cookies

For the true aesthete, these sharp-looking baking stamps in classic houndstooth and herringbone patterns will give cookies, biscuits, shortbread and even crackers, the look of a fancy dress suit. Photo slideshow and more info, after the jump.

Using orange zest and coriander, two typical ingredients in Belgian hoegaarden and German hefeweizen, you can recreate a frothy pitcher of deliciously cloudy white beer in cookie form.

With Ramadan concluding over the weekend, Muslims are celebrating Eid-al Fitr, a three-day celebration to mark the end of the holy month. During Eid-ul Adha, the period after this celebration, it's traditional for families to bake kahk together, a sugar cookie typically stuffed with a date or nut mixture.