These checkerboard cookies are a labor of love. You’ll need to grab a ruler and trust the process, but the result is a lovely buttery shortbread with a subtle hint of chocolate and orange.

Shaw says that Phthalo green (or, as you might know it, Home Alone green) is especially popular this holiday season. This ...

We’ve finished! This year my partner David and my daughter Julia and I baked around 70 dozen of 11 different kinds of cookies to give to our family and friends. Today, boxes of these cookie tins are ...

Mary’s book – A Gift of Cookies: Recipes to Share with Family & Friends – is available now! Mary is donating 100% of the proceeds to Children charities – All 100% of proceeds are going to support 2 ...

A checkerboard cookie made by Peter Gray of Pete's Sweets in East Longmeadow. 12 Days of Cookies is a daily series this December in which local bakers show off their ...

In an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until well blended, 1-2 minutes. Add vanilla, lemon, and salt. Mix on low speed, gradually add flour, scraping down sides and bottom of bowl. Turn dough ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. CHECKERBOARD COOKIES Yield: about 100 cookies 1 batch Vanilla Sable dough, chilled (see recipe) 1 batch Chocolate Sable dough, ...