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Pomegranate-Choco-Hazelnut Sugar Cookies: Cooking With Courtney
Dipped in chocolate and crushed hazelnuts, these pomegranate-studded sugar cookies are a fun take on a holiday classic. Get the recipe.

Courtney covered Tri-Valley and Santa Cruz County for Patch. She publishes recipes in her weekly Patch column, Cooking with Courtney, and at feedthesoulblog.com.
She was born and raised near Los Angeles and holds degrees from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, where she fell in love with journalism as an editor of her college newspaper. Courtney went on to report for Honolulu Civil Beat, The Washington Post, Napa Valley Register and USC Center for Health Journalism.
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Dipped in chocolate and crushed hazelnuts, these pomegranate-studded sugar cookies are a fun take on a holiday classic. Get the recipe.

While ICU beds have emptied in SoCal and the Central Valley, Alameda County's ICU capacity remains well above the regional average.
While ICU beds have emptied in SoCal and the Central Valley, Alameda County's ICU capacity remains well above the regional average.
While ICU beds have emptied in SoCal and the Central Valley, Alameda County's ICU capacity remains well above the regional average.
While ICU beds have emptied in SoCal and the Central Valley, Alameda County's ICU capacity remains well above the regional average.
While ICU beds have emptied in SoCal and the Central Valley, Alameda County's ICU capacity remains well above the regional average.
While ICU beds have emptied in SoCal and the Central Valley, Alameda County's ICU capacity remains well above the regional average.
While ICU beds have emptied in SoCal and the Central Valley, Alameda County's ICU capacity remains well above the regional average.
While ICU beds have emptied in SoCal and the Central Valley, Alameda County's ICU capacity remains well above the regional average.
While ICU beds have emptied in SoCal and the Central Valley, Alameda County's ICU capacity remains well above the regional average.
While ICU beds have emptied in SoCal and the Central Valley, Alameda County's ICU capacity remains well above the regional average.
From flowers to bikes and books, see which seven businesses Danville Patch readers nominated as the best of the year.
There is no risk of re-ignition in the fires that were sparked after an August lightning storm.
The fires were sparked in an August lightning storm. Now, Santa Cruz County residents are urged to stay wary as rain falls.
Teachers are among those who could be up next. ICU beds are full across Southern California and the Central Valley.
Alameda County Sheriff's deputies recovered drug paraphernalia and more than 300 pieces of stolen mail and packages early Sunday morning.
The "Full House" actress served two months after she admitted paying to facilitate her daughters' fraudulent admission into USC.
The "Full House" actress served two months after admitting to paying to facilitate her daughters' fraudulent admission into USC.
The "Full House" actress served two months after admitting to paying to facilitate her daughters' fraudulent admission into USC.
Several rolls of lottery tickets and other items were stolen during a break-in at a Pleasanton gas station.