Category Archives: Cookies

Madeleines are a type of soft, buttery sponge cake cookie from France. These cookies have been one of my kids favorites since they were toddlers. We used to live a few blocks from both their school and a Starbucks and we often walked or rode bikes to both to burn up some of their energy.Continue reading “Madeleines”

There are SO many crumbl copycat recipes out there I want to try. This one I saw on Everyday Eileen and my family loves heath bars so we were drooling over these cookies. Have you all tried heath cake before? I have made it a few times and it is delicious. These cookies are basedContinue reading “Crumbl Copycat Heath Cake Cookies”

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, happy family and friend time… However and whatever you celebrate this time of year, I hope it is fun and full of love, peace and good things. I wanted to put all of the recipes for cookies and other goodies I made this holiday season in oneContinue reading “Holiday Cookie Roundup”

I had never heard of leckerli until a few years ago, and I wish I had. Leckerli is a dense, chewy spice cookie bar from Switzerland. It is made with a heavy dough of honey, nuts, candied fruit and spices. If you had described it to me, I probably would not have been that excitedContinue reading “Leckerli”

I have been making these as long as I can remember. My mom and I made them growing up, and my grandma made them too. I believe someone told me my grandma originally got the recipe for these from the newspaper. In any case, if you know my in real life, you have probably gottenContinue reading “Norwegian Christmas Cookies”

I saw this recipe on the Milk Street instagram account and I haven’t made cookies similar to this before so wanted to try them out. The recipe says they are based on Basler brunsli cookies, which are Swiss holiday cookies. I have never had those, so can’t compare to these, but I liked the ideaContinue reading “Chocolate Almond Spice Cookies”

This soft glazed gingerbread recipe is from Tartine bakery in San Francisco and it is by far my favorite gingerbread cookie to make. There are a few reasons for this. One, it holds its shape/pattern decently when baked, so it works great with cookie stamps or an embossed rolling pin (I use both). It isContinue reading “Soft Glazed Gingerbread”

I love making shortbread cookies. They are so simple and easy, but so delicious to eat. I make my brown butter shortbread cookies for Christmas every year. It is also fun to experiment with other flavors of shortbread. I love citrus shortbread, especially lemon. These cherry chocolate shortbread cookies are a bit more festive though,Continue reading “Chocolate Cherry Shortbread”

These soft ginger cookies are one of my all time favorite cookies. They are perfect for holidays, but fantastic enough to make any time of year. They have the perfect balance of spice, sweetness, texture and flavor. They are delicious with a little dip in white chocolate, like the picture, but equally good without it.Continue reading “Soft Ginger Cookies”