Cookie

I won’t take any credit for the original recipe here, but I really liked this modular approach to cookie making. It comes from the wonderful Honey & Co in London....

This is a great variation on chocolate chip cookies from Alison Roman. I’m enough of a fan I thought it was worth adding to my notes for further iteration. Really any chocolate works here....

This is a favorite little biscuit from the wonderful people at Poilâne. The ingredients list is minimal, they’re really easy to make, and they taste great. You can really use any cutter you like....

If I’ve learned anything from devotedly following of the Ottolenghi team, it’s that tahini makes everything better. I’ve been noodling with different recipes for tahini-flecked blondies, where I think the roasted savoriness adds a nice bit of pep....

Ingredients 150 g all-purpose flour 90 g desiccated coconut 90 g rolled oats 1 teaspoon baking soda Pinch salt 150 g unsalted butter 160 g brown sugar 90 g golden syrup Method In a large bowl, combine the flour, coconut, oats, baking soda, and salt....

While it may not stand up to logical scrutiny, I’m a big fan of dried currants and not so much a fan of raisins. Thus: the currant oatmeal cookie. A classic tuned to my whims....

I spent years — literally decades — trying to figure out how to consistently bake great madeleines. Then, by pure luck, I found this amazing blog, Je pense donc je cuis, that took a rigorous science-based approach to the cakes....

The original source for this recipe is lost to my memory. It entered my repertoire one Christmas when I needed something new to bake. They’re more or less the sweet version of grissini....

These come from the excellent Mokonuts in Paris. Everything they do is delicious, these as much or more than everything else. It can be a little difficult to find black sesame seeds....

I came across these biscuits while I began learning the Danish language during the 2020 pandemic, and also wanted to immerse myself in the culture. These are wonderfully minimal. Not too difficult and delicious....