Level up your Christmas cookies with umami

Level up your Christmas cookies with umami

Recently, I’ve been on a roll with baking. That may not sound like a grand achievement to most, but it is to me, considering my shoebox New York City apartment has minimal (correction: abysmally minimal) kitchen counter space. My first project was a trio of Thanksgiving pies made entirely from scratch: apple, pumpkin and pecan. A few days later, I made a decadent three-tiered espresso martini cake for my best friend’s 27th birthday, followed by …