1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 1/2 cup dark muscovado sugar 1 teaspoon freshly ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground mace 1/2 ...

Two years ago, the winning recipe of our Berks Country magazine cookie baking contest was a traditional Linzer cookie. I have fond memories of being invited to help judge the cookies. The Linzer ...

The Austrian linzer torte is said to date to the 1600s. We've reimagined it for 16:00 office snacking as a buttery hazelnut shortbread cookie sandwiched with raspberry jam. Credit: China Squirrel ...

Linzer cookies are descendants of the linzertorte, named with the Austrian city of Linz. Swapping graham flour and hazelnut meal for the all-purpose flour and almond meal gives these linzer-inspired ...

We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Generously butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Line it with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the 2 long sides. 2. In a food processor, pulse the nuts until ...

Who would've thought that the Linzer torte is the oldest recorded recipe in the world? It doesn’t have the appearance, or ingredients, of a particularly aged dish, yet the first written recipe for it ...

These beautiful sandwich cookies consist of a shortbread base topped with fruit preserves covered with a decorative pastry lattice. The shortbread is traditionally made with finely ground nuts, ...

Growing up, my favorite sweet holiday treats were my mother’s Linzer tortes. Based on a dough enriched with ground roasted nuts and scented with sweet spices, then simply filled with luscious ...

Even though I am proudly an American citizen, as a native-born Austrian I feel that pastries and cakes are my birthright. Austria lays claim to some of the world’s most delicious baked goods, ...

I was obsessed with jam tarts as a child. They were a treat, with essentially only two main elements – jam and pastry – and, much to my mother’s distain, I actually favoured the store-bought versions.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet; roast them until pale golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool completely. Leave oven on. 2. Thickly ...