AJ's Handmade – Cookies, Pies, and Pastries

AJ's Handmade – A Florida Cottage Food Business

Author: Alex Sr.

  • Crispy Coffee Cookies

    Crispy Coffee Cookies

    These are another Halloween treat we made for parents out late with their kids trick-or-treating. There mildly sweet with a rich coffee flavor, we used this recipe and plan to add them to our regular line up. https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/crispy-coffee-cookies/ Read more

  • Brown Butter Chocolate Chips with Snickers

    Brown Butter Chocolate Chips with Snickers

    We made these special for Halloween. Another variation on chocolate chip cookies using browned butter based it on this recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/brown-butter-and-toffee-chocolate-chip-cookies but used semi-sweet morsels instead of chocolate wafers and chopped Snickers Bars instead of toffee. Read more

  • Brown Butter Chocolate Chips with Toffee

    Brown Butter Chocolate Chips with Toffee

    These are a another variation on chocolate chip cookies using browned butter. We based it on this recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/brown-butter-and-toffee-chocolate-chip-cookies but used semi-sweet morsels instead of chocolate wafers and chopped Heath Bars for the toffee. They’re delicious! Read more

  • Brown Butter Chocolate Chips

    Brown Butter Chocolate Chips

    These are a delicious variation on chocolate chip cookies using browned butter. We based it on this recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/brown-butter-and-toffee-chocolate-chip-cookies but left out the toffee and used semi-sweet morsels instead of chocolate wafers. The result is a deeper flavor to what is otherwise a traditional chocolate chip cookie that we really enjoy. Read more

  • Almond Biscotti

    Almond Biscotti

    These are sweeter than our plain biscotti, with slivered almonds and almond extract. An excellent accompaniment for unsweetened espresso or black coffee, they’re a real breakfast treat. We’re using this recipe for these tasty twice baked biscuits: https://www.shelovesbiscotti.com/almond-biscotti/ Read more

  • Ginger Snaps

    Ginger Snaps

    We wanted a classic spiced molasses cookie for our line up and these deliver. We’re using this recipe: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10757/moms-ginger-snaps/ Read more

  • Snickerdoodles

    Snickerdoodles

    These mildly tangy, slightly chewy, vanilla and cinnamon cookies are favorites of Alex Sr. We’re using this recipe for ours: https://lilluna.com/snickerdoodles Read more

  • White Chocolate Chips w/ Cranberries

    White Chocolate Chips w/ Cranberries

    We use the same cookie recipe as our chocolate chips: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10813/best-chocolate-chip-cookies/ and replace the semi-sweet morsels with white chocolate morsels and sweetened dried cranberries. Read more

  • Chocolate Chips

    Chocolate Chips

    An everyday favorite, most people are familiar with the recipe on the package of Nestle’s Semi-Sweet Morsels however we’re using this recipe: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10813/best-chocolate-chip-cookies/ Read more

  • Bear Claws

    Bear Claws

    We start by making our sweetened almond paste and our fresh puff-pastry from this recipe: https://anitalianinmykitchen.com/puff-pastry/ For each batch we form smaller shapes that traditional bear claws, filled with almond paste, and topped with a plain sugar glaze and more of the coarse ground almonds we prepare by hand from whole roasted almonds. Read more