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a trio of Christmas confections

By Janelle | Published 12/20/2010

I have my favorites. I decided not to make a dozen different kinds of cookies this year, but rather to hand-select a few of my favorites to bake for my best of friends and under-appreciated teachers. In fact, I narrowed it down to a small selection of yumminess. The chosen few—I knew—were sure to please. I would be giddy happy if someone handed me a tiny little, twine-wrapped box… [more]

Italian Christmas cookie roundup

By Janelle | Published 12/24/2009

Christmas in Italy is generally celebrated from December 24 until January 6. So there is still ample time for Italian Christmas cookies! Since I am in Florence for a year, there is no better time or place to uncover the requisite list of Italy’s Christmas cookie (and cake) traditions. This is a quick list, but the best part is that I include 2 recipes at the end (plus photos); both… [more]

What’s circular, dotted with holly, and green all over?

By Janelle | Published 12/17/2007

Wreath cookies: of course!
Many food bloggers do a great job making recipe upon recipe based on the calendar of food blog events. I on the other hand, only serendipitously contribute to these parties, events and recipe roundups floating around on the web. I was happy to find this one—or rather, have it find me: Food Blogga is hosting Christmas Cookies 2007. Now there is a… [more]

"Oh Cookie Time, Oh Cookie Time"

By Janelle | Published 12/05/2007

I cannot help but sing many different songs to the tune of “Oh Christmas Tree.”
I make up words to this tune, silly words, while driving the kids around town. And I could just as easily make up a holiday-cookie-baking version of the song… if I really wanted to.
Singing or not singing, it is the time of year to bring out the flour, sugar and butter and mix them… [more]

Snowball Cookies

By Janelle | Published 12/19/2006

I have powdery, sugary, pecan embedded glorious butter ball cookies sitting on my windowsill. They look like a row of snowballs, blissfully unaware that they are resting, warm and moist, on the inside. Snowball cookies are a perfect treat for this time of year. Meant to melt in mouths, this sweet cookie delivers more than the snow that melted in my mouth as a child. I used to pour… [more]