PRODUCT: Star Wars Cookie Cutters

Want to teach boys to bake, but find them resistant? Star Wars cookie cutters, exclusively at Williams-Sonoma, might be the motivator. Four cookie cutters that produce Yoda, Darth Vader, Boba Fett and a Stormtrooper are $19.95. Note that beautiful cookies don’t emerge from the oven: This is a lesson in decorating as well as baking.…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Be-Bop Biscotti

These chocolate-dipped varieties are ready to party! Photo courtesy Be-Bop Biscotti. Crunchy biscotti are a good everyday snack. But when they’re covered with white or dark chocolate, they are ready to party. The winner of this week’s Gourmet Giveaway will be able to indulge in (or share) 18 chocolate-covered biscotti, courtesy of Be-Bop Biscotti. Be-Bop…
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PRODUCT: White Chocolate Brownies

It’s not easy to find a good white chocolate brownie. Ellen’s Brownies is a motherlode, with not one, but three options: White chocolate brownie with dark and milk chocolate chips White chocolate brownie with crushed Oreos and dark and milk chocolate chips White chocolate brownie with crushed white chocolate-covered pretzels and dark and milk chocolate…
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CONTEST: Cheesecake Recipe

Is your recipe better than Junior’s Lemon Coconut Cheesecake? Photo courtesy Junior’s. Junior’s Restaurant—a favorite of cheesecake-loving New Yorkers for 6 decades—is celebrating its 60th birthday with a national contest for the next great flavor of its cheesecake. The company already has dozens of delicious cheesecake flavors, from Original Plain, Chocolate Swirl and best-selling Strawberry…
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