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Join Rick Martinez in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he makes tie-dye swirl holiday cookies. The butter cookie that acts as your canvas is extremely simple to make (like, six ingredients simple), so you can spend most of your time on the fun part: unleashing your inner artiste. When you’re decorating, no need to panic if your first attempts don’t work out. Simply wipe off the failed glaze, let the cookie dry for about five minutes, and try again.

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Store-bought butter comes in all types, shapes, and sizes but there's something unmistakably satisfying (and delicious) about making your own at home. Flavor scientist Arielle Johnson demonstrates precisely how to make it happen in your own kitchen, explaining in detail each step of turning liquid dairy into flavorful, spreadable butter.

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Bon Appétit test kitchen manager, Brad Leone, is back with the second episode of "It’s Alive," and this time he’s taking you to school, making tangy, creamy, salty cultured butter. Will it be boring? Nope. Is the process scientifically accurate? Maybe. Will there be jokes and made-up words? Most likely. Will you learn about butter? Of course. Get those churning hands ready, buy some buttermilk, cream, and grab some bread. It’s Butter. It’s Alive.

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Butter, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and eggs. That's it!

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Flakey biscuits with just three ingredients? Totally possible.

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We show you how to make millet-scallion pancakes.

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This is your lucky day. Claire, our expert baker, is about to share with you her secrets to the flakiest buttermilk biscuit. Never has a pastry had so many layers. Drizzle on some honey and you'll be in buttery biscuit heaven.
Get the recipe: BA’s Best Buttermilk Biscuits
Get the recipe: BA’s Best Buttermilk Biscuits

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Spice up your crudités game with bright and crunchy radishes dipped in savory bacon-butter.

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Join Carla Music in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes butter-basted steaks with fennel salad. There are just a few steps to make perfect steak: Step 1: Buy a great steak from a great butcher. Step 2: Salt it liberally. Step 3: Gradually build up a crusty sear. Step 4: Butter. Butter?! Yep—butter. Browned, nutty butter will deliver toasty flavor to every bite. It’s the secret to pretty much all the great steakhouse dinners you’ve ever had.

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You're just three ingredients away from the easiest, flakiest bread possible.

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We challenged resident Bon Appétit supertaster Chris Morocco to recreate chef Bobby Flay's cheddar black pepper waffles with sausage in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. The catch? He'll have to identify what he's making with a blindfold over his eyes, letting each of his other senses guide the way.

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You only need four easy ingredients to make the coziest breakfast that will bring you back to childhood. Get out that cinnamon, sugar, butter, and bread and heat up your pan.

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Learn 67 essential kitchen tips with Chef Curtis Stone, from choosing a perfect rib eye to cutting onions, prepping vegetables, shucking oysters, making vinaigrettes, storing truffles, organising your kitchen, and refining knife skills. This chef-driven guide covers beef, seafood, herbs, cheeses, dressings, and everyday techniques to help you cook smarter, cleaner, and more confidently at home with professional results.

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Find your inner baker with our nutty browned butter wedding cookies recipe.

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You're just three cookies away from some of the best cookies we've ever made.

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Join pro chefs Brad Leone, Harold Villarosa, Tiana Gee, Chris Morocco, Kendra Vaculin and DeVonn Francis as they debate the merits of 11 common cooking tips and tricks in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. Does adding oil to your pasta water prevent the noodles from sticking? Does the crispiest bacon start with a completely cold pan? Find out which bits of wisdom our pro chefs are in accord with and which ones they reject on this episode of Test Kitchen Talks.

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Join Molly Baz in her home Test Kitchen as she makes sour cream and onion biscuits. If you've ever had trouble making biscuits in the past, consider this recipe your saving grace. While many other methods count on pockets of butter and an angel’s touch for pull-apart flakiness, we weren't willing to leave it to chance. Our simple folding technique manually multiplies the number of layers for guaranteed, no-risk success. And the sour cream isn’t just a gimmick.

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Contributing Editor Alison Roman knows how to make a side dish that keeps up with the rest of the spread. In this episode of Effortless Entertaining she throws together a healthy snack of pole beans topped off with garlicky crushed walnuts. This dish is quick to make, and will set your guests up for the main course.

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Bon Appétit asked 8 of NYC’s top chefs to share their best kitchen tips to help you cook smarter at home. From mastering mise en place to sharpening knives with a whetstone, and using tools like a microplane, thermometer, and food processor–these are the essential chef secrets every home cook should know.

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Learn how to make Brown Butter and Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Get the recipe: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies With Toffee
Get the recipe: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies With Toffee

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We offer you eight helpful tips for using kitchen shears--and they involve bacon and beer.

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Join Rick in the Test Kitchen as he makes toffee cookies! Using chocolate wafers instead of chips is a cookie game-changer. They spread as they melt, creating thin pockets of chocolate in each layer, and stay much softer at room temperature.
Get the recipe: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies With Toffee
Get the recipe: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies With Toffee

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We show you how to make cashew nut milk.

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There are mashed potatoes, and there are extra buttery mashed potatoes. These are the latter. And they are amazing.