Robert Deutsch Treats

Chocolate Macaroons

Of course, there were always coconut (plain) and chocolate macaroons for Passover when I was growing up and I always loved chocolate better until I discovered home-made coconut macaroons dipped in chocolate that were so much better. Taking a page out of a recipe from the Barefoot Contessa, I added some chocolate to a half … Continue reading Chocolate Macaroons

Ginger cookie, triple ginger cookie, ginger three ways cookie
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Ginger Cookies, Three Ways

A good friend of mine had hipped me to my winning ginger snap/molasses spice cookie recipe and for me, that meant the end of tweaking.  Even though I am a chronic recipe tinkerer, when something gets high marks, is asked for repeatedly, I leave it alone.  Until another good friend suggested that there was a … Continue reading Ginger Cookies, Three Ways

Robert Deutsch Treats

Maple Pecan Oatmeal Scones with Maple Vanilla Coffee Icing

I did not drink coffee in college, and it was only in my mid-twenties that I started going to a coffee shop every morning on my way to work.   There happened to be an incredible and locally-owned coffee shop near me in Washington Square called Beans, which served incredible coffee and homemade (if you … Continue reading Maple Pecan Oatmeal Scones with Maple Vanilla Coffee Icing

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Best Gingerbread Ginger Snaps / Spice Cookies

Thanksgivings of my childhood were spent with my maternal grandparents and almost always it meant a trip to Pennsylvania and Ivin's Famous Spiced Wafers.   My cousins and I loved these cookies so much that even with all the food and family it always what we talked about in January.  "Why can't we get more … Continue reading Best Gingerbread Ginger Snaps / Spice Cookies

World's Best Apple Cake topped with Confectioner's SUgar
Robert Deutsch Cakes & Muffins

World’s Best Apple Cake (The best dessert that’s not chocolate or ice cream)

Of all the things people ask me to make, and I oblige, the World's Best Apple Cake is at the top of the list (second only to the World's Best Chocolate Cake).   Many apple baked goods suffer from a lack of cohesion— apple pies (and their ilk) often feature hard or brittle crusts with … Continue reading World’s Best Apple Cake (The best dessert that’s not chocolate or ice cream)