Cookies & Bars Recipes
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The Best French Macarons
French Macarons are the pinnacle of baking confectionery genius. Macarons take cookies to an unimaginable extreme of culinary perfection. Don’t confuse Macarons with the coconut cookies called “macaroons.” These almond flour cookies are made with a meringue base. When baked correctly, they have a light, crisp sugary coating surrounding a tender, chewy cookie interior.

Our Chef’s Best Recipe Chocolate Chip Cookies
Now and then, we come across recipes in the test kitchen that we use for years on end. This chocolate chip cookie recipe is one of them. Our pastry chef has used it in restaurants and bakeries for the last 25 years with rave reviews. You’ll soon see why.

Best Ever Bakery Blondie Formulation with Pecan and White Chocolate
Blondies are a classic bar cookie and the perfect afternoon snack. They are chewy and caramel flavored with vanilla.

Best Quick Gluten Free Almond Flour Fudge Brownies
Have you ever tried the recipe right off of the package of our almond flour?! We save only the best ones for the supreme honor of the package. Our chef’s Almond Flour Macadamia Fudge Brownies are absolutely divine.

Dutch Speculaas Cookies
Sometimes referred to as windmill cookies, these classic Dutch spice cookies are thin, crisp, and ridiculously addictive.

Easy Homemade Chewy Granola Bars with Nuts, Chia, and Cranberries
Store purchased granola bars are usually full of fillers, far too sweet, not nearly as chewy as they should be, and fall apart quickly.

Gingerbread Cutout Cookie Formulation
Gingerbread cookies are perhaps the most requested and baked cookies of the Holiday Season. Here is a fantastic formula that will give you excellent shape and texture.

Classic Fudge Brownie Formulation
Exceptional chewy fudge brownies are a baker’s lifeblood. This formulation will keep your customers coming back for more and the home baker’s version is just as addictive.

Flavor of the Month-Citrus Pecan Shortbread
This recipe for Pecan Shortbread cookies, with hints of citrus accenting the delicate flavor of toasted pecans, are just the perfect combination. We’ve included our baker’s formulation as well as a home baker’s version.