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

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

Summer desserts don’t take much work – the beautiful fruit of the season does most of it for you.  I was so sad to see the last few pints of strawberries on the tables at the farmers market this… Read the rest of this post

I love lemon curd.  Love love love love.  Sweet, creamy, tart, lovely on scones or toast or in tarts.  And it is far easier to make than I would have ever imagined, so my little bag of Meyer lemons… Read the rest of this post

I love a dessert that is simple and delicious, and this is my go-to tart for whatever fruit is looking good that day at the market.  It’s very non-finicky – whirl the crust together in a food processor, press… Read the rest of this post

And my last installment!  It’s actually only 11 cookies, but frankly, I am cookied out.  So I thought I’d finish with something pretty, simple, and highly gift-able.

The peppermint crackles have crushed starlight mints in them, along with a… Read the rest of this post

Dried mustard in a cookie?  Really?

Yes, really.

These spicy, complex little cookies are nearly perfect – a lovely crumbly texture, balance of flavors, and not too sweet.  They could easily be dressed up with a coat of icing… Read the rest of this post

Though Linzer Tarts are a little heavy on the construction, they are infinitley worth it – particularly these, where the cookie dough is filled with ground hazelnuts and cinnamon, and then the cookies ooze with wonderful blackberry flavor.  I’ll… Read the rest of this post

Channeling the green box that the girl scouts love to tote, these little minty chocolaty cookies were a nice change.  Slice-and-bake instead of rolling out makes for slightly less even rounds, but the chocolate drizzle adds some elegance, and… Read the rest of this post