A cookie tin gets predictable when the same few recipes show up every time. These 17 choices mix old-fashioned nut and spice ...

Garten’s fruitcake cookies recipe is featured in her book Barefoot Contessa at Home. She explains in the book how she got the recipe from cookbook author Lee Bailey when he asked her to make them for ...

Chop fruit (currants through cherries) and soak overnight in dark rum or grape juice. Drain well. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar and egg. In a separate bowl, mix together salt, baking ...

Tell your kids that they can be the “King and Queen of Tarts” when they make this gem of a summer dessert. The fresh fruit ingredients from your local market or fruit stand are luscious and good by ...

Sweet, juicy melon needs little embellishment. Sugar, cardamom, and fresh mint highlight the flavor of ripe cantaloupe, honeydew, or other muskmelons, while a scoop of ice cream makes it an ...

Fruitcake: Love ‘em or leave ‘em? Probably a majority would pick choice No. 2. Just the thought of fruitcake-anything makes them turn up their nose. The “love ‘ems” enjoy the sweet, perhaps liquor ...