Let’s face it: The annual cookie exchange can feel a bit...stale. Year after year, Sally in human resources brings the same peanut butter cookies, and your neighbor always drops off gingerbread stars.

Holiday baking season is here, and nothing spreads cheer quite like a batch of cookies fresh from the oven. Whether you’re ...

Now that the communal meal of Thanksgiving has passed, it’s time to start getting serious about Christmas cookies — and cookie exchanges. Home bakers have long used plates of holiday cookies as gifts ...

Here are a few tips on hosting a cookie exchange party, and some recipes to share with your friends. Looking for an excuse to stuff your face with cookies this holiday season? Of course you are. And ...

A holiday cookie exchange is a great way to spend time with friends, family, and neighbors, plus come home with extra cookies ...

Amanda Cupcake and local author Eliza Evans talk about the newest book and how you can make a delicious cookie recipe with the book. Also for more sweet treats check out their first annual Great ...

The Cookie Swap cookies may be long gone, but the recipes live on! Here are a number of recipes and lots of photos from the swap last weekend. My great thanks to everyone who attended! Your cookies ...

Many people show up at a holiday party and dig in to the Christmas cookies that line the dessert table. Few, though, have any idea how some of them ended up there. Your host likely didn't make all of ...

In a double boiler, melt chocolate. Allow to cool. Add to sugar and oil in a mixing bowl and beat to combine. Add eggs one at a time; beat well after each. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add ...

Christmas cookies are among the most enjoyed treats of the holiday season. With so many choices and varieties, though – not to mention food allergies, special diets and other sensitivities – it can be ...

In early December, a group of Smart Shopper readers got together for our annual cookie exchange, coupon swap and food drive. There were lots of delicious cookies and here are the recipes for many of ...