Drain cherries and reserve all cherry liquid. Finely chop cherries. You should end up with 1 cup chopped. In a large bowl with electric mixer, cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar, egg, almond ...

Preheat oven to 325°. Onto a sheet of waxed paper, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer, blend the butter for a minute or two until it’s nicely soft ...

My dad's sister made the best kolacky in the world. That's what I've always thought. I never did have the opportunity to watch my Aunt Elinor make the fist-size, eat-out-of-hand coffee cakes. But when ...

Reader Lynn Kan can’t stop thinking about the almond sour cherry cookies from Bartavelle Coffee & Wine Bar in Berkeley. They’re crispy but chewy, and sweet with a bit of tang from the tart cherry ...

While ours might not look exactly like the chef’s cookies (or hey, maybe yours will!), the taste of the snack is the kicker. De Laurentiis’ cookies have a mix of almond and cherry — two flavor staples ...

Angie Dudley, a.k.a Bakerella is the author of the New York Times Best Selling book, Cake Pops and creator of Bakerella.com. Visit PEOPLE.com on Fridays for her dish on desserts. I gave a batch of ...

Our mother gave us a bag of dried cherries the other day. She'd picked them up for herself, but after tasting them she decided that they weren't for eating. They were for baking, she said, and while ...

When it comes to desserts, we love to try anything new, especially if it’s super-sweet, chewy, and full of unique flavors. And Giada De Laurentiis’ new, fruitful cookies are just what we had in mind.

These Almond Crescent Cookies are naturally gluten-free, soft, and full of rich almond flavor with a touch of maple sweetness. Made with simple ingredients and easily adapted to be dairy-free, they’re ...

Food & Drink Editor Tirion Boan If you value independent journalism, please consider making a contribution to support our continued coverage of Phoenix's evolving dining scene and the chefs and ...

As long as I can remember, my mom has been making her famous cherry-walnut bars for the holidays. Made with chopped walnuts and cherries and a bright-pink cherry syrup glaze, they’re always the first ...