Cookies

These oatmeal cookies are featured in the March 2012 issue of Bon Appetit and the recipe comes from Autumn Martin from Hot Cakes Confections.

These have become a standard host/hostess gift for me as they never fail to please.

This is a chocolate chip cookie that is chewy in the center and crisp on the edges

The image above is of the recipe as described, but with some candy-coated mini chocolate eggs pressed into each cookie before baking. The cracking was not expected and I deemed them a failure, but several friends loved the effect, so here you go! Simple buy a couple of bags of  Cadbury Easter Candy Coated Mini […]

This recipe is essentially the same as the “Master Recipe for Butter Cookies” from Chris Kimball’s The Dessert Bible (Little Brown, 2000). While he recommends cake flour, I used the same amount of all-purpose flour and a combo of vanilla, almond extract and nutmeg. I also refrigerate the cookies after cutting them out, as well […]

Makes about 60 cookies A true American classic, buttery and irresistible, with crisp caramelized edges and rich chewy centers, lots of chocolate and fresh, crunchy nuts. What makes these chocolate chip cookies so good? Melted butter, well-rested dough, cookie sheets without paper liners, and just the right temperature. Ingredients 2 1/4 cups (10.125 ounces) unbleached […]

These are a classic peanut butter cookie base, in that they have that great sandy texture and are packed with peanut butter flavor. The recipe uses commercial natural peanut butter (such as Smucker’s); if you use ground-to-order or a hydrogenated Skippy style, you will not get optimum results. The extra salted peanuts add crunch, while […]

I first tasted these at the King Arthur Store in Norwich, VT and I was Hooked! Not because they are flourless (which of course is an added boon to many), but because they are so chewy, so rich, so satisfying that I had to learn to make them. Lucky for all of us that the […]

You know that chocolate peppermint bark that seems to be Everywhere around the winter holidays? This is an ode to that candy in cookie form. The cookie is the same as my Chocolate Mint Cookies (which are my take on Girl Scout Thin Mints). The difference here is the dark and white chocolate and crushed […]

Dried cranberries are pretty easy to find these days but their quality can truly vary. While I am usually a huge fan of buying in bulk, I have often found bulk dried cranberries to be dried out and not very vivid in color. I keep coming back to Ocean Spray Craisins, which are not only […]

I am sure you are familiar with Mexican Wedding Cakes, also referred to as Russian Tea Cakes and Butterballs – those round, crumbly, buttery orbs covered with a generous shower of confectioner’s sugar. These cookies seem to make the rounds at various holidays and are always a hit. They contain nuts, usually walnuts, pecans, almonds […]

The recipe below first appeared in A Baker’s Field Guide to Christmas Cookies. Enjoy! They are perfect when you need a simple cookie for decorating – winter Holidays or any time of year. Habitat: United States Description: Here is a basic recipe for buttery, crisp sugar cookies. While it is simple, it is equally tasty. […]

Chocolate Mint Cookies Girl Scout Thin Mints have nothing on these. In fact, by being able to choose your own chocolate, I think these are better…hey, your kids could go door to door selling these! Note that I call for peppermint oil, not extract. It is much more potent and has a very true peppermint […]

I love this recipe. It is so easy and yet, by varying the outer decoration, it can look like you made several different candies. Type: Hand formed Habitat: United States/Portugal Holiday: Christmas Description: These are small candies made from a melange of dried fruit and nuts. They are great to make with kids, in which […]

This recipe is from A Baker’s Field Guide to Christmas Cookies. In that recipe, as presented below, you will see that they are made a bit smaller. I sometimes like to make them a bit larger, as in my photo, where I use two teaspoons to gather about a walnut sized blob of meringue batter […]

Also known as Pepparkakor  Habitat: Sweden Description: Filled with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom, molasses and orange zest, these rolled cookies will thrill all gingerbread lovers. Use any shape cookie cutter that you like. Historic Notes: Another cookie given to me by Joan Eckert. These are her Swedish grandmother Olivia Abrahamsson’s cookies and are typical of […]

These are a classic buttery, almond crescent-shape cookie, most often found around the Christmas holidays.