If you’re looking for just the right container for your cookie swap treats and where to shop it online, look no further, because I’ve curated a collection of the perfect holiday cookie tins, trays, plates, jars and containers. These festive containers might get more attention than your fresh-baked cookies, plus you’ll need a plate for […]

It’s cookie swap time! Except instead of another cookie recipe, I interrupt this year’s holiday cookie swap with more cookie baking secrets from the pros for you. By now, you’ve been baking your little fingers off like holiday elfs, so it is only fitting that I share my tips for how to store all those […]

Well, hello, and welcome back to my next cookie swap recipe in this year’s holiday cookie extravaganza! Yesterday, I did savory cookies with my Southern cheese straws recipe, and today, I’m taking it back to my childhood with a classic. These pressed butter cookies made in the shape of poinsettias remind me of my childhood […]

OK, I’m back with my annual cookie swap! Can you feel the excitement today? I’m sharing my favorite Southern delicacy that is the only savory cookie I’m doing in this year’s cookie swap. Southern Cheese Straws make the perfect snack with holiday drinks, holiday gifts for friends or a salty snack for a night in. […]

It’s the holidays and I’m hosting my annual cookie swap. (Some of you might call it a cookie exchange!) I’ve been sharing my best cookie recipes and I know you’re hard at work baking, so before we go any further, I need to take a short break and share some of my best cookie baking […]

It’s a holiday cookie swap and you’re invited! Welcome back to my annual holiday cookie swap. Things are starting to look merry and bright around here and I’m just getting warmed up with another nutty cookie for you. These almost cookie crisps are the perfect combination of nutty and sweet. And the perfect way to […]

Today, we are talking snowball cookies. And not just any snowballs, we’re talking Southern snowballs. Welcome to the first day of my annual Holiday Cookie Swap! I’m so excited to celebrate the holiday season with you and yours by bringing you the best (and my personal favorite) holiday cookies recipes. All of the recipes in […]

Every year, for decades, I have attended a cookie swap with my neighbors. Though we wave from our driveways during the year, we pour the wine and socialize hard this one night. We all look forward to it with great joy. I sure am going to miss our gathering this year. Bah Humbug to 2020! […]

This recipe is simple and delicious. Pumpkin may be the holiday standard but my family demands this tart cherry pie on our table. Pull some pie crust from the freezer and whip up the filling. Easy peasy and so yummy. Make our Homemade Butter Pie Crust found here. Drain the cherries reserving one can of […]

For years I avoided making pie crust.  I thought it a daunting task and I was afraid.  I am afraid no more!  After finding this easy and delicious, all-butter pie crust recipe, I can’t believe I waited so long to start making my own crust.  This all-butter crust is made with a food processor which […]