Sablé means “sandy” in French and is the name of the country’s traditional shortbread cookie that hails from Normandy. Despite its namesake, the cookie isn’t gritty but has a soft, crumbly texture, ...

To prepare the sablé cookies, put the softened butter at room temperature, divided into cubes, in a mixer (1), granulated sugar (2), salt, and vanilla extract (3). Turn on the mixer and cream the ...

We tend to think of black pepper as a savory seasoning, but it also has a sweet side. No, pepper itself doesn’t taste sweet, but its trademark bite does pair well with sweet ingredients. So for this ...

For one brief and mostly glorious moment in 2013, my son, Joshua, and I had a cookie business. We had a kitchen that was as compact as a toy boat’s galley and a shop the size of a capsule hotel room.