Feeling nostalgic? Us too. On a rainy late-winter day, there’s nothing like the comfort of baking cookies…cookies that you’ve known since you were a kid. These classic oversized black and white cookies – found in just about every New York deli – fit the bill with a light, cakey body and creamy frosting on top. […]
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Double Buckwheat Double Chocolate Cookies
Today we’re doing a few things differently with our cookies: We’re using buckwheat flour (!) and we’re fighting cancer (!!!). Since buckwheat flour is more or less self-explanatory, we’ll move straight into the “fighting cancer” part: We’re baking Double Buckwheat Double Chocolate cookies in support of the nonprofit organization Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. Cookies for […]
Mint Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies
How would you like a festive holiday cookie that’s gluten-free…without making you feel like you’re missing out on something? Enter Mint Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies, one of our favorite holiday cookies from our youth. This is essentially the original gluten free cookie – it was gluten free before people even knew what gluten was. When […]
Iced Purple Sweet Potato Cookies
This week thought we’d take a little break from the avalanche of red and green cookies to try out a festive little cookie that’s…purple. Yes, purple. These Iced Purple Sweet Potato Cookies are made with Stokes Purple Sweet Potatoes from Frieda’s Produce, and they’re frosted with icing that’s tinted purple with just a few drops […]
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies
There are some pairs that just always go together – to the point where you can’t imagine one without the other: Spaghetti and meatballs. Bagels and cream cheese. And of course that old standby, peanut butter and jelly. Why are we thinking about pairs? Because for this month’s Netflix Stream Team, we’re talking Friendsgiving – […]
Blueberry-Banana Gingersnap S’Mores
Want to put a little “pop” into your holiday baking? Instead of traditional reds or greens, go for blue…as in blueberries. Even though we generally associate fresh blueberries with the summertime, you can actually find them year-round in the supermarket. From April through October, they’re grown in North America, and from November to March […]
Hi! I'm Jeanne Fratello - a writer, reporter, and a mom who is on a mission to find great food for kids and to keep parents up to date on the latest nutrition news. You can read more about me here.
