Cookies have never been my strongest side so to speak, I used to hate making them a few years back, not knowing then what I know now, not having enough patience perhaps and not being as open as I am today. But I am trying to recover from such a mistake – I do have…
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{Chocolate Peanut Cookies} – Fursecuri cu ciocolata si arahide
When I started baking I was surely not a cookie baker! I just thought cookies were far from the challenge I needed. I have come to better senses ever since though and now I am baking cookies whenever I get the chance to… because, let’s face it, they are the perfect little sweet snack whenever…
{Vanillekipferl} – Fursecuri cu nuca si vanilie
2017 is upon us, but I still have recipes from last year to catch up on. Now I’m not one to bake cookies too often, but I’ve baked so many this year! Some were older recipes, like my all time favorite chocolate chip cookie or the delicious chocolate spritz cookies of Pierre Herme, but some,…
{Dried Fruit Biscotti} – Biscotti cu fructe uscate
I’ve not always been a cookie lover. I used to avoid baking them, thinking that they are a bit too simple to make. Now, to be fully honest, there was a time in my life when I really needed a challenge, I needed complex recipes, I needed to learn. Now that the process is going…
{Lemon Madeleines} – Madlene cu lamaie
Madeleines are tiny cake-like cookies with a distinctive shell shape. They’ve been given this name by king Louis XV to honor his father in-law’s cook Madeleine Paulmier. Louis taste these cookies at the Chateau Commercy in 1755, but it was his wife, Marie who introduced them to the court. Everyone loved them so they soon…
{Peanut Butter Kisses} – Fursecuri spritate cu unt de arahide
I have a weakness for peanut butter, who doesn’t?!?! The flavor it gives to baked goodies is amazing and the aroma that floods the house is delightful. So no wonder that I loved making and baking these Peanut Butter Kisses. They are not just gorgeous, but also slightly crisp on the outside and a bit…
{The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies} – Fursecuri cu picaturi de ciocolata
I’ve been on a very long and time consuming search for the perfect chocolate chip cookie since I started baking. I came very close with this recipe, but now I have one that takes the spotlight, one that shines and yields results like no others. The source of this recipe is chef Scott Green –…
{Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies} – Fursecuri cu ciocolata
Day three of Christmas and we finished our cookie stash already! How it happened I don’t know! I’m not going to bake anything these days though. Instead, I decided to go through the older recipes I had and these chocolate thumbprint cookies really stood out! The dough recipe is pretty basic, inspired from a recipe by…
{Momofuku Cornflake Cookies} – Fursecuri cu fulgi de porumb
I don’t know why and how it happened, but I’m in love with Momofuku Milk Bar recipes. Ah wait, actually I do know. Christina Tosi’s recipes are interesing, complex, slightly quirky and they turn out perfect every single time, what’s not to love?! And the outcome is delicious, looks amazing and taste just like I…
{Coconut Biscotti} – Biscotti cu nuca de cocos
Coconut Biscotti – coffee’s best friends A cup of coffee or glass of warm milk may not be enough sometimes. Sometimes it just needs a biscotti! A biscotti to dip it in the hot liquid but not become soggy. A perfect biscotti absorbs the flavor of coffee, but remains crunchy, it has texture and taste…
Top 5 Peanut Butter Desserts
Peanut butter is a fairly new ingredient for me. I was able to source it for the first time about 2 years ago, but I loved it from the very start. Since then it seems to have become much easier to find in most supermarkets though. Lucky me that I don’t have to hunt it…
{Anzac Cookies} – Fursecuri Anzac
Nowadays served during the Anzac Day (25th April) in Australia and New Zealand, Anzac cookies are said to have been shipped to the ANZAC soldiers (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) by their wives or mothers during the war because the cookies could last for weeks without spoiling. Moreover, they were fairly cheap to make,…
