By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS These spiced maple-chestnut clusters aren’t just delicious holiday cookies. They also are your perfect crowd pleaser holiday cookie. Why a crowd pleaser? Because they are the sort of cookie you can serve to nearly anyone who comes to your house. As in, they are […]
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By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Want the fun of making holiday cookies with the kids without going to the trouble of turning on the oven? These stovetop snowball cookies are the treat you need. The process is simple. Simmer some almond butter, honey and salt, then stir in puffed […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS There is something immensely satisfying about bar cookies. They just have so much more heft than a typical cookie. And in our world, cookie heft translates into serious satisfaction. So when we created this bar cookie, we decided to go heavy on the indulgence. […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS We love warming spices around the holidays, which is one of the reasons we love to sip hot chai this time of year. But chai isn’t just for sipping. The rich, earthy flavours of this Indian spice blend also make great cookies. And that’s […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS These cookies have a delicious secret hidden inside ‚Äî a crunchy, chewy centre of ground mixed nuts and honey. They are insanely good. The good news is that they also are easy to make. First, you make a simple dough using flour and hazelnut […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Are you the one who hunts for the cookies that are just slightly overdone, the ones that are just a hair on the other side of just done? These shortbread are the holiday cookie you want. We started with a basic shortbread, but then […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It’s a chocolate crinkle cookie. No, it’s a spice crinkle cookie. Wait! It’s both! Since more is always better when it comes to holiday cookies, we decided to combine our two favourite crinkle cookies into one. And for good measure, we added rye flour, […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sugar sprinkles are pretty, but they generally don’t taste like much. So when we created these delicious holiday butter cookies, we decided to experiment with colorful decorations that taste as good as they look. Our solution? Freeze-dried fruit. You’ll find a wide variety in […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Like the idea of baking holiday cookies, but hate the mess and trouble of baking? These are the cookies for you. This recipe lets you focus on the fun parts of making cookies ‚Äî cutting out the shapes and decorating them. Instead of a […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pumpkin bread isn’t a classic Italian dessert, but that didn’t stop us from turning it into delicious biscotti fit for dunking in your holiday lattes and cocoa. The method is simple. You bake up a pretty traditional pumpkin bread, then let it cool before […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Brigadeiros are a classic Brazilian truffle-like confection that traditionally blends the flavours of chocolate and caramel. We love these easy no-bake treats, so we decided to update them with the more traditional holiday flavours of gingerbread, mocha and molasses. These brigadeiros also make great […]
By Frank Jordans The Associated Press BERLIN Sarah and Ysra Mardini pull bathing caps over their long, black hair and slide into the water, disappearing among the throng of swimmers with powerful, practiced strokes. Two months ago the sisters were swimming for their lives, after jumping off an inflatable boat […]
