Local bakers submitted nearly 40 batches of cookies in the 2025 Dayton Daily News Holiday Cookie Contest. The holiday cookie contest returned two years ago after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Get festive with timeless classics and new favorites, from sugar cookies and mandelbrot to tortellini dolci and marranitos.

Some cookies are dangerous to have around because one is never enough. These recipes create the kind of treats that'll have ...

If you’re looking for a cookie that balances sweetness, tartness, and texture, cranberry and white chocolate oatmeal cookies are exactly what you need. Soft, chewy, and studded with bursts of tart ...

Get ready to whisk, roll and bake your way into the holiday spirit with our Christmas cookie recipes. These sweets are so good, they’ll become part of your yearly baking traditions. With bold flavors ...

While cranberry sauce isn’t the star of Thanksgiving, it plays a strong supporting role — and sometimes, that role gets a little stale. This year, try swapping out plain cranberry sauce for something ...

Cranberries are unapologetically themselves. Among berries, they are strikingly hard and sour, with an absolutely gorgeous color and fascinating inner structure. Not everyone loves them, but those who ...

My no-bake cranberry-cookie butter cheesecake with a crushed speculoos crust is a showstopper (if I do say so myself). By Vaughn Vreeland Cranberry meets cookie butter in this no-bake ...

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Weathered, stained, of tongue and groove pine construction, maybe 80-plus years old, missing its bottom, lifting its lid ...

From New York Times Cooking: This chunky and bright, cardamom-scented, honey-sweetened chutney is loaded with fresh cranberries, green apple and dried apricots. The best part? It comes together in ...

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