by Brian | Dec 26, 2018 | Cookie Jar
Two weeks ago I did a TBT cookbook review for Rosie’s Chocolate-Packed Jam-Filled Butter-Rich No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book. It can be a salivating hoot to go through a twenty-two-year-old cookie encyclopedia and find an overlooked treat. A cookie from the past that is...
by Brian | Dec 24, 2018 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
It is Christmas Eve. You still have time to leave cookies for Santa. This one is simple. And there is no egg. Santa has to watch his cholesterol, too. This recipe comes from The Joy of Chocolate, which I did a TBT review for last week. It’s lovely recipe, one ideal...
by Brian | Dec 15, 2018 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
For this coming week or so, this is high cookie season. We bake and bake. Oh, we eat, too. I’ve posted this recipe before. It is our go-to spice cookie. Superb. Yes, there are cookies beyond brownies and chocolate chip. Not many, but this one to stir...
by Brian | Dec 14, 2018 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Rugelach is now a ubiquitous cookie in our culture. Is it a cookie or a pastry? The name does not matter. The taste does. And the texture. We think of rugelach as a Jewish treat. It is, but — according to Gil Marks in the Encyclopedia of Jewish Food — the origin is...
by Brian | Oct 17, 2018 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
In her lovely new book, Rose’s Baking Basics, reviewed here, provides a kitchen-full array of baked goods. Where to start when testing a baking book? Brownies, of course. And which one? Well, Rose calls this My Best Brownies. The secret ingredient here is cream...
by Brian | Mar 20, 2018 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Earlier today I posted a review of Butter Baked Goods by Rosie Daykin. I don’t know how I overlooked this book published five years ago. But I discovered my copy and now I am baking and frosting away. Rosie’s Vancouver bakery is famous for decadent use of butter and...
