Family Christmas Cookie 9: Sugar Cookies
No Christmas cookie plate would be complete without sugar cookies! Much like the gingerbread cookies I shared earlier, this same recipe came from several sources, and I eventually tracked…
No Christmas cookie plate would be complete without sugar cookies! Much like the gingerbread cookies I shared earlier, this same recipe came from several sources, and I eventually tracked…
One of the really fun parts of compiling this recipe list was comparing and contrasting my family recipes with my husband's family recipes. In most cases, there's a wide…
Angel Pillows are a favorite from my mum's side of the family. I made them with strawberry preserves, but my grandma always made these with apricot or peach. I believe…
This recipe is another of my father-in-law's additions to the second edition of my mother-in-law's family cookbook. They always say men marry their mother, but MINE often remarks that he…
I think just about every family has a spritz cookie recipe that only comes out around Christmas time. Ours originated from my mum's church cookbook, and features a light cookie…
Like yesterday's Snickerdoodles, Russian Tea Cakes were in the first edition of my husband's family cookbook, and were a staple at my mum's family Christmas gatherings. My favorite thing about…
Snickerdoodles were a recipe in the first edition of my husband's family cookbook, and a favorite at many of my own family gatherings. These were some of the first I…
These classic Gingersnaps are made from a recipe passed down by my husband's Grandma Lorraine. While I wasn't lucky enough to meet Lorraine, these hold a special place in my…
I hope all of my American readers had a fabulous Thanksgiving - I know I sure did! Most of the time we need to juggle holidays between my side of…
Tomorrow we're celebrating another colleague's birthday at work, and he's not much into sweets. Since it's a Friday, I'd toyed with the idea of just bringing in a bottle of…
It was one of those nights again - we had a relatively light dinner, and were all cuddled up on the couch watching Downton when the sweets craving hit us.…
As much as I bake, I really don't get to eat as many sweets as one might think - I make small batches, and look for occasions to bake for…
Last night we were cleaning out our refrigerator in preparation for veering off of our regular meal plan for the long holiday weekend, when I came across a handful of…
Do you guys love Costco as much as I do? I was already on board when I learned about their employment practices, and then when they announced their sustainability practices…
Last night, I thought I had my entire Saturday morning planned out: wake up around 6, have a cup of coffee, make scones using my favorite recipe, devour scones while…