Cookies & Bars

Palmiers with Vanilla Bean, Pecan, and Cardamom on parchment

Palmiers with Vanilla Bean, Pecan, and Cardamom

Palmiers might just be the perfect cookie: crisp, buttery layers of puff pastry encased in caramelized sugar. It’s hard to improve on something so classically perfect,...

Chocolate-Orange Sablés

Bursting with complexity and flavor, these sables are easier to put together than you might think. 4.0 from 4 reviews...

Petit Beurre

These simple Petit Beurre cookies are rich and only slightly sweet. They are delightful on their own, straight from the oven, but a schmear...
One-Pound Chocolate Brownies

One-Pound Chocolate Brownies

Rich, dense, and packed with chocolate, these One-Pound Chocolate Brownies are not your grandma’s brownies. The orange marmalade adds depth and keeps the brownies...
chocolate espresso cookies

Chocolate Espresso Cookies

Deep, dark, intense…delicious with a cup of coffee. Who wouldn’t love a gift tin of these Chocolate Espresso Cookies along with a bag of...
Linzer Cookies with Meyer Lemon Curd

Linzer Cookies with Meyer Lemon Curd

You must try these Linzer Cookies with Meyer Lemon Curd. The citrus doyenne of the kitchen: an extremely versatile cross between a lemon and...
Dream Bars stacked on plate on wooden table

Dream Bars

Pastry chef and owner of Chicago’s HotChocolate, Mindy Segal has been making these Dream Bars since high school, when she got the recipe from her...
Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate Cookies

These Chocolate Cookies are reminiscent of elementary school snack breaks. Use them to build an ice cream sandwich that eats like a homemade version...
Quick Strawberry Jam

Nutty Thumbprint Cookies With Jam

Even if you don’t think you’re “a cookie person,” these cookies will prove you wrong. The cookie itself is well-balanced: slightly sweet, lightly salted,...
Strawberry Jam Crumble Bars

Strawberry Jam Crumble Bars

These make a great breakfast, afternoon snack, or casual dessert. The strawberry jam may also be exchanged for any other flavor you might fancy....