A plate of fresh, warm, homemade Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies with a tall glass of cold milk is the perfect way to welcome home weary students who just stepped off the school bus. It's also the ...

To make cookie dough, combine flour, cornstarch and salt in a bowl. Place the butter, 1 cup icing sugar and vanilla in the ...

A slow-food friend of mine likes to drive guests crazy trying to guess just what it is -- maybe it’s a dissolved sliver of Spanish anchovy to deepen that super-meaty sauce, or some microscopically ...

When I was younger, on days I would spend the afternoon with my grandfather, he would brew us afternoon tea (like a ritual) in small tea pots and cups. I thought it was the coolest thing at the time, ...

Editor’s note: High altitudes makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips that make baking in ...

While it is perfectly possible to go to the store and buy a box of break-and-bake cookies, if you've got a spare hour or two on your hands, there is nothing better than homemade. Not only do you get ...

Once spring rolls around, I start thinking about pastels. Thinking of pastels gets me thinking about lavender — not only my favorite color, but also one of my favorite scents. And once lavender is on ...