There is nothing quite like spicy gingerbread cookies. The fresh spices, the heat from the ginger, the woodsy aroma of the cinnamon and the nuttiness from all spice is simply perfect. If you like sweet and savory, you'll always enjoy a nice crisp gingerbread biscuit. If you liked my gingerbread...
Chocolate peanut butter macarons are an explosion of flavors. The chocolate chewy macaron hits your palate first. Something about the meringue and almonds combined make them taste a lot like a delicious brownie. Next, the creaminess of peanut butter frosting follows with a pleasant undertone. I...
Now that you learned how to make macarons and possibly how not to make macarons, you can start making all kinds of flavors. I decided to share one of my most requested flavors, lime. In particular, we will go through how to make key lime macarons. I started out with using lime juice in a bottle,...
Peanut butter cookies are one of my husbands favorite cookies. There is something charming about them. The rustic fork marks that are classic to this cookie, the smell of peanuts and the way they just melt in your mouth like no other. I'm always looking for new ways to make them so they are the...
A Little Background on the French Macaron There are some foods that can be improved upon. This is not one of them. For the best results, don't mess with the french macaron. This is the original fabulous french macaron recipe. It's all about ratios and when you mess with ratios, you no longer have...
This is for my friend, Kara that likes flat or rather, classic chocolate chip cookies. The higher the sugar content and less time mixing the cookie dough allows them to spread out and become crispy along the edges. A bonus, you don't need to chill the dough and can bake right away. The brown sugar...
These are going to be some incredible chocolate chip peanut butter cookies. If you want to make an out of this world cookie, you need to gather ingredients for this recipe right now. Love peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip cookies but have trouble deciding between the two? Now you don't have...
Learning how to make new flavors on cakes, cookies and breads is quite easy once you understand the basics of baking. That is how these lovely orange cardamom tea cake cookies were developed. Look toward others for inspiration as you get more confident in your baking. You will be happy to find...
We will discuss how to make dairy-free chocolate chip cookies. If you love chocolate chip cookies, but you do not eat dairy, you can still make a lot of your favorites with shortening or oil! I'll be sharing a lot of dairy-free recipes on this blog. If you see a recipe of mine with butter, I can...
The search for a savory chocolate chip cookie started back in the 90s. I know, I'm dating myself. When I was much younger, my friend and I accidentally learned how to make a cookie cake. She and I decided to call it that after placing Nestlé toll house cookie dough too close and it smushed...
French vanilla sugar cookies are scrumptious. And easy to make! Since I made french buttercream yesterday and had no use for it, I decided to make some cookies with it. After all, the ingredients for french buttercream was egg yolks, sugar, butter, salt and vanilla. Since there is a lot of fat...
Chocolate macarons are amazing simply because they combine the flavors of meringue, almonds and cocoa. They remind you of brownies, chocolate silk pie and almond candy bars all at once. They are the perfect treat for chocolate lovers. We are all crazy about chocolate macarons. This recipe is...
Learn how to make classic sugar cookies today! These are the one of the easiest cookies to make. By learning how to make a sugar cookie, you are learning the basics of cookie making. Once you master this simple, sweet dessert, it's easy to move onto other cookies like the classic chocolate chip....
Classic chewy chocolate cookies is just what it sounds like. A nice rich chocolate cookie that reminds you of brownies. You can make them puffy or flat as pancakes. Simply chill the dough for puffy cookies and bake immediately for flatter ones. As always, I like to tinker around with flavors and...
Learn how to make scrumptious walnut cinnamon sugar cookies today! My husband is of Middle Eastern decent and loves many of the desserts from that region. I've also been exposed to a lot of food that I likely would have never tried since meeting him. Such enticing spices, sweet and savory flavor...