Cakes, Cookies

Matcha + Elderflower Madeleines

Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 10 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours + | Difficulty : Easier than you think Hello my lovelies! As you may or may not have seen from my earlier posts I’m heading to Tokyo for 10 days at the end of the month. There will be a little hiatus while…

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Cookies, Dairy Free

Pistachio Barouj

Prep Time : 30 Minutes | Cook Time : 40 Minutes | Total Time : 3 hours | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! Long time no bake. You’ll be pleased to know that my jaw no longer aches, my stitches are out and I am only nursing a scrape on my hand and that was inflicted by carelessness. There’s…

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Cookies

Plum + Almond Thumbprints

Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 20 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! Let’s start the week with some cookies. Grown up versions of a jammy childhood classic. Nutty crunchy almonds and a dollop of plum jam. All the good stuff. Perfect with cups of tea. Everything is really.…

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Cookies

Rye + Vanilla Butter Cookies

Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 20 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies. Another bust week ahead. Time racing by on this and that. Let’s take a breather and make some cookies. Some simple unassuming cookies that bring a moment of quiet pleasure all week long. These gloriously buttery…

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Cookies

Lemon + Dark Chocolate Biscotti

Prep Time : 15 + 10 Minutes | Cook Time : 30 + 15 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : Moderate Hello my lovelies! It’s all lemons all the time at the moment. We have NZ meyer lemons coming out of our ears. I was blessed with a bag of deep golden yellow beauties from a…

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Bars and Slices, Cookies

Pistachio + Lemon Cookie Bars

Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 40 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! Dialling it back to something more simple this time. But no less delicious. I have a fabulous new book that I’ve been itching to get into – Dolce Italiano. It’s the dessert book from Babbo and…

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Cookies

Barley + Milk Chocolate Cookies

Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 20 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! Rounding out the week of interesting grains with my new favourite flour. Barley. Soft and sweet. Milky almost. A perfect addition to shortbread. We are using milk chocolate for these cookies so it balances but doesn’t…

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Cookies, Kiwi Classic

Ginger + Sesame Anzacs

Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 15 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! As y’all know I’m a big fan of oats in everything. So naturally I’m a big fan of the Anzac biscuit. I favour the thin chewy style. The way my mum makes them. Hi mum. If…

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Christmas, Cookies

Glazed Lebkuchen Buttons

 Prep Time : 15 + 75 Minutes | Cook Time : 12 Minutes | Total Time : 2 Days | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! More traditional Christmas goodies with a twist. These mini gingerbread cookies couldn’t be easier to make. You just need to give yourself time to let the dough rest. At least 24 hours. Preferably 48.…

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Cookies

Boo My Valentine

Prep Time : 10 + 30 Minutes | Cook Time : 12 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : Fiddly Hello my lovelies! Halloween is just around the corner. It’s not as big a deal here in NZ. But it’s still fun to get in on the action. Especially if there are puns involved. This year we…

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