TOP PICK: Linzer “Celebration Cookie”

Some cities achieve fame through beauty (Paris), power (New York) or the ability to entertain (Las Vegas). The city of Linz, Austria is like Bialystock, Russia, home of the bialy (cousin to the bagel), Frankfurt, Germany, home of the slender sausage that achieved immortality when served on a roll,* and Pils, Czechoslovakia, which brewed a…
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TOP PICK: Sticky Toffee Pudding Co.

After the constant media coverage and the long lines at the polls this election year, you deserve a treat. We suggest everything made by The Sticky Toffee Pudding Company. Americans enjoy many blessings. One of them is that Englishwoman Tracy Claros moved to Texas and started a delightful specialty food company, The Sticky Toffee Pudding…
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FREEBIE: Cookie Of The Day Recipes

Home-baked Christmas butter cookies are a memorable part of the holidays.   From November 28 through December 24, bakers can delight in a daily, delicious butter cookie recipe, along with baking tips, from cookbook author Gale Gand (Gale’s the executive pastry chef and co-owner, with Ric Tramonto, of one of our favorite restaurants, Tru, in…
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HALLOWEEN: Perfect Party Favor

If you’re looking for something sophisticated and sweet to give special guests on Halloween, may we suggest Sugardaddy’s seasonal Harvest Sumptuous Sweetie? This round blondie is made with a rich pumpkin purée, a 5-spice harvest blend, chopped walnuts and white chocolate chunks, then topped with an apricot cardamom swirl. It‘s a memorable way to celebrate…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: One Girl Cookies

Chocolate mocha sandwich Cecilia and cousin Louisa, filled with lemon cream. One day, one girl decided to leave her career at the prestigious Barney’s New York fashion temple to pursue the artisan craft of baking. After two holiday seasons testing the waters by making tea cookies in her tiny West Village apartment, the girl, Dawn,…
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