This recipe makes crispy gingerbread cookies that are used for gingerbread men. To keep the cookies crisp, store them in an air-tight container. They can be decorated with royal icing. Ingredients ⅔ cup (~160 g) packed light brown sugar ⅔…
These chewy ginger cookies are soft and delicately flavored. Ingredients 180 g (¾ cup) butter, softened 500 g (2 cups) brown sugar 1 egg 60 ml (¼ cup) molasses 10 g (2 tsp) baking soda 600 g (2½ cups) flour…
Kanafeh, a delectable Middle Eastern pastry, is a must-try dessert. It consists of delicate angel hair-like strands of kadaif, paired with akawi cheese and samneh or clarified butter. The pastry is baked to perfection, creating a delightful contrast of crispy…
This is a recipe for a traditional pecan pie, which is a popular dessert in many parts of the southern USA. Pecan pies are often served on holidays and special occasions, most commonly at Christmas and Thanksgiving Day meals. Ingredients…
Turkish delight, or lokum (also loukoum), is a confection made from starch and sugar. It is often flavored with rosewater or lemon, the former giving it a characteristic pale pink color. It has a soft, sticky consistency, and is often…
Cookies and milk is a common snack in Canada. Many versions are made, varying from the most basic, simply dipping a cookie in milk, to this recipe for one of the more complicated and messy versions. Ingredients Cookies (preferably chocolate…
Lumberjacks are a cookie from the Old Sturbridge Village Cookbook, and they reflect baking from 1830s New England. Ingredients 1 cup caster sugar 1 cup white vegetable shortening or butter 1 cup dark molasses 2 eggs 4 cups sifted flour…
Kheer or payasam is a thick rice pudding. Ingredients 1 L (4 cups) milk 250 ml (1 cup) long grain white rice 125 ml (½ cup) white sugar 65 ml (¼ cup) sultanas (raisins) 6 cardamom pods 65 ml (¼…
Ingredients 2 cups butter, melted 2 cups dark molasses 1 lb dark brown sugar 2 tsp cinnamon a little allspice 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tbsp ground ginger a little black pepper 10–12 cups all-purpose flour Procedure…
Christmas cake is a fruitcake traditionally served around Christmas in the United Kingdom, especially after long walks, to be had with tea. This is a traditional, somewhat extravagant recipe which is quite easy to make, but steeping the fruit should…
Ingredients Cake 2 cups (275 g / 9.7 oz) flour 2 cups (450 g / 16 oz) white granulated sugar 1 cup (250 ml / 8.5 oz) cola 2 sticks (250 g / 8.8 oz / 1 cup) margarine 3…
Milkshakes are beverages made by blending cream and milk with other ingredients added for color and flavor. Ingredients 2 cups (480 ml) vanilla ice cream 1 cup (240 ml) whole milk ¼ cup (60 ml) half & half 2 ½…