The inspiration for these cookies are the iconic German lebkuchen, a highly-spiced cookie that’s often baked and cut into large squares or portioned into large rounds and topped with whole almonds.

Fresh ginger comes in small pieces with a tan peel and has a pale yellow flesh. It is found in the produce section of the grocery store near other root vegetables. To prepare fresh ginger, remove the ...

There is something special about making homemade candied ginger in your own kitchen. It’s one of those old-fashioned recipes that fills the house with warm, spicy sweetness and slows the day down a ...

A buckle is a fruit-studded cake with a buttery crumb topping; it’s a great breakfast treat, an excellent midday sweet alongside tea or coffee, or a casual, not-too-heavy after-dinner dessert. In this ...

I tried three kinds of packaged ginger cookies from the grocery store. Tate's gluten-free ginger zinger cookies impressed me with bits of crystallized ginger. The best store-bought gingerbread cookies ...

Pumpkin puree gives these sweet, holiday spiced cookies a light, airy quality that makes them hard to stop munching on. But it's the ginger glaze—topped with a touch of candied ginger—that makes them ...

A buckle is a fruit-studded cake with a buttery crumb topping; it’s a great breakfast treat, an excellent midday sweet alongside tea or coffee, or a casual, not-too-heavy after-dinner dessert. In this ...

This is no longer on the restaurant's menu, but is worthy of a reprise. This recipe originally ran in Chefs' Secrets in 2002. Instructions: For ice cream base: Put the cream, milk and fresh ginger in ...