Pastry chef Sasha Piligian of Sqirl restaurant in Silver Lake adds cardamom and mahleb to her take on traditional Armenian shortbread, which is usually made with just butter, flour and sugar. Mahleb ...

Pastry chef Sasha Piligian of Sqirl restaurant in Silver Lake adds cardamom and mahleb to her take on traditional Armenian shortbread, which is usually made with just butter, flour and sugar. Mahleb ...

Unlike many other foods, rhubarb is typically only available when it is actually in season. Make this dessert while rhubarb is still available! Aube Giroux is a food writer and filmmaker who shares ...

(Leslie Grow / For The Times; food styling by Genevieve Ko and Julie Giuffrida, prop styling by Nidia Cueva at Proplink Tabletop Studio in Los Angeles) Pastry chef Sasha Piligian of Sqirl restaurant ...

These sweet, soft and crumbly biscuits are somewhat reminiscent of shortbread, says Farokh Talati. Traditionally, they don’t contain lemon zest, but I find that it imparts uplifting qualities. Go out ...

Get ready to whisk, roll and bake your way into the holiday spirit with our Christmas cookie recipes. These sweet treats are so good, they’ll become part of your yearly baking traditions. From flavors ...

A simple combination of butter, sugar and flour, shortbread is a baker’s best friend when the holidays roll around. Deliciously versatile, shortbread dough can be flavored simply with vanilla and a ...

Cardamom lends nuance to this festive-looking cookie that's easy to make. Instructions: Place the butter, rice flour, flour, salt, ground cardamom, brown sugar, powdered sugar and vanilla in an ...