SUSAN SPUNGEN IS AN AUTHOR, COOK,
AND FOOD STYLIST

Eight cookies with chocolate topping and chopped nuts on pink parchment paper. The book cover reads 'Cookie Queen' by Susan Spungen, with a subtitle about recipes.

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COOKIE QUEEN

“the Babe Ruth of Cookies”
- The New York Times

There is no one more qualified to take you on this baking journey of joy than Susan Spungen. As food editor at Martha Stewart Living for twelve years from its founding in 1991, Susan is unmatched in her wealth of knowledge in the food world.

from susanality — FEATURED RECIPE

Freshly baked crumb-topped muffins on a wire cooling rack, with some broken pieces and crumbs on parchment paper.

Like a cardamom bun, but easier!

CARDAMOM CRUMB MUFFINS

Susan spent months perfecting these cardamom crumb muffins — inspired by Swedish kardemummabullar, they are fragrant, plush, and impossibly easy to make. The full recipe is available exclusively on Susanality.

These muffins would be perfect on your table for any brunch menu, but they’re also just nice to have on hand for your fika (Swedish coffee break). And like I said, they freeze beautifully, so bake up a batch and freeze the extra…

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about susan

SEASONAL. TESTED.

ALWAYS WORTH MAKING.

Susan Spungen has spent a career making food look and taste beautiful — from her years as founding food editor at Martha Stewart Living to five acclaimed cookbooks. Her work has graced the pages of The New York Times, Bon Appétit, and countless screens as a Hollywood food stylist.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

BON APPÉTIT

FOOD52

VOGUE

MARTHA STEWART LIVING