Cookie

"A friend gave me this great cookie recipe from the Netherlands," writes Marie Rizzio of Traverse City, Michigan. "The dough can be made ahead and frozen."

Unlike most commercially available chocolate biscotti, these have a deep chocolaty flavor.

Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 1 1/4 hr

This recipe is among those that reach a new level when made with sea salt and high-quality, European-style butter (like Plugrá). Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 2 hr

This version of a popular Provençal treat has a tender texture. The fried cookies are perfect with a glass of milk (kid style) or with an after-dinner drink (for grown-ups).

Lemon peel gives these real lemon tang and makes them an ideal accompaniment to the epi:recipeLink="101752"Lemon Sorbet with Blackberry Sauce</epi:recipeLink>.

This recipe was created to prepare <epi:recipeLink ="14262">Chocolate Walnut Biscotti with Chocolate Custard Swirls</epi:recipeLink>.

Filled Tricornered Cookies

A nice accompaniment to Blackberry and Apricot Compote. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Some cinnamon and pepper give these wonderful cookies a south-of-the-border flavor.