Sophia 
The day I first discovered gingerbread cheesecake cookies, I was at a holiday party where the host had made three types of gingerbread treats. There were regular gingerbread cookies, gingerbread …
The first time I made raspberry swirl cookies, I was attempting to recreate a memory from a small bakery in Vienna I’d visited years ago. I remember walking past the …
I’ll never forget the Christmas when my aunt taught me how to pipe butter cookies. I was eight years old, standing on a step stool at her kitchen counter, watching …
There’s something magical about the first time you bite into a gingerbread truffle. I remember the December afternoon when my sister showed up at my door with a tin of …
Let me tell you about the moment I realized that my Christmas side dishes needed saving. Three years ago, while planning my holiday menu, I was staring at an endless …
There’s something magical about the moment when cinnamon and maple syrup meet in a mixing bowl. When it comes to holiday baking recipes, finding that one special cookie that stands …
I first made Christmas Eve cinnamon-vanilla custard pie completely by accident. It was Christmas Eve afternoon, and I realized I’d forgotten to plan dessert for our family gathering that evening. …
The inspiration for my caramel apple cheesecake bars came from an autumn farmers market visit where I bought far too many apples. I had apples for eating, apples for sauce, …
I discovered cranberry custard pie quite by accident several years ago when I was trying to use up fresh cranberries left over from making sauce. I had always been a …
The first time I truly appreciated sweet potato casserole with marshmallows was at my grandmother’s Thanksgiving table. I was maybe eight years old, and up until that point, I’d been …