Martha Stewart's Cookie Episodes

Martha Cooks · S5E5 · July 8, 2024 · 30 min

Brioche, Tarts and Pie

Martha collaborates with Chef Margarita Lorenzana-Manzke on enriched doughs and pastry. They make a cloud-soft brioche loaf, a Basque cheesecake baked until burnished on the outside and custard within, and an open-faced summer berry tart.

with Margarita Lorenzana-Manzke

Martha Cooks · S5E1 · July 8, 2024 · 30 min

Ice Cream Show

Martha explores ice cream in all its forms with artisan ice cream maker Ben Van Leeuwen. They make a classic French custard base, a dairy-free coconut ice cream with mango swirl, and a savory gorgonzola-walnut ice cream that pairs with salad.

with Ben Van Leeuwen

Martha Cooks · S4E7 · May 20, 2024 · 30 min

Martha Throws a Clam Bake

A proper New England clam bake assembled on a sheet pan for home cooks. Martha layers clams, mussels, corn, potatoes, and andouille sausage, steaming everything together in the oven. The episode captures the communal spirit of coastal summer eating.

Martha Cooks · S4E3 · May 20, 2024 · 30 min

Baking Baguettes and Breads

Martha tackles the baguette — the bread many home bakers fear most — explaining the hydration, the scoring, and the steam injection that produces a crackly crust. She also makes a pain de campagne and a whole-grain einkorn loaf.

Martha Holidays · S2E6 · December 3, 2023 · 30 min

New Year's Eve

Martha rings in 2024 with a sophisticated New Year's Eve menu: oysters on the half shell with mignonette, a duck confit with cherry reduction, and a dramatic Baked Alaska flambéed at the table — the ideal showstopper for a decade's-end celebration.

Martha Holidays · S2E5 · December 3, 2023 · 30 min

Homemade Holidays

The gift-giving episode: Martha makes a selection of handmade holiday gifts from the kitchen — spiced nuts in decorated jars, homemade vanilla extract, a chocolate bark with pistachios and dried cranberries — plus a section on beautiful, simple gift wrapping.

Martha Holidays · S2E4 · December 3, 2023 · 30 min

Christmas Panettone, Kris Kringle Bread Pudding, and More

Martha bakes a tall panettone from scratch — a two-day process resulting in a feathery, citrus-scented Italian Christmas bread — and then turns leftover panettone into a Kris Kringle bread pudding with a vanilla custard and dark rum sauce.

Martha Holidays · S2E1 · December 3, 2023 · 30 min

Martha and the Hanukkah Hunks

Martha celebrates Hanukkah with a festive episode that combines traditional Jewish holiday cooking with some characteristically unexpected Martha touches. She makes her version of potato latkes with sour cream and applesauce, jelly doughnuts (sufganiyot), and a honey cake for the table.

Martha Cooks · S3E7 · November 13, 2023 · 30 min

Martha's Favorite Cakes

Three cakes that Martha has returned to throughout her career: her mother's lemon chiffon with a cloud of whipped cream, a properly fudgy devil's food with ganache frosting, and a carrot cake with the right balance of spice and cream cheese icing.

Martha Cooks · S3E6 · November 13, 2023 · 30 min

The Bagel Show

Martha bakes proper New York-style bagels from scratch — boiled in a malt-water bath before baking — then builds a complete smoked salmon spread with all the traditional accompaniments.

Martha Cooks · S2E9 · April 3, 2023 · 30 min

Martha and the Chocolate Factory

A chocolate-lover's episode: Martha tempers chocolate for bark and truffles, makes a flourless chocolate torte that's part fudge, part ganache, and demonstrates the proper way to make hot chocolate from scratch using single-origin cacao.

Martha Cooks · S2E8 · April 3, 2023 · 30 min

Martha Throws a Tea Party

An Edwardian institution revived: Martha sets a proper afternoon tea with finger sandwiches, scones served with clotted cream and lemon curd, and a tier of petit fours and miniature cakes.

Martha Cooks · S2E6 · April 3, 2023 · 30 min

Croissants and Sourdough

The two most technically demanding breads get dedicated treatment. Martha laminate croissant dough through multiple folds over two days, and guides viewers through maintaining and baking with a sourdough starter.

Martha Cooks · S1E10 · January 23, 2023 · 30 min

Classic Desserts

Martha's final episode of Season 1 revisits her most essential desserts: a proper tarte Tatin with golden, caramelized apples inverted onto flaky pastry, a dark chocolate pot de crème, and her legendary rice pudding with vanilla and cream.

Martha Holidays · S1E6 · December 12, 2022 · 30 min

Celebrating Christmas

A complete Christmas celebration: Martha sets an elegant holiday table with fresh greenery and candlelight, makes her signature roast beef tenderloin with horseradish cream, and finishes with a classic yule log cake decorated to resemble a birch log.

Martha Holidays · S1E5 · December 12, 2022 · 30 min

Gorgeous Gingerbread Houses From Start to Finish

Martha builds an architectural-grade gingerbread house from scratch — rolling, cutting, and baking the structural pieces, then assembling and decorating with royal icing, candies, and edible silver dust. She explains the load-bearing principles that keep the structure standing.

Martha Holidays · S1E4 · December 12, 2022 · 30 min

Martha's Favorite Christmas Cookies

Martha's definitive holiday cookie assortment: the linzer cookie with raspberry jam, classic spritz pressed through a cookie gun, snickerdoodles rolled in cinnamon sugar, chocolate crinkles dusted in powdered snow, and decorated sugar cookies.

Martha Cooks · S1E3 · November 28, 2022 · 30 min

Holiday Cookies

A seasonal episode showcasing Martha's most beloved holiday cookie recipes. She decorates rolled sugar cookies with royal icing, makes spiced pfeffernüsse, and bakes buttery spritz cookies using her vintage cookie press.

Martha Holidays · S1E3 · November 21, 2022 · 30 min

Martha's Thanksgiving Pies

Three Thanksgiving pies in one episode: the classic pumpkin with a perfectly spiced custard filling, a deep-dish apple with a lattice top and caramelized onion, and a pecan pie made with dark corn syrup for a rich, fudgy center.

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S3E8 · December 11, 2019 · 60 min

Holiday Frost Fight

The holiday season inspires a festive baking battle. Paris Hilton brings glamour to Martha's side while Tank handles the musical entertainment. HaHa Davis also appears for comic relief. The episode features gingerbread house construction, cookie decorating, and a mulled wine competition.

with Paris Hilton, Tank, HaHa Davis

Martha Bakes · S11E13 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Warm Spices

The spice rack's warming elements — cinnamon, cloves, star anise, allspice, cardamom — are woven into a spiced layer cake, mulled wine-poached pears in pastry, and a chai-spiced shortbread.

Martha Bakes · S11E12 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Citrus Zest

Martha demonstrates using citrus zest — lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit — as a primary flavoring agent in baking, going beyond juice to extract essential oils. She makes a five-citrus loaf, zested shortbread, and a creamy citrus tart.

Martha Bakes · S11E11 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Berries

A summer berries episode covering strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. Martha makes a classic strawberry shortcake, blueberry buckle with streusel topping, and individual raspberry-blackberry cobblers.

Martha Bakes · S11E10 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Pantry Milks

Martha bakes with condensed milk, evaporated milk, and coconut milk, showing how each lends a distinctive sweetness and texture. She makes Vietnamese condensed milk crème caramel, coconut layer cake, and tres leches.

Martha Bakes · S11E9 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Almonds

Almonds in every form — whole, sliced, ground into flour, and as paste — drive this episode. Martha bakes a flourless almond cake, classic Spanish tarta de Santiago, almond croissants, and chewy amaretti cookies.

Martha Bakes · S11E8 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Grapes

An unusual ingredient in baking, grapes prove their worth in a Tuscan schiacciata all'uva focaccia with Concord grapes, a grape and almond frangipane tart, and a roasted grape crostata.

Martha Bakes · S11E7 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Cocoa

Martha distinguishes between cocoa powder types and shows how each behaves differently in the oven. She makes a Dutch-process dark chocolate layer cake, a natural cocoa brownie with a fudgy center, and cocoa-dusted truffles.

Martha Bakes · S11E6 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Stone Fruits

Martha bakes with cherries, peaches, plums, and apricots at their summer peak. A sour cherry clafoutis, a peach upside-down cake, and apricot jam-filled hand pies show how stone fruit moves between rustic and refined.

Martha Bakes · S11E5 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Ginger

Ginger in three forms — fresh, ground, and crystallized — anchors the episode. Martha bakes a gingerbread layer cake with cream cheese frosting, crispy ginger snaps, and a fresh ginger cake with pear compote.

Martha Bakes · S11E4 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Lemons

A celebration of lemon's brightness in baking. Martha prepares her signature lemon bars with shortbread crust, a lemon-ricotta cake with candied peel, and lemon curd-filled doughnuts dusted in powdered sugar.

Martha Bakes · S11E3 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Cultured Dairy

Martha explores how sour cream, crème fraîche, buttermilk, and yogurt add tenderness and tang to baked goods. She makes a buttermilk bundt, crème fraîche cheesecake, and Greek yogurt pancakes.

Martha Bakes · S11E2 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Apples

An episode dedicated to apples in baking, covering how variety choice changes texture. Martha makes a French apple tart with fanned slices on pastry cream, a chunky Appalachian stack cake, and warm apple fritters.

Martha Bakes · S11E1 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

Dried Fruit

Martha spotlights dried fruit as a baking powerhouse, adding concentrated sweetness and chewy texture. She bakes a rum-soaked fruitcake with golden raisins and apricots, date-walnut bars, and a cranberry-orange quick bread.

Martha Bakes · S10E13 · September 27, 2018 · 30 min

Patterned

Pattern in baking's final frontier: a checkerboard interior cake, a jelly roll with a spiral design, and a marble cake with deliberate swirls rather than random mixing.

Martha Bakes · S10E12 · September 20, 2018 · 30 min

Frosted Cakes

Frosting as the star: how to achieve a perfectly smooth buttercream exterior, a sculpted rosette border, and the increasingly popular textured raked effect on layer cakes.

Martha Bakes · S10E11 · September 13, 2018 · 30 min

Embellished Pies

Pie decoration beyond the standard lattice: a braided crust edge, cutout leaf appliqués on top, and a woven geometric lattice for a mincemeat pie.

Martha Bakes · S10E10 · September 6, 2018 · 30 min

Perfect Puff Pastry

All-butter puff pastry made from scratch, then used for mille-feuille, palmiers, and a showpiece vol-au-vent for entertaining.

Martha Bakes · S10E9 · August 30, 2018 · 30 min

Decorated Cupcakes

Cupcakes elevated through decoration: a flower garden cupcake with petals piped in buttercream, an ombre cupcake with a gradient swirl, and a tiny landscape cupcake with fondant figures.

Martha Bakes · S10E8 · August 25, 2018 · 30 min

Impressive Chocolate Desserts

Chocolate showstoppers: a mirror-glaze chocolate entremet, chocolate bark with tempered patterns, and a dramatic fallen soufflé cake served warm.

Martha Bakes · S10E7 · August 18, 2018 · 30 min

Fanciful Tarts

Tarts as expressions of the season: a summer fruit tart with a mosaic of strawberries and kiwi, a fall tart with caramelized figs and walnuts, and a stunning geode tart with isomalt sugar crystals.

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S2E13 · August 15, 2018 · 60 min

Return of the Mac 'N Cheese

Season 2's competitive format pits Team Martha against Team Snoop in 'Return of the Mac 'N Cheese'. Celebrity guests judge as both hosts bring their distinct sensibilities to the challenge, producing an episode that blends cooking instruction with genuine comedic chemistry.

Martha Bakes · S10E6 · August 11, 2018 · 30 min

Breakfast Pastries

Morning pastries that look as impressive as they taste: croissants with a perfect honey-comb interior, morning buns rolled in orange sugar, and iced cinnamon rolls piped with cream cheese frosting.

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S2E19 · August 5, 2018 · 60 min

Stackin' My Bread

Season 2's competitive format pits Team Martha against Team Snoop in 'Stackin' My Bread'. Celebrity guests judge as both hosts bring their distinct sensibilities to the challenge, producing an episode that blends cooking instruction with genuine comedic chemistry.

Martha Bakes · S10E5 · August 2, 2018 · 30 min

Magnificent Meringues

Meringue sculpted into everything from simple kisses to elaborate Swiss meringue mushrooms for a bûche de Noël. Martha makes a pavlova wreath and individual vacherin cups.

Martha Bakes · S10E4 · July 26, 2018 · 30 min

Elegant Cookies

Cookies that belong on a dessert plate rather than a cookie jar: painted shortbread, chocolate-dipped cigarettes, and florentines with a caramel-nut back.

Martha Bakes · S10E3 · July 19, 2018 · 30 min

Decorative Breads

Bread as sculpture: Martha braids a six-strand challah, shapes a wheat sheaf from dough, and scores a country loaf with an elaborate leaf pattern.

Martha Bakes · S10E2 · July 14, 2018 · 30 min

Perfect Pâte à Choux

Choux dough gets its masterclass: éclairs with pastry cream and chocolate glaze, Paris-Brest with praline cream, and a croquembouche tower built from cream puffs and spun caramel.

Martha Bakes · S10E1 · July 7, 2018 · 30 min

Adorned Cakes

Martha covers the full vocabulary of cake decoration: fondant ruffles, sugar flowers, painted ganache panels, and piped royal icing lace.

Martha Bakes · S9E13 · April 28, 2018 · 30 min

French Cookies

Martha bakes cookies from French Cookies, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. The finale explores French cookie tradition: palmiers (puff pastry twists), Breton galettes (buttery shortbread), and tuiles à l'orange (thin crisp wafers shaped while warm).

Martha Bakes · S9E12 · April 21, 2018 · 30 min

Classic Italian Cookies

Martha bakes cookies from Classic Italian Cookies, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. A second Italian episode focusing on classic pastry shop cookies: cantucci (twice-baked almond biscotti), savoiardi (ladyfingers), and brutti ma buoni ('ugly but good' hazelnut meringue drops).

Martha Bakes · S9E11 · April 14, 2018 · 30 min

Cookies of the Netherlands

Martha bakes cookies from the Netherlands, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. Stroopwafels (thin waffle cookies sandwiched with caramel syrup), speculaas pressed in carved molds, and Dutch butter letters piped at Sinterklaas.

Martha Bakes · S9E10 · April 7, 2018 · 30 min

Cookies of Greece

Martha bakes cookies from Greece, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. Kourabiedes (butter almond cookies rolled in powdered sugar), melomakarona (honey walnut Christmas cookies), and finikia with syrup and sesame.

Martha Bakes · S9E9 · March 31, 2018 · 30 min

Middle Eastern Cookies

Martha bakes cookies from Middle Eastern Cookies, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. Ma'amoul (date-filled semolina cookies pressed in carved molds), baklava bites, and Lebanese ghraybeh butter cookies.

Martha Bakes · S9E8 · March 24, 2018 · 30 min

Cookies of Great Britain

Martha bakes cookies from Great Britain, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. Digestive biscuits, shortbread fingers, and Iced Gems — the tiny piped royal icing cookies on a base biscuit that are a British childhood staple.

Martha Bakes · S9E7 · March 17, 2018 · 30 min

Italian Cookies

Martha bakes cookies from Italian Cookies, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. Biscotti with pistachios and dried cranberries, ricciarelli (almond paste Sienese cookies), and pizzelle pressed in a decorative iron.

Martha Bakes · S9E6 · March 10, 2018 · 30 min

Eastern Europe

Martha bakes cookies from Eastern Europe, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. Rugelach from the Ashkenazi tradition, Hungarian linzer cookies with apricot jam, and Polish chrusciki fried angel wings.

Martha Bakes · S9E5 · March 2, 2018 · 30 min

Latin America

Martha bakes cookies from Latin America, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. Alfajores from Argentina — dulce de leche sandwiched between cornstarch shortbread — polvorones from Mexico, and Brazilian pão de mel honey spice cookies.

Martha Bakes · S9E4 · February 23, 2018 · 30 min

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Martha bakes cookies from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. The German-speaking world's holiday cookie tradition: Zimtsterne (cinnamon star cookies), Springerle pressed with carved molds, and Swiss mailänderli butter cookies.

Martha Bakes · S9E3 · February 16, 2018 · 30 min

North America

Martha bakes cookies from North America, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. Classic North American cookies that everyone recognizes: the Toll House chocolate chip, the snickerdoodle, and the New York black and white cookie.

Martha Bakes · S9E2 · February 9, 2018 · 30 min

Australia and New Zealand

Martha bakes cookies from Australia and New Zealand, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. Anzac biscuits — the oat and golden syrup cookies named for World War I soldiers — lead an Antipodean cookie episode alongside New Zealand afghan biscuits and Australian Tim Tams.