Category Archives: Cookies

These cookies come from John’s Yia Yia, Lucy. They are very lightly sweetened and melt-in-your-mouth tender, tossed in copious amounts of powdered sugar. Helen 1 pound salted butter 2/3 cup powdered sugar 2 egg yolks 3 tablespoons brandy 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves Extra powderedContinue reading “Kourabiedes”

Peanut Butter Candy (PBC) was one of Dad’s dessert specialties when we were growing up (alongside chocolate pudding and cottage cheese & honey). I remember making PBC after dinner as a treat, but I say it’s more like a protein bar. Today I make individually wrapped bars for an on-the-go breakfast or snack. They areContinue reading “Peanut Butter Candy”