Before starting the recipe, the butter should be melted or at least softened. Then, beat it together with the sugar until creamy. As simple as it gets, the remaining ingredients for the dough are ...

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While the holiday season is about joy, giving and family, it can also be about baking. Sweet Momma’s Bakery in Norwich makes all kinds of desserts, from caramel cakes to cowboy cookies. For the ...

Cookies are an integral part of the holidays in Westchester County. For food lovers, options run the gamut from the classic chocolate chip to the more seasonal eggnog or peppermint. Of course, while ...

Pete Wells remembers Marian Burros, a tenacious food reporter whose plum torte became one of The Times’s most famous recipes. By Pete Wells I’d been working at The New York Times about a day and a ...

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Posted: July 14, 2025 | Last updated: July 14, 2025 My Classic Austrian Linzer Cookies recipe is one of my absolute favorite holiday cookies — the not-too-sweet and tender cookies are a perfect match ...