PRODUCT REVIEW: Jennie & Vera’s Cookies

Something classic (jam sandwich cookie with heart cutout), something new (peach-shaped and flavored cookie sandwich), all delicious.   Thank goodness for America’s artisan bakers. They provide us with such wonderful things for our own pleasure and to give as gifts. The mother-daughter team of Vera and Jennie produce lovely cookies, including some eye-openers we’ve never…
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PRODUCT REVIEW: Dutch Moon Cookies

Cookie, waffle, chocolate and caramel in one luscious treat. Above, the Milk Cappuccino Dutch Moon stroopwafel cookie. Photography by Saidi Granados.   Stroopwafels are an old Dutch treat, invented in the town of Gouda in 1784. The traditional way to eat them is with a cup of coffee, tea or cocoa. Just before it is…
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TOP PICK: Mariposa Baking Company

Great taste and gluten free. So’s the whole line of Mariposa baked treats. From top to bottom: Triple Chocolate Truffle Brownie, Coconut Lemon Square, Mocha Truffle Brownie. Photography by Saidi Granados.   This is the first gluten-free product to ever be named a Top Pick Of The Week, and the second “restricted diet” food.* But…
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