| | The secrets to the best crinkle cookies... | | | Are in how long you chill them, which sugar you snowball on the outside, and—in this mostly one-bowl stunner from Jesse Szewczyk—a brilliant pantry ingredient that adds life, balance, and umami (yes, umami) to the cookie swap classic. | | | Easy Peasy Lemon (Not) Squeezy | See how these cookies get their unforgettable flavor and perfect puff. | | | On Cookie Contests and Exploding Pizza Crusts | On this week's episode of The Genius Recipe Tapes, Jesse talks about bake-offs with Mom, how cookie recipes can fail us, and his work dreaming up recipes for Buffalo Wild Wings (it all relates, I promise). | | Two (Even More) Timeless Cookbooks | Each of these Genius books—my two first babies—holds over 100 of the most iconic and under-appreciated recipes of our time, now with a limited edition leather-bound cover that will age as beautifully as Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce. | | | | | Sweets to Give (and Keep) | | | | Caramelly-Crisp Coconut Macaroons Are a One-Bowl Pantry Hero | | | | | | | | | Nik Sharma's Spicy Chocolate Chip–Hazelnut Cookies | | | | | | | | | | | Fresh Ginger Cake From Sylvia Thompson | | | | | | | | | Paul Virant's Pumpkin Butter | | | | | | | | | | | Genius Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle is the Instant Gift We All Need | | | | | | | | | Andrea Nguyen's Cashew and Cardamom Fudge (Kaju Barfi) | | | | | | | | | | | | |