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Vermont Maple Cookies
March is a dreary month in New England. We are sick of snow and desperate for sunshine and warmth, but nature isn’t quite ready to commit to spring. It’s lions and lambs all month long…warm and...
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America’s Test Kitchen Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Is anything as iconic in the realm of hand-held American desserts as the chocolate chip cookie? As I learned when I made Team Toll House Cookies, the first chocolate chip cookie was made in 1930 by...
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Italian Clove Cookies
Allow me to share a story… My parents host our family Thanksgiving. I’m not sure how it came to be, but my participation includes going home the day before to help my mom prepare the food and get the...
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Biscoff Bars
In my recent Key Lime Pie post, I mentioned that my cousin Jaime opted to use Biscoff cookie crumbs instead of graham cracker crumbs for the crust, which showcased their signature caramel flavor. I...
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Cherry Pecan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
If there was ever a perfect cookie for me, this is it. These gifts from heaven are chewy, brown sugary, the size of hamburgers, and loaded with tart dried cherries, toasted pecans, oats, and chocolate...
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Citrus Basil Butter Cookies
Confession – I am ardently in love with fresh basil. Head over heels. Smitten kitten. I want to marry it. All of those things. Basil is wonderful in many Italian dishes and paired with its BFF’s,...
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Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
After the chocolate chip cookie, I don’t think any cookie in America is more beloved than the peanut butter cookie. Yes, I know there are versions of chocolate chip peanut butter cookies, and peanut...
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Auntie Mella’s Italian Soft Anise Cookies
I feel like I am supposed to say that the foods I remember most from my childhood were prepared from memory by my grandmother over the course of an entire Sunday, pressing pinches of love onto my cheek...
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Harwich Hermits
I am always on the hunt for old regional cookbooks, and naturally, I keep my eyes extra peeled for books celebrating the hearty and molasses-laden foods of my beloved New England. When I find them,...
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Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you know me, you know I can’t resist a community cookbook with worn corners and jagged, broken plastic teeth holding the pages together. Bonus points if features “cursive typewriter” font. It was...
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