1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan. Sprinkle the pan with flour and tap out the excess. Get Winter Soup Club A six-week series featuring soup recipes and cozy vibes, plus ...

Nothing says Christmas quite like candy cane cookies. Kristen Johnson, a reader from Santa Monica, as well as a finalist one year in our L.A. Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off, submitted this recipe, ...

Drain cherries and reserve all cherry liquid. Finely chop cherries. You should end up with 1 cup chopped. In a large bowl with electric mixer, cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar, egg, almond ...

The Norwegians like their almond paste. For our wedding years ago, I made two Kransekake cakes that stood on each side of our traditional wedding cake. Kransekake is a Norwegian cake made of almond ...

Nothing says Christmas quite like candy canes. Or candy cane-shaped cookies. Kristen Johnson of Santa Monica was a finalist one year in our Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off after submitting ...

Whether you're filling your own cookie jar with fresh-baked goods, hoping to steal the show at a bake sale, or treating guests to a sweet surprise, there's nothing better than a homemade cookie (or ...