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Cookies may just be the most essential dessert for any home baker. They’re sure to please a crowd and can be made with almost any flavor you can imagine. Don’t forget to get your copy of Zoë Bakes Cookies for even more cookie recipes and tips.
Order my new cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies, now! My next cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies, will feature about 100 recipes and I test my recipes over and over until they’re perfect. Enlisting my sons, Henri and Charlie, to be taste testers and incorporating their feedback makes my books even better. In […]
This post was originally written in 2011 and it is hilarious for me to read it since my boys are now 23- and 25-year-old men and no longer have little fingers because they’re 6 feet tall. The only thing that remains the same 13 years later; they still love these […]
These krumkake are the pressed cookies I made on the Nordic Treats episode of Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network! In this episode I pay tribute to my Nordic heritage by preparing Swedish cream and krumkake, and visiting a ladies’ church group for a lesson in making the traditional Norwegian flatbread, […]
Order my new cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies, now! It’s the perfect time for comfort food and these Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies from Stephanie Meyer’s The 30-Minute Paleo Cookbook are the ultimate snack to satisfy. They are super decadent and rich with flavor because they are made with almond butter. The cookies, like […]
This chocolate chip cookie guide is the culmination of a lifetime of testing recipes. It includes all my tricks and tips for the perfect cookie. And if you want to learn more about my baking journey while enjoying 75 additional cookie recipes, order the New York Times bestselling Zoë Bakes […]
Every baker should have a sugar cookie recipe in their box. They are perfect for just about any special occasion, bake sale, a random Tuesday or holiday. If you are new to making sugar cookies, this is a perfect recipe to start with. It is delicious, simple to make, rolls […]
Order my new cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies, now! Sometimes you come upon greatness from the oddest paths. When I opened Rebecca Firth’s The Cookie Book, I landed on this Peanut Butter Cup Meringue Cookies recipe, not because of the gorgeous photo (or my absolute love of meringue), which are both […]
We went from 16″ of snow to 80 degrees in two weeks. My mind spun into summer mode in about 10 seconds flat. We Minnesotans can’t adjust to the warm slowly or we may miss it. So, in my mind it’s summer and that means ice cream season. My friend, Sarah […]
I love Macrons because they are gorgeous little treats that feel special and class. They are also surprisingly easy to make and come in endless flavor combinations. How I Discovered Macarons The first time I had a true French macaron was while sitting at the now shuttered WD50 in New […]
Mandelbrot is the Jewish or Eastern European version of biscotti. I grew up avoiding it at Jewish holidays, because it always struck me as stale and tasteless. Many years later I fell in love with Italian biscotti, probably around the time I discovered that drinking coffee was the key to […]
There is something so perfect and ageless about shortbread. Nothing trendy or hipster about it, just the most basic, easy recipe and yet it feels sophisticated and posh. There are only three ingredients in shortbread; butter, sugar and flour. I dolled these up to make lemon lavender shortbread, because that is […]
These Matzoh Crack S’mores are incredibly simple and combine two of my recipes (homemade marshmallows and Matzo Crack) into one amazing Passover dessert. Every year I make matzo crack at Passover, because I don’t think I’d be invited back to the Davis family seder if I didn’t. This year I […]