I’m not much of a baker, but I do love a good cookie. And — as good as storebought cookies can be — there’s nothing quite like making cookies at home. The baking smells alone make it worth the effort.

Several details about the recipe make it stand out. The first, as noted, is that it is made with oil, not butter — but that is neither unusual nor unexpected. Observant Jews who keep kosher do not eat ...

1. Using a spice grinder, grind the poppyseeds into fine meal but not to a paste. This will need to be done in batches. 2. In a small saucepan, combine the poppyseeds, milk, honey and 2 tablespoons ...

Purim is a joyous day. The food we eat on it, should be as fun and colorful as the holiday we are celebrating. Give the traditional hamantaschen a modern remix with this unique and adventurous recipe.

Hamantaschen cookies are a traditional favorite during the Jewish holiday of Purim. Triangle-shaped, they come with varied fillings, such as apple, poppy, prune or chocolate. Breads Bakery, of New ...

As an adult with young kids of my own, I get it, but as a child, it didn’t occur to me that my mother had already spent hours setting everything up. (JTA) — My mother always loved to cook and bake, ...

The quintessential Purim treat is hamantaschen. This Yiddish word means “Haman’s pockets”; the name of these triangular filled cookies in Hebrew, oznei Haman, means “Haman’s ears.” They are served as ...