In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or a hand-held mixture works fine also) cream the butter and sugar together, about 2 minutes. Add in the milk and vanilla and blend to ...

Holiday cookie baking time is here. There are so many tempting possibilities, like classic sugar cookies as well as favorite recipes handed down from generation to generation. Celebrating our family’s ...

If the recipe has “Grandma’s” in the name and a cup of butter and a cup of vegetable oil in the list of ingredients, how can you go wrong? This is no-fuss cookie-baking at its finest — nothing tricky, ...

I’ve loved toffee since I was a kid and have collected recipes that feature it for years. This one is a favorite: a brown-sugar shortbread with a mild toffee taste complemented by a dark chocolate ...

Each year as the month transitions from November to December, the thought of holiday-time baking reenergizes me for the rest of the year. Esoteric German cakes and breads that take an inordinate ...