Sesame seeds add the perfect amount of savouriness to these otherwise sweet cookies. For a pretty finish, use your fingers to pinch together any cracks in the dough after you've formed the thumbprints.
Classic date squares have been reimagined in this dessert featuring a sweet and sticky plum filling. Don't worry if the plums aren't red in the centres; the peel will cook down to give the filling a beautiful deep-red colour.
These cakey cookies surround the most delicious cinnamon cream cheese icing. Both the dough and the icing can be made ahead, which allows the cinnamon flavour to get stronger. Let the icing come to room temperature before spreading or piping it.
Prepare this summertime classic in the morning and let it cook all day for an easy-peasy, super tasty dinner that'll definitely have you going back for more.
This recipe comes from our contributing editor, Andrew Chase, who developed it for his vegetarian friends. But it's so delicious that his nonvegetarian friends love it too.
Mittens or festive cookie cutters give these vanilla-flavoured cookies a touch of whimsy. Decorate them with the Cookie Glaze, if you like. A good substitute for a vanilla bean is 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla.
Decorate your Christmas cookie tray with this tasty - and pretty - holiday treat.
