Apple pie is the pie that I think of when I think of a classic pie.

Crust Ingredients

2 Tbsp Sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup lard
6-7 Tbsp Ice cold vodka

Filling Ingredients

3/4 cup granulated sugar (or just sprinkle until well coated)
1 tsp lemon zest from 1 medium lemon
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These cookies are my most memorable baking memory. My Mom & I would bake these cookies at Christmas and have fun decorating. My cookie press is a little more modern than hers but the cookies look and taste just like the memories.

Yield: 4 dozen

Ingredients

1 teaspoon Clear Vanilla Extract
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These cookies always make me think of my Grandmother. She had a cookie jar that seemed to have an endless bottom, unless Uncle Paul and Uncle John were there.

Yield: 6 dozen

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Sugar
1 1/8 cups shortening/butter/margarine
1-2 eggs (Use 2 most of time, unless using XL e...

My students love making these nutty snappers. They're fun to make and fun to eat.

Yield: 4 dozen

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cups flour
144 small...

I've been using Matt as a recipe guinea pig for an upcoming school event that my students are helping to cater. Our school colours are red and white so I made Matt sample red velvet macarons, I don't think he minded too much!

I forgot to buy almond flour so I ground up almond slivers in my food pr...