12 Days of Cookies – Day 5: Bridgetown

12 Days of Cookies – Day 5: Bridgetown

Toffee Chip Thins Made for you by Pam Ellis at the Bridgetown Library. “These are very tasty cookies and they are simple to make. The big challenge for me was getting them off the pan as the toffee bits were pretty sticky. Well worth the effort though!”...
12 Days of Cookies – Day 4: Windsor

12 Days of Cookies – Day 4: Windsor

Coconut Chocolate-Chip Cookies Prepared for you by Peter Chiasson at the Windsor Library. These cookies taste so good you’ll never miss the gluten. The cookies are somewhat reminiscent of that Girl Scout cookie favourite, the Samoa. Ingredients: 2 cups...
12 Days of Cookies – Day 3: Berwick

12 Days of Cookies – Day 3: Berwick

Chewy Chocolate Ginger-Molasses Cookies Available for your tasting pleasure at the Berwick and District Library. Made by Barbara Lipp. From Martha Stewart Living Ingredients 7 ounces best-quality semisweet chocolate 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted...
12 Days of Cookies-Day 2: Hantsport

12 Days of Cookies-Day 2: Hantsport

Cinnamon Roll Cookies I love cinnamon rolls so was very excited to make this cookie.  But as sometimes happens in recipes, it doesn’t always turn out like the picture!  Using the amount of flour the recipe called for I was left with an extremely sticky dough...
12 Days of Cookies-Day 1: Kentville

12 Days of Cookies-Day 1: Kentville

Mexican Wedding Cookies, or Bride’s Cookies (Polvorones) Baked by Angela Reynolds, Community Engagement Coordinator. Angela makes these cookies every year, only she uses pecans instead of walnuts in her recipe. But she’s giving these a try to see how they stack up to...
Radon Test Kits available for loan from your public library

Radon Test Kits available for loan from your public library

Radon Test Kits available for loan from your public library November is both Lung Awareness Month and Radon Awareness Month. LANS (Lung Association of Nova Scotia), with funding from Health Canada, has partnered with public libraries across the province to offer radon...