If you’ve ever gazed up at the pine tree in your yard and wondered if you could harvest some fresh pine nuts from those cones, the answer is yes -- and good luck. Pine nuts, also known by their ...

Tis the season for parties! There’s something extra fun about baking during the holidays and having a few good recipes on hand to take to gatherings makes the season even merrier. When I make cookies, ...

Instructions: Sift together flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Stir in pecans, fruit and sifted ...

WHAT IS IT: The world’s most adorable cookies (a.k.a. “Huggy Bears”) WHO TRIED IT: Mark Marino, PEOPLE.com homepage and content director, @mamarino WHY WE DID IT: Because the cuteness was too ...

Back in the 1960s, Barbara Aschenbrenner’s great-aunt Ruth made lovely pine nut cookies for the family. She passed along more than just platefuls of cookies: She shared the recipe. Aschenbrenner still ...

Macadamia is an under-appreciated member of the tree nut family, but our roundup of macadamia nut recipes proves it has favorite child potential. Read on to discover a whole host of dishes—including ...

Equipment: One cookie baking sheet, about 11-inches by 17-inches, parchment paper, chef's knife, ruler, offset spatula (angled down), candy thermometer. Preliminaries: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Make ...

Bring the best of Christmas cookies to your breakfast with our white chocolate macadamia nut pancakes. The recipe is as good as it sounds!

Instructions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a mixing bowl, cut butter into flour and sugar until a coarse crumb forms. (We made our crust in a food processor with a few simple pulses and added 2 ...