Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips, menus and more! Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free! Sheet pan chanukah gelt cookies are the easiest ever version of a b If you've been here since the very beginning, in December 2011 (there were probably about 30 of you back then!) you might already know this. But for the rest of you, here's a fun story. 12 years ago, I invented the original chanukah gelt cookies trend. It was a totally new idea, so I didn't even coin the phrase "chanukah gelt cookies" until I made a second version, a year later. In the years since, I, as well as so many others, have gotten inspired by it … [Read more...]
Neapolitan Medallion Cupcakes
Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips, menus and more! Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free! If you’ve seen these adorable and beautiful medallion cupcakes at simchas, know that chocolate coins are the easiest way to make this beautiful treat at home, in minutes. (You’ll find yourself using this cupcake recipe again and again - it’s impossibly fluffy and so flavorful!) Did you know that I share cooking demos, menu plans, giveaways, and lots more exclusive content on Instagram? Follow me there for all that bonus content that you don’t want to miss! Like … [Read more...]
S’mores Gelt Cookies
S'mores Gelt Cookies: your favorite treat turned into a hanukkah cookie! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipe I know it feels like sukkos ended a couple of days ago, but it's finally Rosh Chodesh Kislev, which means Chanukah is right around the corner. And that means it's time for some chanukah recipes! Yipee! Before we move onto my amazing S'mores Gelt Cookies, let's discuss gelt cookies in general, shall we? It was December 2011, just over five months since I had started this blog, and probably none of you were reading it back then. I was looking at a Hershey's recipe for peanut butter blossoms: peanut butter cookies … [Read more...]
Melt-In-Your-Mouth Hanukkah Gelt Cookies
***Before we start – have you signed up for my email newsletters? You’ll get new recipes, cooking tips, menu suggestions, kitchen deals – and more! Click here to signup.*** How is it that Chanukah is almost here already. Didn't we just cook up a storm for Rosh Hashanah? Well like it or not, Hanukkah is right around the corner. Luckily, I've got a bunch of new and totally delicious recipes up my sleeve to share with you! I'm going to start off with this fabulous cookie recipe. The inspiration for this idea came from these cookies, which were (and continue to be) a total success. They're delicious and easy and totally scream "chanukah!" So I decided to come up with this new version. I … [Read more...]