Category Archives: cookies

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BERGAMOT SABLÉ COOKIES

Consider yourself lucky if you come across a little citrus fruit too small and yellow to be an orange, too plump and round to be a lemon.

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BERGAMOT SABLÉ COOKIES

Consider yourself lucky if you come across a little citrus fruit too small and yellow to be an orange, too plump and round to be a lemon.

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TUILES À L’ORANGE

Like lace made out of crystal, these ephemeral cookies give eaters the pleasure of breaking something that seems too delicate to touch.

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TUILES À L’ORANGE

Like lace made out of crystal, these ephemeral cookies give eaters the pleasure of breaking something that seems too delicate to touch.

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MAPLE PECAN BUTTONS

In December, like many bakers around the world, I make a complete list of the cookies I want to bake.

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MAPLE PECAN BUTTONS

In December, like many bakers around the world, I make a complete list of the cookies I want to bake.

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CHESTNUT SABLÉS

Spring days whiz by stringing me along. Chive, thyme, and violette flowers are budding…

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CHESTNUT SABLÉS

Spring days whiz by stringing me along. Chive, thyme, and violette flowers are budding…

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ROSEMARY HAZELNUT TUILES

These cookies join the Club of Leftover Eggwhites…

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ROSEMARY HAZELNUT TUILES

These cookies join the Club of Leftover Eggwhites…

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DECEMBER SWEETS: A PHOTO TOUR

December is a busy month for a pastry chef… working odd hours, long hours, short hours (last night I worked from 10pm to 2am… and I pick up again tonight at 2am).

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DECEMBER SWEETS: A PHOTO TOUR

December is a busy month for a pastry chef… working odd hours, long hours, short hours (last night I worked from 10pm to 2am… and I pick up again tonight at 2am).

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FINANCIERS… EN PYRAMID

These little cakes were created by a pastry chef with a shop near the Paris stock exchange in 1890.

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FINANCIERS… EN PYRAMID

These little cakes were created by a pastry chef with a shop near the Paris stock exchange in 1890.

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FLORENTINES

A little magic is in the air today. Outside it’s snowing. Inside I’m cleaning house and preparing mentally for a holiday spent in a French pastry shop.

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FLORENTINES

A little magic is in the air today. Outside it’s snowing. Inside I’m cleaning house and preparing mentally for a holiday spent in a French pastry shop.

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MACARONS AU PAIN D’ÉPICE: HONEY & SPICE BREAD MACARONS

Pain d’épice is sort of like gingerbread, but with lots of honey. It’s quite à la mode as of recent, especially in ice cream and custards, and it is a nice winter cake, sweet and spicy, and conserves well.

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MACARONS AU PAIN D’ÉPICE: HONEY & SPICE BREAD MACARONS

Pain d’épice is sort of like gingerbread, but with lots of honey. It’s quite à la mode as of recent, especially in ice cream and custards, and it is a nice winter cake, sweet and spicy, and conserves well.

palmiers

PALMIERS

These buttery caramelized cookies melt on your tastebuds and make the perfect duo with a cup of afternoon tea or coffee.

palmiers

PALMIERS

These buttery caramelized cookies melt on your tastebuds and make the perfect duo with a cup of afternoon tea or coffee.