Rye-Cranberry Chocolate-Chunk Poppy Seed Cookies

Now that it's officially fall, it means that turning on the oven to cook is no longer an unwelcome prospect. I came across this chocolate chip cookie recipe on the New York Times and was intrigued by its unconventional additions. It contained rye flour (of which I still had some remaining from my Nordic bread-making experiments), … Continue reading Rye-Cranberry Chocolate-Chunk Poppy Seed Cookies

Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies by Ocean Spray

This is the third oatmeal cranberry white chocolate cookie recipe I've posted on my blog, the others being Cooks' Illustrated and Serious Eats, and I think this one is one of the more successful ones. (Got my coworkers' stamp of approval!) I usually have little faith in corporate recipes and I don't believe them to be … Continue reading Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies by Ocean Spray

No Bake Homemade Cranberry Chocolate Oat Clif Bars

I'm a big fan of Clif chocolate brownie bars. They're only a dollar at Trader Joe's, taste like a brownie, and unlike Luna Bars, don't have rice crispies in them. I might have discovered the holy grail to making no-bake, gluten-free sweets that taste very similar to Clif bars - Medjool dates. By themselves, they … Continue reading No Bake Homemade Cranberry Chocolate Oat Clif Bars

Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies

One of the best recipes I've found. Right amount of cragginess, crispy and chewy, great texture. The use of brown sugar adds a pronounced molasses flavour. I overbaked them a little, but chilling them before baking helps to preserve height and cragginess. Cooks' Illustrated Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Cookie Adapted from Cooks' Illustrated Makes 8 … Continue reading Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies