Chocolate & Spice Make Everything Nice

I wanted to bake something that I could slather in chocolate ganache, and lately I have been craving autumn spices, so this seemed like a pretty good combination. I used this recipe for spice cookies, added a little bit of cloves, and substituted my gluten-free flour mixture. I also halved the recipe, since I wanted to make these little bite-sized cookies and I didn't want a million of them.

They came out really well! They're nice and crispy, and the amount of spice is just right. The ganache is 2 parts semi-sweet chocolate, 1 part dark chocolate, and 1 part super dark chocolate. These cookies have quite a bite to them, so I'm glad I made them as tiny as I did.

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Cheese + Crackers = Awesome

Yesterday I bought a new cookbook: You Won't Believe It's Gluten-Free!. Yes, it's a cheesy title, but there are 500 recipes inside! What I love about this book is that it gives you options. A lot of its recipes include variations for rice-based, corn-based, potato-based, and (gluten free) oat-based flours, depending on your preferences. High five!

Inside the book, I saw a recipe for rice-based cheese crackers, and I just had to try them. The recipe is very easy, and I spiced it up with some paprika, garlic, and Italian seasoning. The dough is very easy to work with, and I used my mini autumn leaf cookie cutters to shape the crackers. It made about 5 dozen. They are crispy, full of flavor, and so cute! It is going to be very hard not to eat them all tonight. :P

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