Cream-Filled Cookie Fillings: 8 Recipes and the Ratios That Make Them Work

Cream-Filled Cookies: 6 Filling Recipes That Work With Any Cookie Base

Last February I had eleven bowls on my counter and a stack of plain shortbread rounds cooling on a rack, because I wanted to settle an argument I’d been having with myself for years: how much does the cream filled cookie filling actually matter? I baked one cookie base, one recipe, forty-eight identical discs, and … Read more

Valentine Heart Cookies That Look Professional With Zero Decorating Skill

Valentine Heart Cookies That Look Professional With Zero Decorating Skill

Three Valentine’s Days ago, I served a platter of heart cookies at my daughter’s school party that genuinely stopped parents in their tracks. Several people asked which bakery made them. The honest answer? I decorated every single one using nothing but a zip-lock bag and royal icing I whipped up in under ten minutes. That … Read more