Almond paste cookies are a holiday staple among the many Italian, Jewish, Polish and German bakeries in upstate New York, where I was raised. I have long been a fan of almond paste cookies in every ...

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Use your fingers to rub cold, cubed butter into dry ingredients until powdery with some pea-size ...

This treat might remind you of a tarte Tatin — but instead of pastry, the base is a buttery yeasted bread with a creamy almond-paste filling folded inside. Caramel and apple is a match made in ...

Crisp on the outside with chewy interiors, these almond macaroons are perfect for the Passover table. They're a specialty of baker/novelist Louise Miller, who is the pastry chef at The Union Club of ...

This snack cake catches the eye with its ripe red plums, toasted almonds, and glistening sugary crust, but the tender cake hidden underneath is the real star. The moist cake has tight crumb, but a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you need almond paste for a pastry recipe or just want to stock up, try out this homemade version instead of getting it from ...