You know peanut butter blossoms? The wonderful peanut butter cookie with the Hershey Kiss in the center? Well move aside hard to eat peanut butter blossoms, I’ve replaced the hard Hershey kiss with a creamy ganache center and have made peanut butter ganache thumbprint cookies. read more
If you’re a fan of hazelnut, chocolate, and cookies, you are going to love these hazelnut sandwich cookies. These are essentially butter cookies with ground hazelnuts and then SANDWICHED with a hazelnut ganache. There’s nothing like the combination of hazelnuts and chocolate for the holidays. read more
What’s that? It’s only September? And I’m posting a Christmas cookie recipe? I guarantee you though, these ginger spice cookies can be enjoyed any time of the year. But let me tell you, I’ve been planning for Christmas cookies since July. I love thinking about read more
This chocolate hazelnut mandel bread is your morning coffee’s best friend. You may be thinking, hey that looks a lot like biscotti! And you’re right. This is a “Jewish biscotti”. The main difference is that oil is used instead of butter. It makes the crumb read more
I grew up in a suburb of Chicago. Like many suburbs of Chicago, there was a large Jewish population. My father’s side of the family is Jewish, but my mother’s side is Thai. However, my mom had a good Jewish friend who had a mandel read more
These pistachio slice and bake cookies are perfect slices of heaven. The pistachio pairs so beautifully with the buttery cookie. They are super easy to make. I just love the simplicity of slice and bake cookies. You make these cookies just like any other. Make read more
What’s a good holiday classic? Something buttery….something with jam… A linzer cookie! Nope. I love linzer cookies. They are gorgeous cookies. But you know why I don’t think they’re a good holiday cookie? Because if you want to gift cookies, a standard batch of cookies read more
I have some exciting news. After 30 years of sitting on the shelf collecting dust, I finally convinced my mom to gift me her stand mixer. Oh and I have to clarify, she has used it 6 times. But I’ll probably use it 6 times read more
I am obsessed with matcha and chocolate. Many people think I’m a chocoholic. While this is true, it’s not the whole truth. I am a huge “chocolate and other things paired together”-aholic. Chocolate and pretzel, chocolate and mint, chocolate and fruit, chocolate and nuts, chocolate read more
If I had to choose one dessert to eat for the rest of my life, it would be chocolate chip cookies. No matter what mood I’m in, a chocolate chip cookie will make it better. You can eat them with ice cream and they’re easy read more