Misshapen Cherry-Nut Chocolate Pinwheels

Tuesdays with Dorie: Cherry-Nut Chocolate Pinwheels from Dorie’s Cookies

Well oh my goodness I do not know WHAT went wrong here? I’ve made Dorie’s “Do Almost Anything Chocolate Dough” before and I’ve made many “pinwheel” type cookies before but this time around it just didn’t all come together for me! About these cookies, Dorie says: These look dainty, with their swirls of plump, syrupy … Read more

Cross section of Chocolate and Walnut Bars on a white plate.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Chocolate and Walnut Bars from Dorie’s Cookies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is a decadent brownie-type slice/ bar – once again, not really a cookie… in fact, Dorie says: These bars were built on a memory of a torte I had in Rome and a few disparate recipes given to me by friends. Are they truly Roman? Nope. … Read more

Overhead shot of Torta Sbrisolona on a black serving tray.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Torta Sbrisolona from Dorie’s Cookies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is a really interesting one! Torta Sbrisolona  is a slice, not a cookie and it’s made with almond flour and cornmeal which gives it a really great texture. Dorie says: Translated from the Italian, torta sbrisolona, a traditional cookie that’s been beguiling people since the Renaissance, … Read more

Rousquilles on a black serving tray.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Rousquilles from Dorie’s Cookies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is one I’m not sure I’d make again but I’m glad I tried it! Dorie says: I spotted these white-glazed ring cookies (the name means “little wheels”) the first day we were in Barcelona, bought some and then bought them every day thereafter. I’d find them … Read more

Mini waffles topped with ice cream and melted chocolate.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Not-Quite Sugar Cone Pizzelles from Dorie’s Cookies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is one that I knew from a while ago I probably wouldn’t be able to complete properly because it requires a special piece of equipment – a pizzelle maker which, in my book would need to argue long and hard as to why it deserves a … Read more