Pastry chef Sasha Piligian of Sqirl restaurant in Silver Lake adds cardamom and mahleb to her take on traditional Armenian shortbread, which is usually made with just butter, flour and sugar. Mahleb ...

Pastry chef Sasha Piligian of Sqirl restaurant in Silver Lake adds cardamom and mahleb to her take on traditional Armenian shortbread, which is usually made with just butter, flour and sugar. Mahleb ...

(Leslie Grow / For The Times; food styling by Genevieve Ko and Julie Giuffrida, prop styling by Nidia Cueva at Proplink Tabletop Studio in Los Angeles) Pastry chef Sasha Piligian of Sqirl restaurant ...

These sweet, soft and crumbly biscuits are somewhat reminiscent of shortbread, says Farokh Talati. Traditionally, they don’t contain lemon zest, but I find that it imparts uplifting qualities. Go out ...

Unlike many other foods, rhubarb is typically only available when it is actually in season. Make this dessert while rhubarb is still available! Aube Giroux is a food writer and filmmaker who shares ...

Cardamom lends nuance to this festive-looking cookie that's easy to make. Instructions: Place the butter, rice flour, flour, salt, ground cardamom, brown sugar, powdered sugar and vanilla in an ...

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream butter, powdered sugar, espresso powder and cardamom until light a fluffy. Mix in salt and flour until just combined. Add walnuts. Pat dough evenly into an ...