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    Biscuits/Cookies and Confections

    Collection of easy recipes for cookies (called 'biscuits' in France), brownies, French macarons and confections. For more, see teatime treats.

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    • plain ivory French macarons filled with a dark chocolate ganache on a large golden plate in front of a perfect batch of filled macarons
      Beginner French Macaron Recipe
    • pumpkin spiced macarons
      Easy Pumpkin Spice Macarons Recipe
    • raspberry macarons with a white chocolate ganache and raspberries, sitting on top of each other next to roses
      Raspberry Macarons (White Chocolate Ganache Filling)
    • high raised round buttery biscuits with a rough texture with air-holes
      French Butter Cookies (Palets Bretons)
    • close up of salted caramel macarons with a thick filling
      Salted Caramel Macarons
    • plate of square cut flapjacks made with honey, fruit and nuts
      Healthy Flapjacks Recipe (Without Added Sugar)
    • mushroom macaron
      Mushroom Macarons
    • pink macarons on white plate and pink pansy with lemon verbena plant
      Vegan Macarons (Using Aquafaba French Meringue)
    • Lemon madeleines with a scalloped shape and hump on a plate served with a cup of tea
      How to Make Classic French Madeleines With Lemon
    • three buttery Scottish shortbread rounds made gluten free without xanthan gum served with a dram of Whisky
      Gluten Free Shortbread - Scottish Recipe with Oats
    • high rise cheesy scones piled on top of each other, surrounded by rosemary and spring onions
      Fluffy Cheese Scones Recipe
    • Christmas box with milk chocolate and hazelnut rochers with red ribbon in front of the decorated tree
      Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Rocher Truffles (Ferrero Style)
    • chocolate disks topped with dried fruits and nuts
      Mendiants (French Chocolate Disks)
    • golden brown cheddar cheese biscuits, thin cookies great for an aperitif.
      Cheese Biscuits (Sablés au fromage)
    • a white plate with parmesan cheese crisps and orange aged gouda cheese crisps with glasses of wine at a holiday table
      Parmesan Crisps Recipe - Quick and Easy in the Oven
    • pyramid shaped coconut cookie with other bite-sized shapes on a plate
      Easy Coconut Macaroons (Without Condensed Milk)
    • Tubes of brandy snaps filled with whipped cream, mint, lime and rum
      Brandy Snaps with Mojito Cream
    • honey biscuits or cookies, golden, glazed and in love heart shapes
      Honey Biscuits with Lemon
    • plate of snowmen, decorated trees and gingerbread men in front of the Christmas tree
      Gingerbread Men and Decorating Ideas (Biscuits Speculoos)
    • French tuiles cookies made with almonds and rounded like tiles
      How to Make Tuiles - The Easiest French Almond Cookie
    • plate of gooey gluten free brownies made with almond flour and melted chocolate, topped with almonds
      Gluten Free Brownies - Fudgiest Ever
    • plate of christmas sweet treats in front of the tree
      Snowballs - No Bake Coconut Bites
    • close up of a buttery cookie with chocolate chips
      Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • deep pink cherry chocolate macarons with stalks as decor
      Chocolate Cherry Ganache Macaron Filling
    • chocolate chip cookies in golden autumn leaves
      Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Cookies
    • plate with 2 cranberry cookies next to clementine oranges
      Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies - Healthy Recipe
    • bite-sized fondant macaroons in glass dish one bitten
      Scottish Macaroon Bar Snowballs
    • oat biscuits topped with glace cherries on white plate and birthday candles
      Melting Moments - Mini Oat Cookies
    • Chocolate Brownie Cookie Crumbles
    • stirring up nuts and caramel
      Caramelised Roasted Nuts (Nougatine)

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      French Baked Apples Recipe
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      Easy Pumpkin Spice Macarons Recipe
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