Late Night Craving | Buttermilk, Maple Syrup, and Bacon | Yield about 4 dozen Isn’t it strange how a brief thought about pancakes can become a true craving at the oddest hour? Late-Night Craving satisfies with both texture and flavor: pancakes and maple syrup with a chaser of bacon. You never know when the urge [...]
Trail Mix
Trail Mix | Trail Mix, Biscotti Style | Yield about 1½ dozen. I like to eat trail mix while driving and hiking; however, I am destined to drop pieces in my lap and on the trail. As such, I decided to create a cookie that was secondarily a cookie and primarily a way to eat [...]
A Flavor Tango
A Flavor Tango | Cornmeal, Lemon, and Cayenne Pepper | Yield about 3 dozen. A delicious lemon and cornmeal cookie. Wait a minute… just when the cookie is nearly gone, cayenne flickers along the sides of your tongue. A Flavor Tango freezes well and is a great take-anywhere cookie. Goes great with a glass of [...]
Remembering
Remembering | Ginger, Molasses, and Spice | Yield about 4 dozen. This simple ginger cookie satisfies solo, or sandwiched with either Brie cheese spread or vanilla ice cream. It’s soft enough to bend nicely in the mouth and crisp enough on the edges and bottom that you can really taste the baked ginger and sugar [...]
Refrescante
Refrescante | Cornmeal, Parmesan Cheese, Cream Cheese, and Jalapeno Pepper | Yield about 2 dozen. Inspired by a Mexican sope, Refrescante’s base is a flaky sweet-corn crunch. Filled with Parmesan, cream cheese, lemon, and jalapeno, the combination of the cookie’s base and its cool, spicy center creates a wonderful hot-cool sensation. Ingredients Step 1: ¾ [...]
A Sweet Moment and a Salty Tongue
A Sweet Moment and a Salty Tongue | Chocolate, Caramel, and Coarse Salt | Yield about 3 dozen. Once in Las Vegas, I tried a truffle chocolate filled with caramel and sprinkled with rock salt. I went back a couple weeks later only to find out it was a special offering and no longer available. [...]
Delectable
Delectable | Caramelized Pear, Crystallized Ginger, and Walnut | Yield about 2 dozen. Inspired by caramelized pear desserts in high-end restaurants, Delectable’s Bosc pears with underlying butter and brown sugar fuse with the cookie’s shortbread-style base and subtle walnut and crystallized ginger flavors. This cookie packs well and makes a great gift given in a [...]
Pesto
Pesto | Walnuts, Orange Zest, Parmesan, and Fresh Basil | Yield about 2 dozen. Inspired by pesto I see on pizzas, pastas, and sandwiches, this cookie offers a familiar, savory flavor as it celebrates the cookie. Walnuts, orange zest, and Parmesan cheese add an interesting bit of flavor, and fresh basil finishes the cookie with [...]
Pink-a-Dot
Pink-a-Dot | Pink Grapefruit and Poppy Seed | Yield about 3 dozen. I love pink grapefruit and had fun finding the perfect combination for this cookie. I settled on this recipe that is both crispy and soft. The poppy seeds add a spot of personality and the light glaze feels good on the tongue without [...]