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Biscotti Made with Melted Butter Years ago I came across a biscotti recipe from Gourmet that used melted butter. I had never seen that before, and being pressed for time, I tried it and loved the ease of preparation and the result. These are my version and I think they are more of a cross […]

These cookies are chewy with a rich brown sugar flavor and are both rustic and a bit elegant, with their chocolate coating. The recipe is from Amazing Grains by Ghillie James as are the Polenta and Ricotta Berry Torte and the Thai Sticky Rice with Mango. The book is filled with recipes sweet and savory using […]

Croquant d’Amandes means “crunchy almonds” and that certainly describes the texture of these crisp, biscotti-like cookies from Chad Robertson’s Tartine Book No. 3. The unusual inclusion of dried hibiscus flowers makes these unlike any other biscotti you have had and they are well worth searching it out. Read the recipe through as there might be a […]

This recipe is from Tartine Book No. 3 by Chad Robertson of San Francisco’s Tartine Bakery. This shortbread recipe alone is a good example of his current sensibility but also make sure to read our book review. His recipes makes me think about combining ingredients – even just using ingredients – in very new ways. What’s […]

Heather Baird is the creator of the colorful and inspiring blog, SprinkleBakes, which is also the name of her book in which she presents one bright, crafty project after another – all edible, of course. We have also brought you her Blue Velvet Cupcakes and between these two recipes, we hope you will be dazzled enough to […]

Judges at the Best Darn Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest, held at the late, great Copia food and wine education center in Napa Valley, California, called this a cookie “with a complex flavor” and “strong chocolate punch” that “is not too sweet.” It won third place and people’s choice for Paige Isbutt in 2006. The first […]

Matcha is Japanese green tea that is finely ground into a powder and is used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. It is very concentrated in flavor and color. The optional sparkling sugar can be sprinkled on half of the batch of match shortbread cookies; after baking, when both the sugared and plain cookies are […]

The combination of creamy milk chocolate, candied orange peel – with an additional kick from Grand Marnier – and the crunch of pecans makes this dessert a very grown-up and special chocolate-chunk cookie. Images: Dédé Wilson Print Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Candied Orange Peel and Pecans Author: Dédé Wilson Makes: Makes 36 large cookies   Ingredients […]

Biscotti means “twice baked” in Italian. First, you form the crumbly dough into one stiff mass and bake it whole, then you let it cool, slice it and bake it again at a lower temperature. That’s what gives biscotti an almost cracker-like quality, which goes especially well with coffee. This triple-chocolate double-baked treat is dipped […]