ready in about 35 minutes; serves 30
You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • eggs
  • flour
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • buttermilk
ready in about two hours; serves 12
You might need to buy:
  • ground ginger
  • ground cinnamon
  • and 1/3 cups sugar
  • Filling
  • ground cloves
  • ground cinnamon
  • ground ginger
  • sugar
  • Crust
  • ground nutmeg
  • ground cloves
  • ground allspice
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • juice from one lemon
  • heavy cream
ready in about an hour and 5 minutes; serves 60
You might need to buy:
  • For cookies
  • all-purpose flour
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • well-shaken buttermilk
  • vanilla
  • granulated sugar
  • large egg
  • For icings
  • confectioners sugar
  • light corn syrup
  • fresh lemon juice
  • vanilla
  • water
  • unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
ready in about 35 minutes; serves 12
You might need to buy:
  • FOR THE GLAZE
  • salt
  • baking powder
  • all-purpose flour
  • lemon extract or 1 tsp lemon or tangerine baking oil
  • whole-milk Ricotta cheese
  • large eggs
  • granulated sugar
  • confectioner's sugar