Name: Claire's Mandelbrot
Yield: Makes about 80 cookies
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 large eggs; 3/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/4 cups walnuts (4 oz), chopped; 3/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips

Ilene Danuff of New York, New York, writes: "This recipe was created by my mother. I've substituted chocolate chips for the M&M's MINIs that she uses."

Mandelbrot is a traditional Jewish cookie that resembles biscotti but is more tender. Claire Danuff sprinkles her cookies with cinnamon sugar before baking, but we prefer them plain. To try the topping, combine 1/4 cup sugar with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 2 hr

Cooks' note:

• Cookies keep in an airtight container at room temperature 2 weeks.

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