Christmas cooking baking is a sweet tradition for many families. I grew up baking cookies around the holidays with my mom and dad. My sister and I would gather around the kitchen table to sprinkle ...

One of the best edibles our German ancestors brought to town was sand tarts. These are incredibly rich Christmas cookies that make shortbread seem so short. Sandies are as simple as cookies get. Most ...

A cinch to make. Straight ahead classic sand tart taste and texture. 1/2 cup butter 3 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup flour 1 cup pecans, chopped finely Instructions: Preheat oven ...

Photo courtesy of Lauren Kudlawiec These Maryland Sand Tarts are a thinner, crispier version of a sugar cookie. The holiday season is, by far, my favorite time of the year. From the setting of the ...

Whenever the holiday season is in, you can count on those old recipes to make an appearance on the dinner tables. From Black Forest Christmas Cookies to no-bake options galore, there are plenty of ...

Looking back, the aroma of fresh-baked cookies carried a certain air of mystery. Every year around this time my mom pulled out of a drawer an old index card listing the ingredients and instructions ...

The aroma and the sounds hit before you even step inside the front door. It’s the distinctive smell of holiday baking and the sound of a family getting together to catch up and laugh a lot over the ...

Back in 1978, Cindi McGinnis decided to host a few friends from her work place, the microbiology lab at the former Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital, for a Christmas cookie exchange. That first year, the ...