…and these Thy gifts…

cookies

  • Holiday Baking: Rugelach

    This recipe is the traditional one. You may find others — I tried currants one year and didn’t like that. Chocolate chips are not traditional but we’ve also tried that and love it. Cookie Dough: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted… Continue reading

  • Holiday Baking: Spitzbuebe

    Original recipe here. For years I was making the recipe for Drei Augen from Gourmet, which I posted at Baking Delights (now Blisstree) when I was still blogging for b5media (reposting below). This is also similar to Linzer cookies, although… Continue reading

  • Holiday Baking: Stephanie Schrader’s Walnut Cups

    Originally posted January 18, 2007. Another mainstay in our holiday lineup. I use the handle of a small baby spoon to get the cookie bottoms pressed into the mini muffin tins, and taught Aisa this technique. As you can see,… Continue reading

  • Lemon Bars

    Shortbread and lemon curd. Lovely, tangy, melt-in-your-mouth combo. I’ve had this recipe since 1999, so it’s about time I blogged it. Cook’s Illustrated called it “Perfect Lemon Bars” and though I don’t agree with all of their assessments for “perfect”,… Continue reading

  • Gascon Walnut Bars

    If you love walnuts, this recipe is for you. It’s all walnut, walnut, walnut. And oh yeah, butter. But mostly walnut. The “batter” is walnut, the frosting is walnut. A pity that several family members are allergic to walnuts. Which… Continue reading

    Gascon Walnut Bars

  • Dump Cookie Bars

    The kids are tired of oatmeal, so today I did a variation of my Choc-Ban-Oat-Cran-Wal Cookies…. except I didn’t want to spend time scooping out cookie dough. Hubby is home helping me take care of the sick kids, for the… Continue reading

  • ChocBanOatCranWal Cookies

    ChocBanWalCranOatChocWalBanCranOatCranWalBanChocOatBanChocWalOatCranWalChocCranBanOatWalCran….. fuhgeddaboudit. Made these cookies today. Pronounced AMAZING by the kids. I saved some nut-less cookie dough for the allergy-sufferers, but otherwise, the walnuts HAVE to be in them. Continue reading

    ChocBanOatCranWal Cookies

  • Candy Canes

    2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon almond extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt red food coloring Cream first two ingredients in mixer bowl at medium… Continue reading

  • Christmas Biscotti

    From the baking blog, circa 2006: 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 2 large eggs 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking… Continue reading

    Christmas Biscotti