Bakery: Shortbread-Gingerbread Stars

A very quick recipe for the rushed. Shortbread stars with gingerbread spice, that can easily be replaced with cinnamon and tastes equally well. I'm sure it's a type of cookies you can make with any resources and almost any ingredients (the base must remain untouched though), not really being very skilled at baking. And it's fun decorating! Mine are decorated with milk chocolate, but the choice is only limited by imagination. Same with patterns. Last minute Christmas baking - that's for sure!
The recipe in Polish -  here, and in English either here or there.

Bakery: Gingerbread Brownie

Really really chocolatey, this brownie is just perfect for the Christmas time, due to the secret ingredient, which is a mix of gingerbread spices: ginger and pumpkin-pie spice. Originally the recipe comes from Martha Stewart. One of the best brownies, also because the amount of ingredients is suitable to fit a small baking pan, 20cm x 20 cm. Obviously, as it usually is with brownies, it is express to make, you just need to melt butter and chocolate, and later add it to the rest of the ingredients already in the mixing bowl. Remember one thing though - it is supposed to be gooey, hard to mix and it cannot be dry after baking. Just like in the pictures below. The recipe in Polish is to be found here and Martha Stewart's original here.