Ice Cream Sandwiches

by Helen Kain | Jul 25, 2021 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Summer Recipes

How much fun is it to make your own ice-cream sandwiches? A lot more fun than I anticipated! When I was home in Canada in June, they were in such popular demand with the kids that I ended up making three batches. Lauren made another one after I left for the Cape. So...

Cranberry, Pistachio & Orange Biscotti

by Helen Kain | Jan 13, 2021 | Breakfast, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes

Our virtual baking session just before Christmas produced more than Orange Chocolate Cake. My friend Leanne had assured me her recipe for biscotti was quick and easy, and she was right. We whipped it up in no time. Biscotti means “twice-baked” in Italian;...

Sugar Cookies

by Helen Kain | May 12, 2020 | Cookies & Bars, Easter, Foundation Recipes

We have Heather Baird at SprinkleBakes to thank for this excellent recipe. It’s perfect for cut-out cookies as the dough holds its shape beautifully. Whip up some Royal Icing and let your imagination soar. It’s a fun way to spend an afternooon, and kids...

Spicy Orange Ginger Cookies

by Helen Kain | Dec 16, 2018 | Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes

We have my friend Leanne of the Apple Bundt Cake to thank for this recipe. It’s adapted from Laurel Kreuger’s recipe that won first prize in a baking contest held by Canadian Living Magazine in 1991. For ginger lovers everywhere! I took them to a cookie...

Chocolate Clementine Bars

by Helen Kain | Dec 2, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes

Holiday baking is one of the joys of the season. It’s also an exercise in selectivity – in terms of caloric budget and time to prepare the goody. If I’m going to indulge, go big or go home is my philosophy. Dense, rich, creamy and chocolate is my...

Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Helen Kain | Aug 3, 2016 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Recipes By Type

Chocolate Chip cookies are a perennial favourite for several good reasons: The ingredients are readily available (we always have chocolate chips in our house), the dough is tantalizingly good even before baking and the cookies themselves are meltingly delicious when...