Before there were bûche de Noel, gingerbread houses, or a plate of milk and cookies, there was the grande dame of classic Christmas desserts—plum pudding.
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Shortbread Petticoat Tails
Rich, buttery shortbread is a favorite sweet treat during the Christmas season with Scottish roots. By preparing your holiday shortbread in a large round, cut into neat wedges, you’ll spare yourself the time and hassle of shaping individual cookies, and gain a lovely way to present your shortbread on the holiday dessert table. Don’t skimp […]
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Jumbo Ginger Molasses Cookies
Crispy edges, chewy centers, and the spicy aroma of cinnamon, ginger, and cloves take these Jumbo Ginger Molasses Cookies from good to great. The dough comes together quickly, and by using a cookie scoop you’ll have perfect portions for uniform cookies. A quick roll in sugar and press-of-the-glass later, and you’re on your way to […]
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Meringue Cookies
With their crisp shell and slightly chewy interior, meringue cookies are delicate, melt-in-your-mouth magic.
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Pumpkin Streusel Bars
A flurry of pumpkin desserts crop up each holiday season, each trying to muscle out the mighty pumpkin pie for top billing at the Thanksgiving dessert table. While we wouldn’t try to dethrone a classic, we think these pumpkin streusel bars are a terrific variation on the pumpkin treat theme. A sweet graham-cracker cookie crust […]
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Classic Holiday Cookies
Nothing welcomes guests into the home during the holidays like a freshly-baked plate of cookies. View a sampling of some of our favorite holiday cookies. [slideshow post_id=”531751″]
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Cheesy Dapper Apple Squares
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Apple Brownies
This recipe is a favorite among my mom’s circle of friends, and everyone I know who has tried it raves about it. It gets its name from the fact that the cake is very moist and has a crisp top, much like brownies. Plus, it’s baked in a brownie pan and gets cut into bars. […]
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Soft Pumpkin Cookies
With the changing leaves comes a craving (even a need) for all things pumpkin, and if you’re ready to move beyond the latte and muffin, a batch of soft pumpkin cookies is an easy way to get your pumpkin fix — with plenty to share! Pumpkin spice food is everywhere these days. On a recent […]
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Apple-Raspberry Tart
I saw my first apples of the season this week at Volante Farms in Needham, Massachusetts this week. They were lovely little Pristines, a great American variety that was introduced to the market in 1994. Pristines are unusually good keepers for early season apples and they have a nice acidity with pear-like flavor. Now, some […]
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Peaches and Cream Tart
Hillary Davis is an author and food blogger who lives just down the road from Yankee’s offices in southern New Hampshire. But she regularly returns to southern France, where she lived for 11 years, and where she discovered the style of cooking that inspired her book, Cuisine Niçoise: Sun-Kissed Cooking from the French Riviera (Gibbs […]