After my last experience making whoopie pies, I wasn’t exactly looking to make them again anytime soon. While the gingerbread latte whoopie pies were delicious, they were time intensive. Additionally, they were a lot of work for not a lot of cookies. However, I was commissioned by a friend to make some desserts for his dad’s birthday, Continue reading
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Pecan Apricot Cookie Recipe for Relaxed Mornings
On the random day that I’m able to sleep in and have a lazy morning, I like to have a nice cup of coffee and a pastry. This is mostly an incentive for me and my wife to get out of bed in the first place and try to be productive so we’re not playing Continue reading
Crispy Crunchy Toffee Coffee Cookie Recipe
It’s a great feeling to have direction in your life. I can better understand Frankl’s sentiment that having a reason can give you the strength to get through almost anything. Fortunately, my reason for living extends a bit beyond sharing this toffee coffee cookie recipe. But that’s a story for a blog that will go Continue reading
Elegantly Simple Zimtsterne Cookie Recipe
Zimtsterne are Swiss cinnamon cookies. While discussing baking plans over the holidays with my friend Judith, she mentioned that her mom makes these cookies every year. In addition to a photo of an entire dining room table filled with cookies, she also sent me the recipe. The beauty of this recipe is that the first Continue reading
Amazing Cranberry Orange Rugelach Recipe
I’d be lying if I said this rugelach recipe has been in our family for years. Like most of the recipes I’ve been posting recently, they stem from me seeing them somewhere and wanting to try them. My wife was recently in the hospital and the Heidelberg pastry shop is around the corner. When she Continue reading
Easy Lemon Ginger Financier Recipe
Most of the recipes I’ve posted here so far I initially saw it made on the great British Bakeoff, and the financier is no exception. Making financiers requires a special pan to get the signature rectangular, gold bar shape, but a muffin tin can also be used. Or a madeleine tin. The baking times might Continue reading
Quick and Delicious Ginger Shortbread Biscuits
Ginger shortbread biscuits, or cookies depending on where you’re from. However you call them, they’re delicious, funny how butter will do that. The best part is that they can be made from start to finish in under an hour! Perfect for last-minute guests or when your wife is working late and wants something sweet but Continue reading
Biberle, Like Combos but Sweet
Biberle are bite sized cookies of almond paste wrapped in gingerbread. Traditionally found on a plate of assorted Christmas cookies in Germany, these cookies can be enjoyed year round. I’m a fan of gingerbread anytime, not just at Christmas. The recipe takes a bit of time to prepare but one batch makes quite a lot Continue reading
Quick and Easy Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
A thumbprint cookie is timeless, always a hit, and most important, easy to make. This cookie recipe can be made in under an hour, including baking time. Most of the recipes I’ve posted are fairly labor and time intensive. While the result is visually appealing and delicious, sometimes you just don’t have the time. The Continue reading
Brown Butter Toffee Sandwich Cookie Recipe
Brown butter and toffee is a combination that I hadn’t thought of before. But after getting this recipe from a friend via NYT cooking, it immediately called to me. Being a big fan of toffee myself, I was excited to try this recipe. That being said, all of the steps in this recipe make it Continue reading