On an early spring break in the province of Zeeland I came across a mold for making ‘Hernhutterjes’. These are a type of old Dutch cookies, or so we believe in Holland. You can see the shape in the picture. But I do not know why they have this shape or why they are named [...]

Are you serious? You’d rather watch reality TV shows than bake your own cookies? Now what is wrong with you? Watching reality TV will make you fat, lazy and depressed! Baking cookies will make you radiantly happy and svelte and loved by your friends! So, what are you waiting for? No, it doesn’t matter that [...]

When we visited Mull on the west coast of Scotland I came across a little bakery in the colourful settlement of Tobermory. Those of you who watch BBC/ CBeebies will maybe recognise Tobermory from the popular children’s program Balamory. Because of this the place is full of wide eyed little children looking for the homes [...]

I love making old Dutch cookies. I got a real iron plate to make ijzerkoekjes (iron cookies) that come from the town of Vlaardingen (near Rotterdam in Holland) as an early Christmas present from my mother-in-law Jos. They are pretty popular around there, all the bakers bake them, but of course it’s also a good [...]

This recipe is too easy! But the result is fabulously ‘cheesy’. Just take equal parts of flour, butter (in little cubes) and good quality cheddar cheese. With 100 grams of each you will get about 40 little cookies. Add one egg yolk and mix everything into a ball. If it feels too sticky just add [...]