Sometimes, you just want a classic cookie: something with a solid flavor combination that just about everyone knows and loves. That’s what I was going for with these Oatmeal Scotchies. I wanted a cookie recipe that I could throw together and bring anywhere without having people look at me like the flavor combination was crazy. …
Lesson learned during the #52weeks52cookies project: when you challenge yourself to come up with a new recipe every week, you sometimes run out of ideas and flavor combinations and need to look somewhere beyond your own creativity for inspiration. Cookie block. It’s a bit like writer’s block. You know that there’s something inside of you …
Little known fact about me: despite coming up with plenty of drop cookie recipes, shortbread cookies are actually my favorite. They’re buttery, crumbly, and not too sweet. There’s nothing like biting into a shortbread cookie and feeling as it melts in your mouth. Even better–they’re incredibly easy to make. These cookies fall right in line …
Peanut butter and Nutella sandwiches used to be a staple of my school lunches when I was a kid. It wasn’t until I got to college that I realized basically nobody else knew about it! I remember one of my friends coming back from a semester in London sophomore year so excited about her discovery …
Is there anything better than a cookie you can dunk in a cup of coffee, cocoa, or tea? These biscotti are perfect for just that, which makes them a great snack at any time of day during the winter. They’re twice-baked so that they’re super crunchy, but when you dunk them in coffee, they soften …
Warning: these cookies are addictive. If I have to confess, I ate two of them the day I made them despite repeatedly telling myself I could stop at one. The edges of these are insanely crispy but, once you reach the inside, there’s that perfect chocolate-y chew. Combine that with the crunch of the honeycomb …
In 2012, I was a theater intern in New York. I moved into the city the day before my internship started and lived in an overpriced bedroom with no windows on 10th Ave. One of my favorite things to do was brave the masses in the Theater District and walk past the marquees of shows …