by Laura
18 November 2010
I sometimes wonder how many incarnations of the simple butter cookie have been developed. I love them all, but this is my favorite of all the butter cookies I have baked. It’s a slice and bake, ridiculously simple, and it is rich, buttery, mellow, tender, and utterly delicious. You could make endless varieties—add cacao nibs [...]
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by Laura
17 November 2010
My Dear Husband’s wonderful grandmother baked peppernuts, or Pfeffernusse, every year for Christmas. They were spiced little bite-sized cookies which she cut into squares, and they were distinctively hers. I have her recipe, but not her guidance, and though we’ve been without her for some years now, it’s still too hard to think of baking [...]
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