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Apricot-Cherry Coconut Bars
Post | Linda Avery on 04.23.04 | No Comment
Apricot-Cherry Coconut Bars

by Greg Patent
from Baking from the Heart
by Michael J. Rosen
(Broadway Books, 2004)
Makes one 9 x 13-inch pan or 15 bars
The sourness of the cherries and the sweetness of the coconut make this a spot-on foil …

Chinese Five-Spice Cookies
Post | David Leite on 08.16.03 | No Comment
Chinese Five-Spice Cookies

by David Leite
Makes about twenty 2 1/2-inch cookies
These Chinese five-spice cookies are basically a sugar cookie with the addition of sweet Chinese spice powder, which can include ground star anise, cinnamon, ginger, fennel seeds, Szechuan peppercorns, …

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Biscotti
Post | Linda Avery on 07.23.03 | No Comment
Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Biscotti

by Carole Walter
from Great Cookies
(Clarkson Potter, 2003)
Makes 6 dozen 3 1/2-inch biscotti
Here is a recipe for chocolate biscotti from my former assistant, Judie Levenberg. Judie, an excellent baker, was the owner of Bake My Day, …

Traveler’s Date Cookies
Post | Linda Avery on 04.23.03 | No Comment
Traveler’s Date Cookies

by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid
from Home Baking
(Artisan, 2003)
Makes 2 dozen cookies
Like shortbread in Scotland, these cookies, called mamoul, are found everywhere in Lebanon and Syria. They’re rich semolina cookies shaped around a date paste …

Rainbow Cookies
Post | Linda Avery on 04.23.03 | 2 Comments
Rainbow Cookies

by Carole Walter
from Great Cookies
(Clarkson Potter, 2003)
Makes eighty 1 1/4 X 5/8-inch cookies
Rainbow Cookies are popular at Christmas, when they are called Neapolitan or Venetian cookies, perhaps to denote the colors of the flag of …

Peanut Butter Ganache Cookies
Post | Donna Desfor on 04.23.03 | No Comment
Peanut Butter Ganache Cookies

by Marian Burros
from Cooking for Comfort
(Simon & Schuster, 2003)
Yield 24 cookies; 12 cookie sandwiches
This is a recipe that’s fairly easy to make and your readers will just love them. I had these cookies made for …

Cream-Filled Macaroon Meringue Cookies
Post | Donna Desfor on 04.23.03 | One Comment
Cream-Filled Macaroon Meringue Cookies

by Lora Zarubin
from I Am Almost Always Hungry
(Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2003)
Makes 4 dozen
Franco Martinetti is one of the great winemakers in the Piedmont. His Barbera d’Asti, Montruc is justly famous. When we met, I …

Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies
Post | Linda Avery on 04.23.03 | No Comment
Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies

by Emily Luchetti
from A Passion for Desserts
(Chronicle, 2003)
Makes about 32 cookies
Baking and decorating cookies signals the arrival of the winter season. Once the cookie cutters, sprinkles, and royal icing are on the counter, the season …

Coconut Kisses
Post | Donna Desfor on 04.23.03 | No Comment
Coconut Kisses

Beijinhos de Coco
by Norman Van Aken
from New World Kitchen
(Ecco, 2003)
Makes 45 to 50 kisses
You’ll love these sweet, heady kisses the way you love a favorite candy bar from your childhood. Sometimes I offer them with …

Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies
Post | Linda Avery on 03.01.03 | One Comment
Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Kevin Garvin with John Harrisson
from Neiman Marcus Cookbook
(Clarkson Potter, 2003)
Yields about 2 dozen cookies
Our chocolate chip cookie is the subject of a classic “urban myth.” Honestly, no one at Neiman Marcus has ever, ever, …

Whoopie Pies
Post | Donna Desfor on 11.24.02 | No Comment
Whoopie Pies

by Tish Boyle
from The Good Cookie: Over 250 Delicious Recipes from Simple to Sublime
(John Wiley & Sons, 2002)
Makes about 28 sandwich cookies
These are a great favorite for adult and kids. When I was a kid …