christmas cookies

From vintage to Vermont, here’s a look back at some of our favorite New England holiday house tours from the Yankee archives.

Add some sweetness to your holiday season with these 15 classic Christmas cookie recipes from the Yankee archives.

How one woman’s quest for Jingles Cookies, the anise Christmas cookies of her childhood, led her to Salerno “Santa’s Favorites” cookies instead.

Heading to a holiday party and not sure what appetizer to bring? We think these ten holiday party appetizers are the best!

The feast has ended, you’ve slept off the food coma, and now it’s time for leftover turkey ideas. Here are six worthy recipes.

A selection of our favorite seasonal recipes from the Yankee archives in three holiday menus: Rustic-Modern, Traditional, and Brunch.

Whimsical shapes just right for the holidays It’s a mix of shadow play and cookie making … “It” is hand-cookie making, which can be as creative as you are and as traditional as you make it. Hand cookies in their simplest form are cut out around an outspread hand—and a child’s hand is the most […]

Here at Yankee, we’ve been making Christmas cookies for more than 75 years. We’ve picked our favorite bar, cutout, ball, sandwich, and drop cookies from each decade to bring you an edible history of American holiday baking. The 1930s Gingerbread Puffs The original recipe for “Potato Drop Cookies—Molasses” reflects the economy that home cooks practiced […]

Artist and writer Susan Branch creates a real-life world of holiday magic in her Martha’s Vineyard home. Find cozy inspiration in Susan’s 2013 Christmas house tour.

I have a new favorite Christmas cookie, a sweet little biscuit flavored with lemon and caraway seeds and finished with a lemon glaze. Even better, the recipe takes us way back to the very beginning of American cooking. In fact, it has its roots in the first cookbook ever published here. The First Christmas “Cookey” […]

As I was working on recipe testing for the latest Yankee cookbook, the gorgeous Lost and Vintage Recipes, I met a cookie that has since muscled its way onto my short list of “absolute favorite cookies.” In truth it was a recipe for homemade graham crackers, but just like their animal cousins, graham crackers are […]

Yankee Magazine Senior Editor Amy Traverso shares how she and her husband combine religion and tradition at the holidays.