Candice Hunsinger - Organic Baking Recipes
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Delicate and soft little cakey cookies that are a perfect not-too-sweet cookie with tea. Or sweeten them up a little more with a glaze or frosting (reminiscent of those grocery store cookies, but, you know, good). I tend to bake these several times in Spring, as they perfectly transition from cozy winter to light and […]
Peanut Butter Cookies. A cookie that lends itself to a crunchy edge with a perfectly, smooth, almost creamy, chewy center. Underbaking is the key to this soft peanut butter cookie. My husbands absolute favorite cookie – so much so, it has turned into a special occasion cookie, but deserves to be in the cookie jar […]
I’ve never really been a fan of snickerdoodles. They are just too… flat. boring. blah. lacking. They are okay, and sure i’ve made them for holiday cookie trays here or there because they seem to be a nostalgic favorite for some. I’ve had a jar of of Tahini floating around in my fridge that I […]
A nostalgia-based plastic-wrapped boxed cookie so repulsive, I just had to make it the right way. This cookie became a regular contender at my bakery and for good reason. Two parts – the cookie and the marshmallow cream. THIS IS NOT HARD, so don’t freak out when you see the need for a candy thermometer. […]
You know those cookies that EVERYONE makes? They are buttery and light, always a slightly different shape, but always entirely piled high with powdered sugar and always on a cookie tray? Here are a few names they go by: Kourabiedes (hi Greek friends!), Mexican Wedding Cookies, Sandies, Crescents, the list goes on. Every culture seems […]
Magic BarsRecipe: Candice Hunsinger (provided for Milo)Makes: 1 – 10″ round, serves 24 Magic Bars, Dream Bars, Seven Layer, Six Layer, Hello Dolly, everyone has a name for these bake sale classics. In my bakery, I called the Hello HOLLY Bars after my sister. The magic part is that the sweetened condensed milk caramelizes giving […]