When Susan and I were recently in Paris, we tried a lot of different pastries. We wanted to try to replicate them on our return. This included Lemon Madeleines from Galeries Lafayette on Boulevard Haussmann.
Cookie Recipes
Browse our delicious cookie recipes for every occasion. Here you'll find amazing chocolate chip cookie recipes, oatmeal cookie recipes, perfect cookie recipes for Christmas and more.
Some of my favorite cookie recipes include Outstanding Oatmeal Cookies, Tate's Bake Shop Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Pecan Shortbread.
Classic Pizzelles
Classic Pizzelles are a light and crispy Italian waffle cookie. These are flavored with only vanilla to let their buttery goodness shine through. However, they can be dressed up with a sprinkling of confectioners’ sugar or melted chocolate, or flavored with lemon zest or the more traditional anise. However served, these classic pizzelles are perfect…
Meyer Lemon Sablés
Meyer Lemon Sablés, with their characteristic “sandy” texture, are buttery rich with a delicate hint of lemon from lemon zest.
Skinny Peanut Cookies from Maida Heatter
If you like peanuts, you’ll absolutely love these incredible Skinny Peanut Cookies adapted from Maida Heatter’s Book of Great Cookies. They’re called skinny because they spread to a thin wafer when they’re baking. These cookies are filled and topped with peanutty goodness. It’s hard to eat just one with their crispy edges, chewy interior, and…
Chewy No-Bake Granola Bars
Chewy No-Bake Granola Bars are chock-full of healthy oats, almonds, dried cranberries, and chocolate chips. Unlike a lot of homemade granola bars, these delicious treats hold together when cut. They’re simple to make, and stay soft for up to a week in an airtight container. Granola bars, borrowed from InspiredTaste.net, are the perfect snack to…
Red White and Blue Oatmeal Cookies
Red, White, and Blue Oatmeal cookies are the perfect patriotic delicacy for Memorial Day. They combine a tried and true oatmeal cookie recipe with flavorful morsels to produce a superb cookie.
Cranberry White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Cranberry White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies are crispy around the edges and soft in the middle. They are the perfect blend of sweet from the white chocolate, tart from the dried cranberries, and crunchy from the macadamia nuts.
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Mexican Wedding Cookies, are served at most weddings and celebrations in Mexico, and are perfect for Cinco de Mayo. Known as Polvorones, these buttery confections are packed with a toasted pecans and dusted with confectioners’ sugar. They literally melt in your mouth and break into fine crumbs, leaving the extra crunch of the toasted pecans.
Red Velvet Madeleines
Heart-shaped, Red Velvet Madeleines, with a lemon glaze are a perfect confection for Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s day was first associated with romantic love in Chaucer’s 14th century poetry about “Valentines.”
12 Days of Festive Christmas Cookies
From my house to your’s, 12 Festive Christmas Cookies sure to please even the grumpiest grinch. Leave Santa a plate full on Christmas Eve and watch how his eyes twinkle!
Classic Holiday Gingerbread Men
Classic Holiday Gingerbread Men are soft and chewy on the inside. They have just the right amount of crunch on the outside! They are the perfect homemade gift for the special people on your holiday gift list. This post is part of a virtual recipe exchange organized by Olivia at The Girl Can Bake.
Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups
How cute is this? With only four ingredients, these adorable Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups are super simple to make, and taste delicious! They’re the perfect treat for Halloween!