Dried apricots, toffee, milk chocolate, and rolled oats are a delightful cookie combination I’d happily eat morning, afternoon, or night. When it comes to breakfast, I tend to lean savory. I grew up ...

One thing I learned from having my husband in the hospital for a long time is that emergency snacks are essential. I usually plan on going home for dinner, but sometimes there are things going on that ...

Cream butter and cream cheese together until well-blended. Add flour and baking powder and mix well. Refrigerate dough for 3 hours. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/80-inch thickness.

Josephine DiNenna’s husband, Ernest, visited his hometown of Naples, Italy back in the 1950s and while there tried some Sicilian Apricot Cookies that a relative’s neighbor brought over. He loved them ...

Finding a stash of cookie dough in the refrigerator (OK, even if you put it there yourself) is like discovering a spa gift certificate in your Christmas stocking: It promises near-instant ...

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift together slour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl an set aside. In another large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and ...

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds or until softened. Add the sugar, baking soda and salt. Beat until combined. Beat in eggs, sour ...

This recipe is adapted from Dorie Greenspan’s “Dorie’s Cookies.” She developed these as a more savory than sweet cocktail shortbread cookie, but took to serving them with both afternoon tea and ...

Can I swap fresh apricots for dried ones in dessert recipes? You can swap fresh apricots for dried ones in some desserts, like cookies or apricot scones, where a chewy texture and concentrated flavor ...