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, ...

In the mid-1980s, my mom clipped this recipe from Good Housekeeping magazine (the print version) and used it every Christmas when I was a kid. Today it remains safely tucked inside one of those photo ...

Over the past few weeks, I have made hundreds of Christmas cookies, and often share the recipes on my blog and social media pages. These darling Gingerbread Boys and Girls have been my most popular ...

Alex Guarnaschelli is an Iron Chef, Food Network celebrity chef, author of Old-School Comfort Food and the executive chef at New York City’s Butter restaurants. Read her PEOPLE.com blog every Tuesday ...

A few days ago, an old friend of mine wrote to me to ask for my gingerbread cake recipe. I had not made the cake in years, but as soon as she reminded me of it, I was brought back in time to when my ...

The end of the year is a time for giving and a time for family, but it's also a time for sweet treats, and gingerbread cookies are a holiday classic. Want to make your own? Amy Birdsall, co-owner and ...

It’s the best time of year for food writers. Because it’s cookie-making season, of course. Life does not get better. The only question is: Which cookies should we make? We asked a bunch of our ...