Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to move on to the holiday famous for its cookies: Christmas. There’s something about ginger that just tastes like the holidays and let me tell you: these Ginger Cookies taste like Christmas. Using both ground ginger and crystallized ginger, you can actually taste the flavor in these cookies. …
Spicy chili and chocolate may sound like a combination that just does not go together, but there are chili recipes out there that use chocolate to add depth of flavor and mole sauce is known for combining the spiciness of poblanos (or other chili peppers) with–you know it–chocolate! Enter these Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies. I …
Thanksgiving is coming up in just a couple of short weeks. While my Pumpkin & Cranberry Biscotti, Apple Pie Cookies, and Pumpkin Pie cookies are the perfect twist cookies to bring to any family gathering or Friendsgiving celebration, these Pecan Pie Cookies are just another great option of something with classic flavors in a new, handheld form. The almond …
There are some classic cookies that are a winner no matter how old your are. Snickerdoodles are that type of cookie–you can bring them to a holiday cookie exchange, bake them for a kid’s birthday party, or just leave them in a container on your countertop to return to whenever a craving for something sweet …
The temperature has officially dropped, apples have officially been picked, and it’s finally time to start posting some of my favorite cookie recipes. With that, I’m also excited to start working on my pies & tarts for next year. There’s something about fall and winter that just scream pie. Maybe it’s the abundance of apples, …
I feel like the idea of Monster Cookies has become so familiar that there should be a great story out there to explain just how they got their name. I know they seem to take their inspiration from the popular trail mix made with peanuts, M&Ms, and raisins–the kind labelled “Monster” on the shelves at …
It’s officially September, which means the better half of the year is about to start. You know what I mean: Halloween and Thanksgiving are coming closer; Christmas is close enough to feel excited about it, but far enough not to be stressed; the blistering summer weather is finally beginning to fade into the comfortable coolness of …
Last week, I wrote about Momofuku Milk Bar and how Christina Tosi’s recipe for milk crumbs inspired the Raspberry and Cream Shortbread Cookies I posted. This week’s recipe follows along with the idea of berries and cream: Blueberries and Cream. It felt like a natural progression in my journey of developing new cookie recipes: I …
To those of you that celebrate it: Happy Easter! To those of you that don’t: you can still enjoy the candy sales that are about to come your way. So what if everything is egg-shaped? Half-priced chocolate and jelly beans is a deal you really can’t pass up. There is something about the coming of …
My mom makes the best chocolate chip cookies. I know, I know. That’s something that most people could probably argue, but I have a whole family of Italians that agree with that fact. There are some incredible cooks in my family, and even with her recipe, none of them can manage to get her chocolate …