Heartache oatmeal & fudge cookies
Credit – debit, credit – debit. Oatmeal – fudge, oatmeal – fudge. Life is one long compromise. Like ordering a Diet Coke with your Big Mac, these cookies… Read More »
Lemon animal biscuits
Never work with children or animals? Pah! We had a great time making these Easter biscuits. In fact I’d say I might have had more fun than Audrey,… Read More »
Caramel & white chocolate shortbread
This is the stuff of dreams. Sometimes, just sometimes, the 6 year old only child in me creeps back to the surface and whispers in my ear, not… Read More »
Melting moment mince pies
These mince pies are inspired by my friend Helen’s mother-in-law, who tops her mince pies with Viennese biscuit dough. They are divine! I thought I’d remove the need for a… Read More »
Chocolatey walnut melts
Healthcliff has stolen Autumn and replaced it with something altogether more misty and mysterious. With him in mind I thought a biscuit with walnuts was in order, a… Read More »
Cheatscake
This is easy but oh so satisfying. I always seem to have leftover cheesecake topping. My tins can’t be big enough. In the past I have, shock horror,… Read More »
Lucky macadamia and white chocolate shortbread
I recently visited my old school to give talks on working in advertising, starting a business and baking pastry. That classic educational trio. Back in the 90s my school… Read More »
Chocolate, hazelnut and orange wrinkly biscuits
I wanted to call these cow pat cookies but Mr B felt that name might put people off making them. He’s probably right. So they’re wrinkly biscuits. A… Read More »
Wedding macarons
Recently I made a lot of macarons. I’m talking 93 wedding favours worth, with two macarons in each. That’s four shells per favour. If my maths is right… Read More »
Jo’s peanut butter cookies
I have tried to write this post so many times and I can’t quite do it justice. So I’m just going to splurge my stream of consciousness out… Read More »







