Rye shortbread cookies are my children’s favourite cookies; they disappear so quickly. I appreciate them for how easy and quick they are to make, as well as for the addition of rye flour. The girls fill them themselves with their favourite jam, and because rye flour
A double chocolate Pavlova means double the joy :). This smaller Pavlova is made with just four egg whites and features a crisp shell with a soft, marshmallow-like centre. It’s topped with Nutella cream, drizzled with chocolate sauce and finished with Maltesers.
These chocolate cherry cupcakes by Nigella Lawson (from How to Be a Domestic Goddess) taste absolutely wonderful. They are soft, delicate and beautifully fragrant, while the cherry jam keeps them wonderfully moist. I will definitely be returning to this recipe very soon
Today, something simple and muffin-inspired. I’m not entirely sure what made these muffins so special, but everyone absolutely loved them. They stay fresh for a surprisingly long time and somehow seem to taste even better with each passing day.
Lemon poppy seed muffins are among my all-time favourites. Refreshing, intensely lemony, wonderfully fragrant and beautifully fluffy, they are hard to resist. Don’t be put off by the addition of poppy seeds – there are only 2 teaspoons in the entire
Rudolph vanilla shortbread cookies are delicate, buttery vanilla biscuits decorated with red chocolate sweets and chocolate details. The dough is wonderfully easy to work with, making the cookie-cutting process a real pleasure, especially for children. Highly
Wonderfully milky cookies that are lightly crisp, soft in the centre and taste a little like miniature sponge cakes. Perfect for children! Although they are quite sweet, they are truly delicious and can easily be packed into a lunchbox for those last summer days at school
I chose to make the marshmallow fluff filling for a reason. I simply cannot imagine these cookies with any other filling. Of course, chocolate whoopie pies can be filled with another light cream, Nutella or even plum preserves, but they absolutely must be
Cookie ice cream is not just for children. Simply add your family’s favourite biscuits to a creamy vanilla ice cream base and you will create a frozen dessert that everyone will love. Whether you choose chocolate chip cookies, butter biscuits, fruit and nut cookies or
These lightly sweet curd cheese cookies filled with fruit have become our cookie recipe of the year. They are absolutely delicious! Quick to make, wonderfully versatile and loved by children, they are the perfect homemade treat for any occasion. Ready for a fantastic
Ladyfingers—the perfect sponge biscuits. Truly perfect. They are indispensable for tiramisu, chilled cheesecakes and countless other desserts. Perhaps they will even become your children’s first homemade biscuits? Made without baking powder or artificial improvers
I have always wanted to make these for St Nicholas Day, although I have not always managed to find the time! 😉 These adorable brownie bites are decorated to resemble Santa hats. The combination of brownie and strawberries is absolutely delicious, and at the
This no-bake toffee cracker cake is exceptionally delicate, perfectly balanced in sweetness and utterly irresistible. Three luscious layers — vanilla custard cream, toffee cream and whipped cream — are sandwiched between salted crackers and finished with
It takes just a moment to prepare :). Deliciously thick, natural and not overly sweet, this strawberry milkshake is perfect for making with all your favourite summer berries and fruits.
Delicate butter cookies studded with dark chocolate and fresh redcurrants. Crisp around the edges, soft in the centre, with a delicious balance of sweet and tart flavours. Delicate shortbread cookies with redcurrants and chocolate. These large, buttery biscuits spread
These custard cookies were inspired by the very first recipe in the wonderful cookbook Sweet by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh, but this time they are based on my own recipe for the simplest butter cookies. All it takes is adding custard powder
Alongside all the summer fruit ice creams that are surely still ahead of us, it is also worth using up the jars of preserved fruit hiding in the pantry before the new season begins. Blueberries, cherries, strawberries… whatever you happen to have in abundance.
Who even came up with the idea of calling them “pierogi”? ;). Regardless of the name, they are absolutely delicious! Until I tried this recipe from Fetti, the lazy pierogi from traditional Polish milk bars seemed impossible to recreate at home (was choosing the right