Treats for appetites of every size
I really like cookbooks from famous bakeries. They always use some new technique or ratio that I never see in recipes online, and they unashamedly own their copious use butter. There’s also something nice about having a physical cookbook – crumbs get stuck in the pages, well-loved recipes open easily, you can flip through the pictures until something jumps out – you don’t get any of that online.
Christmas is a baker’s dream come true. There are so many parties to make desserts for. So many people to give cookies to. So many excuses to use lots of butter and sugar to make everyone happy. So it should be no surprise that I have a bit of a backlog of recipes to share with you. Back in December, I mentioned my Cookie Project – every year I make cookie tins as gifts with at least 4 different kinds of cookie included. One of those didn’t make it onto SMiLes before Christmas itself (I forgot to bring the recipe …