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Fabulous desserts for the holidays - Los Angeles Times Posted: 20 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST  Remember how, as a kid, you would painstakingly eat every last carrot and pea on your dinner plate only to have your mom give you a slice of cantaloupe or a banana at the end of the meal and call it dessert? Don't get me wrong. I love fruit. But fruit is not dessert, even when eaten at the end of a meal. As I child, I had difficulty articulating the argument, but some years ago, my friend Zvi laid out his dessert rule for me. For something to qualify as dessert, at least two of three ingredients must be present: flour, sugar, chocolate. If it does not meet the criteria, it is a sweet treat, but it is not dessert. That is not to say that all dessert has to be a chocolate cake or a chocolate tart or chocolate mousse pie. You only need two of the three. So, tiramisu and Linzer cookies, baklava and mandelbread also qualify. Flourless chocolate cake also qualifies because it has sugar and chocolate. Fruit can be in dessert as with, say, a Meyer lemon trifle cake or a French-style quince tart, because each has both flour and sugar. Caramelized fig cake with lemon Anglaise; cranberry, caramel and almond tart; and pumpkin cheesecake all qualify as well. Life being what it is, sometimes when I plan a big menu, I run out of time and something gets left out. This is why I make dessert first. So if my bittersweet chocolate Tartufo with olive oil gelato doesn't come out quite right, I can still whip together a bread pudding or some cookies or fudge to serve at meal's end. Neither I nor my guests should ever have to pretend that an apple is dessert. Time 35 minutes Yields Serves 8 to 10 Time 30 minutes Yields Serves 4 Time 1 hour 30 minutes Yields Makes 2 pies (6 to 8 servings each) Time 3 hours 30 minutes, largely unattended Yields Serves 8 to 12 Time 1 hour 15 minutes Yields Serves 12 Time 1 hour 45 minutes Yields Serves 8 Time 2 hours Yields Serves 12 to 16 Time 1 hour 30 minutes Yields Makes 2 dozen Time 2 hours Yields Makes about 4 dozen cookies Time 1 hour Yields Serves 8 Time 1 hour 10 minutes Yields Serves 6 Time 2 hours Yields Serves 8 to 10 Time 30 minutes Yields Serves 12 Time 1 hour Yields Serves 8 Time 1 hour Yields Serves 12 to 14 Time 1 hour Yields Makes 3 to 4 dozen cookies Time 1 hour 10 minutes Yields Serves 8 Time 1 hour 10 minutes Yields Serves 12 Time 1 hour 15 minutes Yields Serves 8 Time 2 hours 10 minutes Yields Serves 10 to 12 Time 1 hour Yields Serves 8 to 12 Time 1 hour Yields Makes 32 cookies Time 2 hours Yields Serves 8 to 10 Time 20 minutes Yields Serves 4 Time 2 hours 45 minutes Yields Serves 16 Time 1 hour Yields Serves 10 to 12 Time 1 hour 30 minutes Yields Serves 16 to 20 Time 15 minutes Yields Serves 2 to 4 Time 1 hour 50 minutes Yields Serves 10 to 12 Time 3 hours 30 minutes Yields Serves 8 to 10 Time 1 hour 30 minutes Yields Serves 8 to 10 Time 1 hour 10 minutes Yields Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies Time 1 hour 10 minutes Yields Makes 2 dozen Time Active work time: 40 minutes Total preparation time: 1 hour 40 minutes Yields Serves 10 to 12 Time 1 hour 20 minutes Yields Serves 10 Time 50 minutes Yields Serves 6 Time 2 hours Yields Makes 2 to 3 dozen cookies, depending on size Time 2 hours Yields Serves 10 to 12 Time 20 minutes Yields Makes 117 pieces Time 1 hour Yields Makes 6 to 12 tarts, depending on size Time 1 hour 30 minutes Yields Makes 2 to 3 dozen bars, depending on size Time 25 minutes Yields Serves 4 Time 2 hours Yields Serves 8 Time 45 minutes Yields Makes 20 cookies Time 1 hour 20 minutes Yields Serves 12 to 14 Time 1 hour Yields Makes 2 dozen cookies Time 1 hour 30 minutes Yields Serves 8 Time 40 minutes Yields Makes one 17- by-12-inch tray (about 4 dozen) Time 2 hours Yields Serves 20 to 24 Time 45 minutes Yields Makes about 2 dozen sandwich cookies Time 2 hours Yields Serves 8 to 12 Time 1 hour 10 minutes Yields Serves 12 to 16 Time 2 hours 50 minutes Yields Serves 8 to 12 Time 50 minutes Yields Serves 6 to 8 Time 1 hour 20 minutes, plus 1 1/2 hours unattended Yields Serves 8 to 12 Time 40 minutes Yields Serves 6 Time 1 hour Yields Serves 4 to 6 Time 40 minutes Yields Makes about 2 dozen cookies. Time 1 hour 10 minutes Yields Serves 8 to 10 Time 1 hour 30 minutes Yields Serves 10 to 12 Time 15 minutes Yields Makes 24 pieces Time 2 hours Yields Makes about 5 dozen (3 1/2-inch) bars Time 45 minutes Yields Serves 8 Time Active work time: 30 minutes Total preparation time: 1 hour, plus 1 hour chilling Yields Serves 8 to 10 Time 40 minutes Yields Makes about 3 ½ dozen cookies Time 1 hour 15 minutes Yields Serves 4 Time Active work time: 20 minutes Total preparation time: 1 hour Yields Serves 14 to 16 Time 45 minutes Yields Makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies Time 1 hour Yields This makes about 1½ dozen (2½ inch) cookies Time 1 hour 50 minutes Yields Serves 12  |
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