Springtime Cut Out Cookies

I am really excited about this recipe, I modified a regular cut out cookie recipe by adding lemon zest and cinnamon to give the cookies a bright flavor for spring.  The addition of cardamom would add an extra flavor note to this recipe, unfortunately,  I didn’t have any on hand.  One of the best things…

Lion and Lamb Cookies

The month of March is almost here!  I’m sure you have all heard the old folk saying, “When March comes in like  a lion, it goes out like a lamb.”  (Of course the opposite is said as well!)  The lion and the lamb are similarly compared to the characteristics of yin and yang–just like vanilla…

Chocolate Heart Sandwich Cookies

I thought about making a traditional linzer cookie for Valentine’s Day, and then I thought a chocolate heart linzer cookie might be interesting.  Somehow I started thinking about sandwich cookies and came up with this hybrid cookie.