Relish Recipes — Desserts

Mormor's Spice Cookies

Posted by Donna-Marie Pye on

Mormor's Spice Cookies

According to chef New York based chef, Marcus Samuelsson, author of Yes, Chef (a recent Relish book club read) his grandmother's spice cookies take him right back to her kitchen in Sweden. "Her spice rack looked like it belonged to a culinary jet setter. It was the toasting of the spices that make all the difference in these cookies." DOWNLOAD RECIPE CARD Ingredients... 1½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp ground cardamom ¼ tsp ground cloves 3½ cups all purpose flour 1 tbsp baking soda 1 tsp kosher salt ½ tsp freshly ground white pepper 10 tbsp...

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Nova Scotia Oatmeal Coconut Cookies

Posted by Donna-Marie Pye on

Nova Scotia Oatmeal Coconut Cookies
After the tragic events in Nova Scotia, one of our customers posted a lovely story about her mom's delicious oatmeal cookies. Her mom was born in Nova Scotia, and these cookies were her tribute to the Nova Scotia community suffering this terrible tragedy. We asked if she would share the recipe after we whipped up a batch. They are crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. When we tested them we added some extra healthy stuff - 2 tbsp hemp seeds and 2 tbsp ground flax seeds. Thank you Kathy for sharing!

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