Seven readers on Near East Brownies, Mexican wedding cakes and cranberry bread from long ago.

The classic “melt-in-your-mouth” ginger-molasses cookie gets a tangy twist in this 2008 recipe from The Cook’s Country ...

My children are all grown up, but they still expect certain things over the holidays. Most important is food that has become ...

Beat eggs, add bourbon and rum slowly with stirring to prevent precipitation of egg proteins. Beat heavy cream separately ...

Finish and Bake: Brush the pastry with the beaten egg wash. Sprinkle a pinch of Maldon salt flakes evenly across the top for ...

They have two (count them, two!) simple ingredients: refrigerated sugar cookie dough and jam. The dough is shaped into bars ...

Sweet but not cloying, tender but not without bite, cookies are the holidays’ greatest gift — and what better time to ...

Notes: A microwave oven is perfect for melting the chocolate chips. Cool the melted chips to 100 degrees or lower before ...

Put another way, that’s 300 dozen Christmas cookies, made mostly over three days, in Deb’s kitchen. By the time this weekend ...

1. In an electric mixer bowl fitted with the paddle attachment or the whisk, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed for 2 ...

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, foil or a silicone baking mat. 2. In a large bowl, ...