Well THAT was a pain in the ass.

I was all excited to try making Speculaas.  Gingerbread-y cookies?  Great!  I get to order a new kitchen toy (the mold)?  Awesome!  I end up with pretty little cookies?  Even better!… Read the rest of this post

I had my doubts here…not that the combination of caramel and shortbread isn’t delicious, but frankly, caramel scares me.  I’ve washed far too many scortched pots as a cooking class assistant for it not to.  But, despite my trepidation,… Read the rest of this post

Cookies and coffee.  One of my greatest pleasures.  I judge many cookies by how well they pair with a nice hot cup.  And these…oh, wow, these cookies.  Tender but not too crumbly, gently nutty, and dusted with powdered sugar.… Read the rest of this post

I’ve been a long time away from the blog, but there’s nothing like the holiday season to get me cooking again – especially when I have such lovely compatriots to inspire me into buttery deliciousness!  We stalwart cookie makers… Read the rest of this post