Paradise: Calif. Woman, 96, Murdered While Preparing Cookies for Own Birthday
Opinion
— Mar 10, 2024
The Golden State seems to be losing its luster as the paradise that it built itself on being is no longer the same as it once was. Instead, California has become a state of crime and lawlessness pushed forward by…
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Meltdowns mean a disconnected brain you can help wire
Parents and caregivers who meet tantrums with logic alone get a brain-based reason to connect first and turn everyday upsets into integration practice.
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Taylor Swift Announces Her Endorsement of Joe Biden
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— Oct 7, 2020
Iconic singer Taylor Swift formally announced this week that she will be voting for Joe Biden , posting a tweet that featured Swift with a plate of Biden/Harris cookies. In a Wednesday tweet teasing an upcoming feature…
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Dolly Parton Says She Is ‘More the Cake, Cookie, and Cornbread Type’ in Response to Rumor
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— Feb 2, 2023
Singer Dolly Parton responded to a rumor that she is selling Keto CBD gummies. On Wednesday, Parton’s team addressed the rumor in a post shared on her Twitter page. “Dolly Parton is not affiliated with, has not…
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Madonna vs Lady Gaga
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The Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.
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‘Today’ Show Ripped as ‘Out of Touch’ Showcasing a Dozen Cookies Costing $140 Amid Inflation
Opinion
— Jul 29, 2022
As Americans receive more economic news that is only furthering concerns that the country is already in or is heading into a recession on top of record high inflation, they’re probably going to be looking for ways to…
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Fan Favorite McFlurry Flavor Returns to McDonald’s, But Customers Notice Immediate Problem
Reporting
— May 7, 2024
Some McDonald’s fans are far from “lovin’ it” after the fast-food chain reinstated its special Confetti Cookie Dough McFlurry, but only made it available to a limited audience. Sadly, the tasty treat, described on the…
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Kevin Costner Responds to Criticism Over Political Views: ‘Didn’t Really Care How the Cookie Crumbles’
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— Nov 15, 2022
Actor Kevin Costner is speaking out about criticism he has received over his political views. While speaking to USA Today, Costner commented on his previous support for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming). “Just because you…
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America’s War On Cartels Gets A War On Terror Makeover
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Chocolate Reclaims Top Spot as America’s Favorite Flavor
Lifestyle
— Sep 8, 2026
Chocolate is enjoying a resurgence in American favorites, from the origin of the chocolate milkshake and its status as the top ice cream flavor to a bakery’s Dolly Parton cookies and a home-baked chocolate babka with expert tips. Home bakers can craft a glossy babka while a Newcastle tasting explores wine-and-chocolate pairings with six Italian wines.
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What were you actually built to do?
Quizie
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Not the job you have — the one your wiring has been begging for. Twelve questions and the AI writes the job description.
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Dairy Queen revives Pumpkin Pie Blizzard for fall, end date undisclosed
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— Aug 31, 2026
Dairy Queen’s 2026 fall menu launches August 31 for a limited time, bringing back the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard along with two new items—the Brown Sugar Cookie Dough Blizzard and the Toasted Marshmallow Mocha DQ Coffee Cooler—while August also marks the debut of Caramel Apple Cheesecake Blizzard as Blizzard of the Month in the early fall rollout.
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Lee Ryan loses High Court challenge
Entertainment
— Jul 14, 2026
Blue frontman Lee Ryan, 43, lost High Court bids to overturn his racially aggravated assault conviction from a July 2022 British Airways flight, where he allegedly called a cabin crew member a “sweet chocolate chip cookie,” grabbed her wrists and made race‑related comments after being refused more alcohol; he was originally given a suspended sentence, which has since been revisited for sentencing. He remains set to be sentenced after the High Court rejected challenges to overturn the conviction and return the case to Crown Court.
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