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11 Decadent Chocolate Desserts

Surprise your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day with a heartfelt, homemade dessert.

by Our State Staff
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White Chocolate & Peppermint Cookies

These soft, chewy cookies are filled with white chocolate chips and crushed candy canes.

by Lynn Wells
Recipes

Holiday Cookie Recipes From the Our State Staff

Treasured treats from beloved grandmothers, simple-but-delicious recipes that have been passed down for generations, and an almond biscotti that tastes like Italy — these are a few of our favorite holiday treats.

by Our State Staff
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How to Throw a Holiday Cookie Swap

We chatted with a cookie swap pro — yes, really! — to find out her best tips for preparing a festive fête with family and friends this season, what makes cookie exchanges so special, and some of her very favorite recipes.

by Our State Staff
Features

Aunt Nancy’s Cookies

A writer in Greensboro recalls how a favorite relative arrived each December, bearing shirt boxes brimming with old-school gems.

by Drew Perry
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5 Vintage Cookie Recipes

Cocoa-dusted sugar balls, cream wafers, featherweight butter cookies — these sweet recipes are straight from the land of the TV dinner.

by Drew Perry
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4 Valentine’s Day Desserts

Know a Southerner with a sweet tooth? Send them your love with an assortment of chocolate treats.

by Lynn Wells
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Gingersnaps

These cookies hold a special place in recipe developer Lynn Wells’s heart: They were her dad’s favorites.

by Lynn Wells
Features

The Gingerbread Family Behind McFarlan’s Bakery

Ninety years ago, a bakery in Hendersonville created a delicious Christmas tradition. Today, the line of customers waiting for a box of fresh gingerbread men runs out the door and down the block.

by Katie King
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