Notes about Recipes in this book

• Thin and crispy maple espresso cookies

  • Zosia on November 16, 2023

    We really enjoyed these. The maple syrup didn't seem to add much maple flavour to the cookies but it was noticeable in the icing and it complemented the cinnamon and coffee flavours in the cookie nicely. They weren't quite as thin as I expected but they had good crunch.

• Frosted lemon-lime sugar cookie bars

  • Zosia on December 05, 2023

    I wasn't able to mix the ingredients in step 2 with a whisk - perhaps the melted butter needs to be quite warm for it to work - so I resorted to a hand mixer to do the work. Apart from that, these came together quickly. The cookies were citrusy and chewy, as promised in the headnotes, and were very well received.

• Peanut butter blondies

  • Zosia on November 12, 2023

    Family loves chocolate with peanut butter so I made them with chocolate chips. They have great texture and great flavour and are quite delicious.

  • thefritschkitchen on December 08, 2023

    These are great - pure delicious peanut butter. Highly recommend with a tall glass of cold milk

• Berry bran cake

  • Zosia on December 08, 2023

    Tasty, fruity cake that was like a bran muffin but with a much more tender crumb and milder bran flavour than the muffins I usually make. I used only whole wheat flour and frozen blueberries.

• Glazed cookie butter bars

  • ShannonS on November 24, 2023

    This book is quickly becoming a favorite. Whipped these up at the last second and they were loved by all. Keep very well at room temperature for several days.

• Chocolate peanut butter brownie cookies

  • ShannonS on November 25, 2023

    This is an adaptation of my favorite childhood cookie that never tasted as good as I remembered when I made it as an adult. This version is less sweet, more chocolatey and absolutely perfect. Not to mention, one of the simplest recipes I’ve ever mixed up. The dough was a little soft so I chilled it for about 15 minutes and it baked up perfectly.

  • thefritschkitchen on December 08, 2023

    Love these cookies - I made them with peppermint chips instead of PB chips (although, I will also make that version soon!!) and they were to die for. The hit of the Christmas cookie platter.

  • Jviney on November 30, 2023

    These are yummy! Mine needed a short nine minutes in the oven and were on the edge of dry but the chocolate flavor is rich and the peanut butter chips add nice depth. A good cookie!

• Malted chocolate cookies

  • stef on December 02, 2023

    Intense chocolate flavour. Still very fudge the second day. It's so good if you love brownies.

  • KCKB on December 03, 2023

    Delicious! Mine spread a lot and ran together - will need to use bigger cookie sheets next time and space them more widely. Also, they only need the lightest sprinkling of flaky salt, I didn’t care for too much saltiness on the ones that got a heavier dusting.

• White chocolate macadamia nut cookies

  • stef on November 14, 2023

    These cookies taste like caramel I guess because of the browned butter. I had pecans so thats what i used. White chocolate chip complements the cookie. I got 25 cookies baking time was 11 minutes.

• Date and pistachio coffee bars

  • Lepa on November 11, 2023

    We loved these bars. They are easy to make and the coffee flavor really puts them over the top.

• Walnut cream cheese coffee cake

  • Lepa on November 15, 2023

    This cake is so tasty! The flavors and textures are extraordinary. I especially love the favor of the walnuts, cinnamon and cream cheese filling. Highly recommend this recipe!

• Raspberry mazurkas

  • Lepa on November 26, 2023

    These bars are so delicious! My son made them with strawberry jam because that's what we had. The flavor and texture were perfect. I highly recommend these if you are looking for a low effort/high impact snack!

• Coffee-glazed molasses bars

  • Lepa on December 06, 2023

    These are easy and SO delicious! They are a bit like spice cake or pfeffernusse (even if they don't contain pepper). The coffee icing provides a wonderful, slightly bitter contrast.

• Brown butter marble cake

  • thefritschkitchen on November 10, 2023

    Very nice snacking cake. Not too sweet, great for an afternoon snack! Use the pan that you browned the butter in to hold the vanilla half of the batter - saves a dirty bowl!

• Almond thumbprints

  • thefritschkitchen on November 13, 2023

    I thought these were great - quick to make as well, even with 2 young kitchen "helpers". I doubled the batch and was glad that I did. Made some with apricot and some with raspberry jam - can't decide which I like best!! Will definitely be making again soon. Mine took a few extra minutes to get brown on the edges, and my double batch yielded 44 cookies

  • Jviney on November 13, 2023

    I was so excited to see this gluten- and refined sugar-free recipe which fit the bill for a Friendsgiving guest who is sensitive to both. I replaced the almond extract with Fior di Sicilia, looking forward to trying it with the almond extracts. They’re really good.