TIP OF THE DAY: Christmas Cookie Exchange & Its History

There’s still time to organize a Christmas cookie exchange. Each participant bakes a different cookie and the group gets together to “exchange” their cookies, so that each participant goes home with a variety for the holidays. There’s a delicious recipe for peppermint butter cookies below. But first, some history of the Christmas cookie exchange. FoodTimeline.org…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Moravian Spice Cookies

Delicious, either plain or chocolate-dipped (above). Photo by Jaclyn Nussbaum | THE NIBBLE.   An elegant gift, stocking-stuffer or treat for guests (serve them with tea, coffee and/or ice cream), we love ultra-thin Moravian cookies. Beyond the luscious flavor, the thinness means fewer calories per cookie (in other words, two for the calories of one).…
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RECIPE: Delicious Chocolate Mint Cookies

Delicious chocolate mint cookies are our favorite holiday cookies (photo © Wisconsin Dairy).   What we’re baking for the holiday cookie exchange: chocolate mint christmas butter cookies, with a recipe from the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. We know that other food writers will be pushing the envelope, trying to make the most memorable cookies to…
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