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Christmas would just not be the same for me with out having these crackers/cookies. They have been a traditional Christmas “cookie” for generations. In fact, I know that they have been made for more 100 years in my family. However, it is not so much the actual cracker/cookie that is so precious me as the […]
I will confess that making gingerbread men from scratch has been something that never turned out well for me..before now. In fact, I usually buy our gingerbread cookie in a roll in the refrigerator section and just have fun cutting them out and decorating them with my daughter. This year, I decided to try making […]
When we would take my maternal grandmother to visit her sister-in-law, my great aunt would always have these cookies and give me one. I loved them. To this day, I am not sure how she was able to make her big version of these cookies considering she was legally blind. However, she made the best […]
I love coconut macaroons, but I always bought them. This was my first attempt to make coconut macaroons. Turns out, they are fairly easy and very delicious. As they were not part of my family recipe collection or experience, they required some research. First, I went through many of my cookbooks, then I checked for […]
The Christmas baking season has officially started at my house. Every year at this time, I am reminded of the MASSIVE amounts of cookies, candy, and bread my mother would make. She gave it to anyone and everyone. We decided to start with one of her easiest and favorite cookies, Lemon Whippensnappers. They not only […]
