eclaire (what's in a) name?

eclaire note: i’m in the middle of final exams right now, but luckily one of my dearest friends offered to share a guest post with you! i’m continually inspired by katie’s cooking and baking, so you’re in for a treat, dear readers. enjoy!

Hi my fellow eclaire readers.  As a long time friend of Emilie’s and a reader of her blog, I thought since Emilie is in the midst of finals and I was making my favorite holiday cookies now would be a good time for a guest post.  These seven layer (rainbow) cookies are my favorite holiday cookies because they meet all my requirements for a great holiday cookie:

1. They are a little labor intensive so you won’t make them year round
2. Not everyone makes them
3. They taste great
4. They look festive

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after a manic couple of weeks at school, i lucked out with a six-day weekend – a combination of the thanksgiving holiday and a snow day. yay!

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eclaire note: remember how i told you i had a surprise for you? well, here it is – the first ever guest post on eclaire.name! my fabulous sis-in-law has a delicious recipe to share with you, hopefully the first of many guest posts!!

Hello eclaire readers! I’m Emilie’s sister-in-law, Laura. While Emilie is off slaving away over her books and (I’m sure) generally rocking at graduate school, I thought I would share a recipe that has been in our family for years!

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you guys, i don’t think i’ve ever been this busy before. well, maybe i was this busy during manic weeks at work. but back then, i could leave work at the office, and rest in the evenings and on the weekend.

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