Everything Bagel Seasoning Cookies: The Unexpected Trend I Actually Love Now

Everything Bagel Seasoning Cookies: The Unexpected Trend I Actually Love Now

I’ll be honest — when a reader first emailed me asking about everything bagel seasoning cookies savory style, I laughed out loud at my kitchen counter. It was January 2022, and I had just finished a three-week deep dive into brown butter shortbread variations. Savory cookies felt like a distraction. Then I made one batch … Read more

Sharp Cheddar and Black Pepper Biscuits: Savory Cookies My Husband Likes More Than Dessert

Sharp Cheddar and Black Pepper Biscuits: Savory Cookies My Husband Likes More Than Dessert

My husband, David, has never once asked me to make him a chocolate chip cookie. In fifteen years of marriage and thousands of cookies cooling on my kitchen counter, the man consistently reaches past the dessert tray and straight for whatever savory thing I happen to be testing. So when I developed these cheddar black … Read more

Rosemary Olive Oil Crackers: The Savory Cookie That Replaced Bread at My Table

Rosemary Olive Oil Crackers: The Savory Cookie That Replaced Bread at My Table

I did not set out to replace bread at my dinner table. That was never the plan. However, the winter I finally nailed my rosemary olive oil crackers homemade recipe — after 47 failed batches spanning two years — my family quietly stopped asking me to slice the sourdough. These thin, shatteringly crisp crackers now … Read more

Parmesan Shortbread That Disappears Before Dinner: My Go-To Cocktail Party Cookie

Parmesan Shortbread That Disappears Before Dinner: My Go-To Cocktail Party Cookie

It was Thanksgiving 2019 when I first brought a tin of parmesan shortbread cookies savory recipe veterans would recognize — buttery, crumbly, deeply cheesy rounds — to my sister-in-law’s house in Portland. I set them out next to the usual crudités platter at 4 p.m. By 4:17, the tin was empty. My brother-in-law actually checked … Read more