

2013 Holiday Collection: Jam Thumbprints/Bird Nests
One of my standard Christmas cookies is jam thumbprints. I have at least a half-dozen different jam thumbprint variations that I regularly bake. The one below, I call “bird nests” because the cookie is dipped in egg-white and rolled in chopped pecans, before it is baked. The nuts give the cookie a “rugged” appearance. Continue Reading →

2013 Holiday Collection: Meyer Lemon Sablés
I LOVE lemon cookies. These refrigerated butter cookies can be made with regular or Meyer lemons. They are the ultimate in “slice and bake.”
Sablés au Citron from Paris Sweets by Dorie Greenspan. Continue Reading →