Monday, May 14, 2012

051212 Macadamia-Maple Sticky Bars

This is a pretty good recipe - the macadamia nuts and maple syrup makes for a nice, sweet combination. The recipe is easy to assemble and if you follow the pan preparation, the bars come out easily from the pan despite all the stickiness. Since I'm not a ginger fan, I omitted the candied ginger. Also, I used raw sugar in place of maple sugar - it all came out delicious! I may very well repeat this recipe sometime in the future.

050612 Earl Grey Tea Cookies

I'm not an Earl Grey tea drinker so I used Hawaiian Hibiscus lemon tea instead. Very nice aroma and subtle flavor. An easy recipe to assemble and make ahead of time since you have to freeze the dough for an hour before slicing/baking. Pretty plain, simple cookie without complex flavor/texture. I never made cookies with tea leaves, so this was an interesting recipe.