Now that the holiday season is gone, and my tummy has fully recovered from the season of overindulgence, what I really want is more cookies. Ok, maybe not, but reader Bernadette has a hankering for these Italian Anise Cookies from the McCall’s Cookie Collection. She wrote: I was searching for this recipe book forever. My…
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2018 Cookie Roundup
Not to be outdone, here are most of the cookie recipes that have appeared on My Great Recipes Collection through 2018. Candy Apple Cookies Pumpkin Bars Shortbread Squares Date Nut Cookies Butternut Crisp Cookies Cherry Nut Refrigerator Cookies Gingerbread Men Pineapple Cookies Today is your last day to get entered into the McCall’s Cookie…
Three Cookie Cookbooks
For today’s cookie week post, let’s dive into three cookbooks from my collection hat feature cookies: The Food Writer’s Favorites Cookies edition, The Daily Cookie by Anna Ginsberg, and Company’s Coming: Gifts from the Kitchen by Jean Pare. Company’s Coming: Gifts from the Kitchen Company’s Coming: Gifts from the Kitchen is 184 pages of food-related…
Cross Country Cookery Christmas Cookies
If you’re here on a regular basis, you know that years ago I found a privately produced cookbook called Cross Country Cookery. The cookbook was compiled by Mrs.N.C. (Helen Bemis) Black who passed away in 2015. Imagine my sheer amazement when a family member reached out to me in November. I about dropped the spatula and…
Petticoat Tails and a Giveaway Reminder
Petticoat Tails are a shortbread type of icebox/refrigerator cookie from the McCall’s Cookie Collection that I’m giving away. Jump over to that post and get registered right away! You can use either vanilla or rose water in these cookies for flavoring. The rose water really intrigues me – a rose-flavored cookie? Googling around, I see…