Almond paste cookies are a holiday staple among the many Italian, Jewish, Polish and German bakeries in upstate New York, where I was raised. I have long been a fan of almond paste cookies in every ...

Q. Two years ago you featured an almond paste cookie with a dollop of chocolate. It was wonderful! Now that I’m starting to bake my favorite cookies, I can’t find the recipe. Would you please help me ...

These flourless almond cookies are “sort of like French macarons,” explains cookbook author Jake Cohen, but “without the meringue, and much easier to throw together any time you want.” He learned the ...

This holiday season, shake up your cookie tray with this coconut-almond butter cookie recipe from Nancy Silverton. She’s a James Beard Award-winning chef and baker behind Campanile, La Brea Bakery, ...

If you’ve ever gazed up at the pine tree in your yard and wondered if you could harvest some fresh pine nuts from those cones, the answer is yes -- and good luck. Pine nuts, also known by their ...

Many hands help make holiday cookies. That’s true when you’re gathered with family and friends and vats of colored icing. It’s true when you’re running a contest for cookie recipes, when it takes ...

The holiday season is a perfect time to make shortbread. This archival recipe from a past Vancouver Sun cookbook makes a large, party-ready batch of shortbread cookies. A straightforward home baking ...