STAR-ADVERTISER These paper-thin, delicate cookies must be handled with care. Kind of like a relationship. If you’ve had a “lace” or “lacy” cookie, you’ll recognize this treat. Lace cookies are made ...

These pretty cookies contain rum, but you can omit it and add more apricot preserves to the filling and icing. MAKE AHEAD: Store in a cool place in an airtight container, with the cookies between ...

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 12-count miniature muffin pans. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, butter and sugar. Beat at medium speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add sour cream ...

Jillian Turek of Laurel says her favorite holiday cookies were always the Mexican wedding cookies that her grandmother, Hazel Tuley, made. Then while studying abroad, in Vienna, Turek “was introduced ...

My absolute favorite holiday party is a cookie swap. You only have to do the work of making one kind of cookie, and then you get to go home with a whole variety of festive treats. However, it can be ...