Linzer cookies dusted with icing sugar on a white plate.

12 Days of Holiday Treats: Linzer Cookies

Welcome to Day 7 of The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats! Once again, this year, from December 1st-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining! The recipes I’m sharing are small-er batch (perfect for this year when many of us will still be attending/ hosting smaller gatherings) … Read more

Dorie Greenspan Little Rascals from Dorie's Cookies on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Tuesdays with Dorie (Dorie’s Cookies): Little Rascals

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies was kind of like a linzer cookie (jam sandwich cutout cookie) but with a walnut twist! Also, adorably called “Little Rascals”… Dorie says: When I discovered that the German name for these cookies, which I grew up with, translated as “Little Rascals,” it made me love … Read more

Cocoa linzer cookies from Baking Chez Moi on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Cocoa Linzer Cookies

The Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi for this week was one I thought I might quickly bake up in between working on my manuscript a couple of weeks ago. Linzer cookies? No problem. I even had a cute cookie cutter (bought in France last Christmas) that would work perfectly! The dough (ground … Read more

Linzer Cookies Alfajores Pesche Shortbread cookies at Bonnie Gordon College Toronto

A sweet trip around the world at Bonnie Gordon College of Confectionary Arts

Last weekend I was fortunate enough to participate in the “International Cookies” class at Bonnie Gordon College of Confectionary** Arts – part of the Part Time Bakery Essentials Certificate.  A unique programme designed for students who wish to study baking and pastry arts part-time, the course teaches skills and techniques for making various cakes, cupcakes, … Read more