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Totoro Cookie Box

Dec 23 by Anita 2 Comments

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all my readers! Thanks for visiting my site and for all the lovely comments you leave here and on my social media – I appreciate them all! For my Christmas cookies this year I was inspired by the beautiful cookie box trend that’s been around for a while on […]...

Filed Under: Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: christmas, cookie, cookie box, totoro

Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies with Salted Caramel

Dec 14 by Anita 4 Comments

It’s full on cookie baking time and I’m excited to be part of Rodelle‘s annual Christmas Cookie Campaign again! Visit Rodelle’s page to see the collection of cookie recipes my fellow Rodelle ambassadors have created for this holiday season: there are some delicious choices to fill out your holiday table and your gift baskets. I’m sharing a riff […]...

Filed Under: Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: cookie, gingerbread, holiday, rode, thumbprint, vanilla

Rose Meringues for a Simple Spring Dessert

May 19 by Anita 3 Comments

I know…with all the pink and red it almost looks like a Valentine’s Day post. Well, when you have two people in the house who claim pink as their favorite color, sometimes a lot of pink food gets made. When I was growing up my favorite flavor was strawberry everything, and I always wondered whether […]...

Filed Under: Candy, Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: cookie, meringue, mother's day, pink, rose, valentine's day

Farewell to 2015: Sugar and Spice Cookie with Dipping Bar

Dec 31 by Anita 2 Comments

Sugar and spice cookies turned into lollipops you can dip into chocolate, marshmallow cream, or cookie butter. A fun interactive treat for New Year’s Eve or any get-together. How quickly another year comes to an end. It’s been unusually chilly and rainy here, but on this last day of the year it’s calm, clear, and […]...

Filed Under: Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: cookie, ganache, hatchery, marshmallow, new year, spice, theo chocolate

Alphabet Cranberry Linzer Cookies

Dec 15 by Anita 10 Comments

Alphabet cranberry linzer cookies – the classic holiday cookie updated with a spiced cranberry filling and letter cutouts to spell your warmest holiday wishes. Cookie swaps are one of my favorite parts of the holiday season: since I never have enough time to make all the different cookies I’ve been dreaming of, going to parties […]...

Filed Under: Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: almond, christmas, cookie, cookie swap, holiday, linzer, rodelle, vanilla

Holiday Gingerbread Cake with Cookie Butter Frosting

Nov 18 by Anita 22 Comments

Happy birthday to my husband! When you’re married to a food blogger people tend to say things like, “You must eat really well!” and “How lucky to have a house full of food all the time!” Well, to be honest, he’s actually a better cook than me, so sometimes he comes home wanting dinner and […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: biscoff, buttercream, cake, cookie, gingerbread, speculoos, swiss meringue

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about pastrygirl

Anita Chu, also known as pastrygirl, is a baker, writer, and photographer with a passion for pastry. She trained at Tante Marie's Cooking School and is the author of Field Guide to Cookies, Field Guide to Candy, and Lollipop Love. Anita lives in San Francisco with her husband, baby girl, and rescue cockapoo Snickerdoodle. More about pastrygirl

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