Baking

Jalapeño chilies give this a nice spicy kick. An accompaniment to Chicken Chili Verde .

The peanut butter in this dough creates a crumbly cookie.

These delicate, buttery cookies are nice with a cup of tea or coffee.

Any leftover compote is great served over vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt.

Enjoy the crisp, delicate treats on their own or with ice cream or mousse.

It's so easy to make these processor-quick biscuits ahead if you like. Then reheat, split and fill them with ice cream and berries just before serving.

(GERMINUS) Sardinia has many interestingly named sweets, and these cookies called germinus are the most famous of all. They are flatter and chewier than classic meringues and get a crisp accent from the nuts.

Any combination of nuts will work nicely in this winter tart.

When our executive food editor was a little girl, she liked the Christmas cookies at her best friend Allyson's house better than any others. Mrs. Kolbert, whose recipe this is, was apparently the author of much goodness in this world, as it was she who first introduced Allyson's parents to each other.