A subtly-flavored snap for Springtime. It’s spring! It’s time to turn away from the rich, dark flavors of winter baking and toward those...

Looks aren't everything with this unusual cookie. No one today really knows where hermits got their name. One of the US’s oldest-known...

No tears in this cookie for the busy, working woman A lot of us nowadays like to think that women started entering the workplace in...

Let's celebrate 'the' trendy ingredient of 100 years ago. We take it for granted now, but in the early 1900s coconut (or ‘cocoanut’ as it...

Yes, it's 'Deck' and not 'Decker.' I don't know why. Yes, I did check. What better way is there for a food company to market its products...

This is why I like to test these old recipes before I post about them. It seems like it shouldn’t be too difficult to write a cookbook....

One of the nicest-tasting cookies I'll probably never make again. It’s surprising more people don’t know about Meta Givens. She did as...

What's in a name? A lot, as it turns out. Very old cookie recipes hold a certain fascination for me. They’re usually written with limited...

Bringing 'Joy' to family cookie platters everywhere. The Joy of Cooking is one of the United States’ best-loved cookbooks. Written and...

A modest cookie for patriotic families. Cookies are a treat. They’re a little something sweet after a meal, or as a pick-me-up. When...

Walnuts and raisins and currants, oh my! So, I did a little research to figure out how Boston Cookies were named, and I never could find...

Peanut shortbread with a chocolate spiral? A 50s triumph! The 1950s were a time for cookie whimsy. After the busy, industrious 1940s,...

There's just something about older recipes, with all their imperfections and homey goodness. I love to bake. Always have, always will....