Claudia&Julia's Blog

It's hard to find something quicker, simpler and more delicious to prepare in the kitchen than homemade cookies (especially if we have a pair of "extra" hands ready to help). There are countless cookie recipes, but usually each of us has one that stands out above the rest, our favorite cookie recipe, the one that never fails. In our case, and after a long and undisputed reign of the typical chocolate chip cookies, these brownie-style chocolate cookies are our latest weakness.

I make these butter cookies filled with chocolate at home every week. I stopped buying the supermarket ones when I learned that industrial cookies weren't entirely healthy, especially those filled with cocoa creams.

Did you know homemade cookies can last up to a month in perfect condition if you store them properly? That is, as long as you don't get distracted and the little ones (or some older kid in the house... ahem!) don't play mouse and eat them first.

Baking cookies is one of my favorite pleasures. It's easy and also quick, since the dough requires very little mixing and the baking takes little time (about 15 minutes). Kids enjoy it too, you make sure to eat quality ingredients and, if you make them in batches, you have reserves for days.

These butter cookies are made with our cookie press — what do you think? A churrera is very similar to a cookie press in its operation: a tube with a plunger that pushes the dough through a die. A little bit of force and not much mystery.

There are many reasons to bake cookies at home: the cold, wanting to give someone a gift, spending a pleasant time with the little ones in the kitchen or simply enjoying a homemade sweet. This time Rosa, author of Pemberley Cup&Cakes, offers us a staple that can't be missing at this time of year: the most delicious gingerbread cookies recipe you can make. Bet you can't resist?

Making cookies at home is a great pleasure, and they're really easy to make! The recipe Virginia (from Sweet&Sour) shares today — chocolate and hazelnut cookies with a touch of orange — is a guaranteed success. Go for it!

Today Eva, author of Bake-Street, takes us to the Nordic countries with cookies that will make you fall in love: made with a soft dough and filled with plum jam, they are ideal to accompany afternoon tea or coffee... Or to start the day with a smile!

At the doorstep of November we can already see Christmas approaching. Since many of us like to start thinking ahead and gathering ideas to make the most of the Holidays, Carolina, from the blog La cocina de Carolina, is giving us a taste with these cookies—100% Christmas air! Although you know as well as I do that you can start making these cookies right now, because they are as distinctive as they are delicious. Don't resist!

Today Beatriz, author of To Be Gourmet, gives us her opinion on an item that's an indulgence as sweet as the cookies you make with it: the cookie stamps from Nordic Ware! I know it's hard to get an idea of how well they work or how great they look without having them in front of you, but believe me, they are stamps you'll fall in love with!

Today Beatriz, author of To Be Gourmet, brings us a small temptation in the form of a cookie, perfect for accompanying coffee, enjoying a mid-morning snack... or satisfying a craving!

The author of Sabores y Momentos, Patri, brings us today a recipe that will catch many people's attention: cookies made in a skillet! Since there's not much more to say to entice you to read it, I'll leave you with her recipe. Enjoy!