Its important not to try to halve this recipe. When you need only a half recipe of dough, as for the pains au chocolat, use the rest of the dough for a batch of Parma braids.
No cheesecake roundup would be complete without this one, created by Santa Fe's Three Cities of Spain coffeehouse and our absolute favorite in the creamy category.
We love this take on ginger cookies; cinnamon and cloves underline their deep spiciness, while a toasted almond on top adds a different kind of crunch.