When I was growing up, the start of the holiday season wasn’t something we circled on a calendar; it was something we smelled coming from the kitchen, a soul-warming scent that filled the entire house ...

Christmas means cookies, right? My family makes gingerbread cookies — sometimes in the shape of a pitched roof and walls that we attempt to glue together with frosting for a complete (if wonky) house, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This easy chocolate sugar cookie dough gets transformed into a winter wonderland of treats thanks to ...

It isn’t too early to start thinking about holiday cookies. This week kicked off the return of the Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off, a tradition that began here 15 years ago. The Times is ...