I call these heart shaped treats Valentine Palmiers. It is an easy treat to whip up with just 2 ingredients – puff pastry (or pie dough), and a red jam like strawberry jam. Don’t they look like cute little hearts? These were first made on a Valentine’s day when I was hard-pressed for time. These …
Cookie
This is one of the easiest cookies to make. A simple shortbread dough and some jam makes for an extremely delicious combination. This thumbprint cookie, the Swedish Hallongrottor, is perfect even for beginner bakers It is the cookie baking season – the store bought ones just aren’t enough. Somehow it does not feel right until …
Moist almost brownie like bars filled with pumpkin flavors and chocolate. It is easy to make and perfect as fall dessert.
Linzer cookies – don’t these beautiful capture the essence of the holiday season ? The powdered sugar reminds me of the sprinkling of the powdery snow, the beautiful star shapes and the vibrant red jam peeking out from the center is the hope for the future, welcoming the new year ! …
A few months back a very discerning member of the family declared that if mommy cooks with raisins she should not expect him to eat it. To give him credit he does eat a variety of veggies and fruits. Of course I did not want to offend him by making oatmeal – raisin cookies 🙂 . …
These are melt in the mouth cookies rolled in confectioner’s sugar the resemble snow balls . These are known by different names , but always have crushed nuts in the cookie and rolled in sugar.