Copyright © 2012 by One Girl Cookies Ltd. Photographs copyright © 2012 by Iain Bagwell All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.com www.clarksonpotter.com CLARKSON POTTER is a trademark and POTTER with colophon is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Casale, Dawn. One girl cookies / Dawn Casale and David Crofton. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes index. 1. Cookies. 2. Desserts. I. Crofton, David. II. Title. TX772.C3822 2012 641.8’654—dc22 2011008911 eISBN: 978-0-30795324-7 v3.1 For our families, who have taught us the joys of the table… And for Nate, who will soon learn them too OUR STORY COMFORT COOKIES Old-Fashioned Graham Crackers with Turbinado Sugar Spiced Ginger Oatmeal Drops Orange Butter Drops with Shredded Coconut Buttermilk Tea Cookies with Lemon Glaze & Poppy Seeds Toasted Almond Coconut Macaroons Chocolate Coconut Macaroons Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies Decadent Chocolate Coins Raspberry Coconut Oat Bars Old-Fashioned Lemon Bars PARTY GIRL COOKIES Espresso Caramel Squares with White & Dark Chocolate Swirl Cream Cheese Shortbread with Toasted Walnuts Apricot Jam–Filled Almond Butter Cookies Lemon Shortbread with Fresh Rosemary Winter Spice Cookie Sandwiches with Orange Cream Almond Spirals Bittersweet Chocolate Sandwiches Filled with Raspberry Preserves Lemon, Olive Oil, and Almond Biscotti Double Chocolate & Pistachio Biscotti with Candied Orange Zest Honey-Nut Bars on an Almond Crust CAKES Lemon Olive Oil Cake Classic Angel Food Cake with Passion Fruit Drizzle Chocolate Chip Pistachio Pound Cake Pineapple Upside-Down Cake with Hawaiian Sea Salt Autumn Harvest Cake Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Crème Fraîche & Blackberries Meyer Lemon Layer Cake with Lemon Curd, Lemon Buttercream, & Flaked Coconut Southern Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Hummingbird Cake Buttermilk Cake with Chocolate Buttercream & Candied Orange Zest Rich Chocolate Cake with Salty Dulce De Leche & Hazelnut Brittle WHOOPIE PIES & CUPCAKES Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Maple Spice Filling Banana Whoopie Pies with Dulce De Leche Filling Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Peppermint Filling The Best Vanilla Cupcakes with Mocha Buttercream The Best Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting PIES & TARTS New York State Maple Pecan Pie Apple Pie with a Flaky Butter Crust Fresh Pumpkin Pie with Salty Roasted Pepitas Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with Spiced Oat Crumble Farm Market Plum & Marzipan Crostata Mascarpone & Fresh Fig Tart with a Cornmeal Crust Apricot, Honey & Pistachio Tart Rosemary Pear Tart with an Almond Crust BREAKFAST Currant Yogurt Scones Lemon Scones Honey Apricot Granola Stewed Fruit Blueberry Oat Muffins with Crumb Topping Banana Walnut Muffins Multigrain Muffins Buttermilk Biscuits Farmstead Cheddar & Whole Wheat Biscuits Homemade Butter Homemade Yogurt “Instant” Rich Hot Cocoa & Homemade Marshmallows FAMILY RECIPES Nana Cookies Connie’s Meringues Aunt Tina’s Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Fig Cookies Pizzelle Ricotta-Filled Turnovers Sicilian Doughnut Holes Sicilian Frozen Trifle Milk Pie Ricotta Cheesecake with Candied Fruit PACKAGING ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX Some would call it a love story. We like to think of it as an alignment of the stars and just something that was meant to be. It goes like this… As cliché as it may sound, I was destined to make a living in the world of food—even though I started my career in fashion. I have witnessed firsthand my entire life how food can bring great joy to both the cook and the eater. The joys of sharing a table together have always been clear to me but in a somewhat subconscious way. I just took for granted that all families were like mine. It took my going out into the big city of New York, getting a job in fashion retail, and meeting people from all walks of life to realize that this just wasn’t the case. And it finally dawned on me that I wanted to share my love of food with others for a living. I will begin by saying that I come from a Sicilian family. For some people, that might be enough said. But for those who don’t know a family like mine, it would suffice to say that just about every meal is a feast. I do not lie when I say that my lunchbox contained courses. Or that our afternoon snack was often lemony madeleines straight from the oven, almost too hot to touch. And it is also true that my mother is an extraordinary cook and hostess, and her mother—my grandmother Nana —was the same. So I learned what I know about food through osmosis. My fondest memories involve family parties and all of the traditional foods we shared. So after several years of peddling pretty baubles as the accessories manager at Barneys New York, I had “the moment.” The lightbulb lit up, the sirens sounded, and I was ready. Fueled by encouragement from friends and family, I started One Girl Cookies. I was ready to venture down a path paved with butter and flour and sugar, and I had never