Southeast Asian Cookies: 9 Recipes From the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Beyond

Southeast Asian Cookies: 9 Recipes From the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Beyond

The first time I made nastar, I pulled forty-two tarts out of the oven, let them cool twenty minutes, and watched the bottoms of every single one go translucent and limp. My pineapple jam was too wet. I had cooked it like an American jam — thick enough to spread on toast — when it … Read more

Selling Cookies From Home: Cottage Food Laws, Pricing, and What I Wish I Had Known

Selling Cookies From Home: Cottage Food Laws, Pricing, and What I Wish I Had Known

People find this site searching for “filled oatmeal cookie recipe for sale,” and until now they landed on a recipe post that never mentioned the word “sale” again. That is my fault, so let me fix it. Selling cookies from home is legal in every US state under some version of a cottage food law, … Read more