I present you with the nut-free Linzer Cookie. These cookies do not have the crunch traditionally associated with Linzer cookies (I will have to continue working on that), but they are an aromatic, lightly spiced, jam filled, cakey cookie in the iconic Linzer shape. I have adapted the recipe from Maida Heatter’s recipe for Swedish…
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Snowflake Cookies
Jazzed up Sugar Cookies – a lemon zest and cognac spiked dough topped in a cream cheese icing. Snowflake Cookies Recipe makes about twenty-four 1 1/2″ cookies. Cream together: 2 sticks (1 cup) salted Butter (room temp) 1 cup Sugar Add: 1 Egg the zest of 1 Lemon 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 tbsp Cognac…
Maple Pecan Tarts
A certain someone request a Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving this year. In my experience Pecan Pies were these gooey sweet monstrosities that lurked on the edges of the Thanksgiving dessert buffet satisfying the sickeningly sweet desires of a select few nostalgic Southerners. It has occurred to me in the past that if I actually came…
Pie Crust
Recipe makes the base for one 9 inch pie. Fill a cup with ice and water to ensure that the water you will be using is cold enough. In a food processor combine or cut together with a pastry cutter: 1 cup Flour 1⁄4 tsp Salt 1⁄3 cup Vegetable Shortening (You can use butter, margarine,…
The Ephemeral Bee 