Nutter Butters from Classic Snacks Made from Scratch
Sometimes I feel sorry for Harry. He’s never known the simple pleasure of tearing open a Devil Dog, then licking the stripe of creamy filling off the wrapper. Never thrilled at the thought of two glazed squares of sweet cherry pie tucked inside Drake’s wax-paper sleeve. Never sucked the neon-orange powder off his fingers after ...Keep Reading
The Secret to Perfectly Round Slice-and-Bake Cookies
If you make a lot of slice-and-bake cookies and you’re not storing it in paper towel rolls, this post may change your life. Next time you wrap up a schlong (excuse me: log) of dough, chill it inside a cardboard roll. It’ll keep the dough from getting smashed, and more importantly, it’ll keep the bottom of ...Keep Reading
I’m no genius. But I know genius when I see it.
When it comes to cookies, I’m not afraid to say it: I make some fine specimens. But when it comes to decorated cookies—the kind you roll out, bake, and prettify—well, I kinda suck. Good thing I know an expert. Gail Dosik, the owner of New York City’s One Tough Cookie, does work so spectacular ...Keep Reading
20-Minute Treat: Flourless Double Chocolate Cashew Bars
I’m baking my guts out lately. Hurricane Sandy blasted in, and blasted open my oven doors—first for my own comfort, then to distribute in Staten Island, then for the bake sale, then for Thanksgiving, then for another bake sale just yesterday, and now for today’s Bloggers Without Borders Cookie Swap, raising money for WhyHunger. (It’s ...Keep Reading
Genius: Chocolate Chip Cookie “Cupcakes”
I don’t throw around the word “genius” lightly. And I’d certainly never apply it to myself. (OK, maybe I did, once.) But my friend Amanda Bergman has taken a shine to my chocolate chip cookie recipe—seriously, judging by the frequency of her posting cookie pictures on Facebook, she’s probably made more of them than I ...Keep Reading
