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.
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Aunt Nancy’s Cookies
A writer in Greensboro recalls how a favorite relative arrived each December, bearing shirt boxes brimming with old-school gems.
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.
4 Valentine’s Day Desserts
Know a Southerner with a sweet tooth? Send them your love with an assortment of chocolate treats.
Gingersnaps
These cookies hold a special place in recipe developer Lynn Wells’s heart: They were her dad’s favorites.
The Gingerbread Family Behind McFarlan’s Bakery
More than 90 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.
Our State’s Mix-and-Match Guide to Custom Christmas Cookies
These 18 classic treats are sweet enough for Santa — and all your friends and family.
Chocolate-Cherry Oatmeal Cookies
The ideal combination of white chocolate, cherry, and oatmeal guarantees you'll want more than one of these cookies.
Ginger Snaps
Enjoy this recipe for ginger snaps from artist Tina Gregory. Removing them from the oven at just the right time creates the perfect blend of chewy and crispy.
