Almond paste cookies are a holiday staple among the many Italian, Jewish, Polish and German bakeries in upstate New York, where I was raised. I have long been a fan of almond paste cookies in every ...

To prepare the cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread almond flour in an even layer on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until lightly toasted, about 10 minutes. In a ...

To prepare the almond paste cookies, place the blanched almonds (1) and sugar (2) in a food processor with steel blades and blend until powdered (3). Remember that this step should last only a few ...

Making festive cookies for the holidays doesn’t have to mean owning six types of sprinkles or having three different sugars on hand. In fact, some of my holiday favorites have shockingly few ...

These flourless almond cookies are “sort of like French macarons,” explains cookbook author Jake Cohen, but “without the meringue, and much easier to throw together any time you want.” He learned the ...

Pale, soft and chewy, these sugar cookies highlight some of the best flavors of the holiday season: orange, cardamom and almond. They’re citrus-y, gently spiced and lightly nutty. Jake Hagen, who grew ...

To meet Paul Schrade, a tall, white-haired 77-year-old with a gently bemused smile, you’d never suspect that he’s obsessed with a poisonous nut. Mention the bitter almond, however, and the retired ...

Almond paste cookies are a holiday staple among the many Italian, Jewish, Polish and German bakeries in upstate New York, where I was raised. I have long been a fan of almond paste cookies in every ...