1. In a bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. In an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until very pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in egg and both extracts. At low speed, mix in the ...

If a dessert that starts with a boxed cake mix is good enough for my baker-extraordinaire mother-in-law, then it's good enough for me. Her scratch-cooking credentials are legit: She maintains a ...

Discover how to make Soft Almond Amaretti Cookies, a traditional Italian treat that's gluten-free and easy to prepare with ...

This original Triple Play recipe from Paula Waldoch of Milwaukee is a variation on an old Mexican wedding cake recipe. She recommends using California apricots, which are pricier but taste better. 1 ...

This cake has a tender texture and a lovely delicate taste. The trick, however, is to find Blenheim apricots, which have an intense apricot flavor. It was well past apricot season when we tested this ...

If you're expecting overnight guests during the holiday season, you might want to stock up on the ingredients for this recipe. Doing so will allow you to throw together a knockout coffee cake for ...

“Holiday Cookies,” a collection of more than 100 recipes of winning cookies from 25 years of the Tribune’s annual Holiday Cookie Contest, is back in print. The book, published in 2014 by the Tribune ...

If you're expecting overnight guests during the holiday season, you might want to stock up on the ingredients for this recipe. Doing so will allow you to throw together a knockout coffee cake for ...

Of all the rainbow cookies I sampled recently, Michelangelo LaMendola’s were the most delicate. At his 20-year-old Malverne Pastry Shop, LaMendola uses as little food coloring as possible; the layers ...