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Macaroons... Italy

According to legend, the macaroon’s humble beginning dates back to an 8th or 9th century Italian monastery. The culinary encyclopaedia...

Shortbread Cookies... Scotland

You have done the basic shortbread, now, venture into flavoring it. Enjoy! Lemon Shortbread Cookies Ingredients • 114g butter/margarine,...

Gingerbread Cookies... Greece

According to Rhonda Massingham Hart’s ‘Making Gingerbread Houses’, the first known recipe for gingerbread came from Greece in 2400 BC....

KOLACHES... Czech

A kolach (also spelled kolache, kolace or kolacky from the Czech and Slovak meaning "cake/pie") is a type of sweet pastry that holds a...

Linzer Cookie... Austria

The Linzertorte is one of the oldest known tarts with a recipe discovered in an Austrian abbey from 1653. Johann Konrad Vogel...

Oatmeal Cookies... Scotland

Originating in England, oatmeal cookies have been around since the 1800s. However, it is believed that they were created after the...

Peanut butter cookie... American

The earliest documentation of the existence of peanut butter cookies, which are an American invention; dates back to the early 1900's....

Chocolate Chip Cookies - America

The chocolate chip cookie was invented by American chefs Ruth Graves Wakefield and Sue Brides in 1938. They invented the recipe during...

Baci di Dama Cookies... Italy

Baci Di dama are a type of Northern Italian sandwich cookie. "Baci di dama" means "Lady's kisses" in English. Baci di dama are a sandwich...

Shortbread Cookies... Scotland

Shortbread originated in Scotland. It's first printed recipe was in 1736, by a Scotswoman named Mrs. McLintock. Shortbread was expensive...

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