Inevitably during my baking adventures (and almost always after Christmas baking) I usually have either leftover egg yolks, egg whites or both. When I stumbled across this recipe for Raspeli (German Chocolate Coconut Macaroons) in my Mom’s german home baking book as a way to use up leftover egg whites I knew I had toRead more
Inevitably during my baking adventures (and almost always after Christmas baking) I usually have either leftover egg yolks, egg whites or both. When I stumbled across this recipe for Raspeli (German Chocolate Coconut Macaroons) in my Mom’s german home baking book as a way to use up leftover egg whites I knew I had toRead more
Of all the different chocolate chip cookies I have made and tried, these browned butter and rye chocolate chip cookies are hands down my favourite. When I first stumbled across the original recipe (which I have since lost track of) I was ecstatic as the entire thing was all about chocolate chip cookie variations withRead more
Currently sitting here sipping my spiced herbal tea while thinking about the spiced chai I had earlier today and the german spice cookie I dipped in it. Needless to say, I love spiced things and these ginger and molasses rye cookies definitely hit that mark. Spiced with ginger, cinnamon and clove like gingerbread cookies, butRead more
As with banana bread, it seems that shortbread recipes abound all over the internet. I have no doubt that everyone will say that their recipe is the yummiest, but this recipe for shortbread wedge cookies is #1 not mine and #2 is hands down the absolute BEST shortbread I have ever had the pleasure ofRead more
Every Christmas since I can remember my Oma or my Mom or myself have made Hazelnut Macaroons. They are delicious and beautiful, but a little tricky and time consuming so this year I decided to try something different. I first tried Amaretti Cookies (traditionally made with almond flour/meal) this past Summer at a yearly getRead more
Just a heads up: if you are looking for a healthy version of peanut butter cookies, these chewy peanut butter spelt cookies with chocolate drizzle are NOT it. 😀 These cookies are super chewy, perfectly sweet and extra decadent with chocolate drizzled all over them. The perfect treat for someone on their birthday… like myRead more
Here I am sneaking in one more cookie recipe before it’s officially Christmas! These German Spice Cookies, or Spekulatius as they are called in Germany, are another cookie that my Oma has been making for as long as I can remember. When I was little they were probably my least favourite cookie that appeared inRead more
Oma’s almond anise Christmas cookies were always part of the delicate and simple array that made it into the cookie tin every year that was just for me… and boy was that a coveted tin of cookies! I know over the years I received a vast assortment of presents at Christmastime from my Oma andRead more
It’s been quite some time since I have posted anything. The past few months (and all of 2017 actually) has been a terrible roller-coaster ride of hopes and fears as I watched my Mom’s life slowly slip away. I didn’t bake anything for a long time, but with Christmas fast approaching I started feeling theRead more
Christmas cookies have always been very special to me. As a child I remember I would wait with bated breath until my Oma would hand me a big cookie tin full of the vast variety of traditional German Christmas cookies she would make ever year. I savoured those cookies, tried to make them last as longRead more