“A friend taught me how to make these when I was in university.  They are a perfect little bite-sized tarts – and are now a Christmas holiday tradition.” INGREDIENTS DOUGH 1/2 pound butter 6 ounces cream cheese 2 cups flour FILLING 3 cups brown sugar 4 tablespoons butter, melted 4 eggs 2 teaspoon vanilla 1… Read more »

“Snowball cookies are a classic Christmas cookie loved by all in our house. ” INGREDIENTS 1 cup sifted flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 cup finely chopped pecans 1/2 cup soft butter 1 teaspoon vanilla sifted icing sugar DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350F Resift flour and measure (too much flour makes a dry cookie). Cream butter… Read more »

“These are not the traditional dry scone but more of a buttery cookie style scone.  My kids love them.” INGREDIENTS 3 cups unsifted flour 5 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup butter 1 cup milk 1 cup blueberries 1 egg DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 375F. Use ungreased cookie sheet. Mix flour and baking… Read more »

“These have a real buttery almost cake like flavour. At Christmas time I replace the raisins with craisins or chopped cranberries mixed in a bit of sugar for a more festive look.” INGREDIENTS 3 cups unsifted flour 5 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup sugar 1 cup butter 1 cup milk 1 cup raisins or craisins… Read more »

“These are a family favourite. When I was a child my mother made these and we named them ‘gum cookies’ because they were chewy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. This recipe doubles nicely however the cookies need to be eaten fairly quickly to retain their chewy texture — never a problem in… Read more »

“It’s family tradition to make pressed Christmas cookies and thumbprint cookies every year. The only problem is both my mother and grandmother each had their own recipe so each year I was torn as to which recipe to use. Having experimented, I came up with a third generation recipe of my own! For my Mothers… Read more »

“It’s family tradition to make pressed Christmas cookies and thumbprint cookies every year. The only problem is both my mother and grandmother each had their own recipe so each year I was torn as to which recipe to use. Having experimented, I came up with a third generation recipe of my own! For my Grandmother’s… Read more »

It’s family tradition to make pressed Christmas cookies and thumbprint cookies every year. The only problem is both my mother and grandmother each had their own recipe so every year I was torn as to which recipe to use. Having experimented, I came up with a third generation recipe of my own. My version is… Read more »

“These cookies are very soft and moist, almost muffin-like. They need to be eaten quickly or frozen. You can substitute walnuts for the pecans and, as my husband requests, leave out the raisins if you prefer. ” INGREDIENTS 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/3 cups quick oatmeal 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon… Read more »