This tender spritz cookie recipe is very eye-catching on my Christmas cookie tray. The dough is easy to work with, so it's fun to make these spritz cookies into a variety of festive shapes.

According to Rich Torrisi of Torrisi Italian Specialties, Christmas would not be complete without an industrial-size batch of the almond sponge-cake concoctions known variously as rainbows ...

Making everything from scratch at Christmas, for a fortnight of big dinners, parties and guests, might be our idea of fun. But under the pressure of the season, even the best of us might wistfully ...