After spending a good amount of time in France and developing a love for French pastry, I decided that it was time to learn how to make a classic madeleine cookie recipe. These mini butter cakes are a ...

Note from the baker: "It's a very simple French cookie," Megan VanStone says. "I think the hardest thing about it is getting your oven temperature right so you can get the classic dome on the back of ...

I made common baking mistakes (on purpose!) to see how they would affect chocolate-chip cookies. As it turns out, there's a lot that can go wrong, like mistaking baking powder for baking soda. Leaving ...

A good chocolate chip cookie is a thing of quiet beauty. In a world of stunt desserts layered with fondant, edible gold, cotton candy and glitter, it’s regarded as an understated classic. This is ...