“Cherry blossoms.” There was no response, and that was unacceptable, so she tried again. “Cherry blossoms, Bear. Cherry blossoms!” As...

Lacy Steele was lacking Christmas spirit. Did being sixteen make a person cynical? Perhaps. Her sister, Riley, had loads of spirit, if...

A cake is not a cookie. I know this. Why, then, did I select a cake for my 12th and final cookie recipe? It could be because snack cakes...

Peanut butter is the best! Here's how I know: Years ago we had a German exchange student. Before living with us, he'd never had bacon or...

I intended to write this pithy post about how what you look for in a cut-out cookie recipe should be what you look for in a man: easy to...

Psst. Lean in for a second to hear my confession: * I don't actually like donuts that much. * First of all I never know how to spell...

Fact: I love malted milk. Whoppers (not the burger king variety), actual malts. Basically if there is a way to add extra calories and fat...

This summer I had the privilege of taking a trip with my sisters and parents, no in-laws or grandkids. I called it the Original Kids...

Have you ever met anyone who doesn't like chocolate chip cookies? I did. Once. I can't remember who it was because I'm fairly certain I...

My husband is not as into food as I am. It was a shocking revelation for a newlywed to realize he did not, in fact, plan his life around...

Cinnamon. Crackle. Aren't those wonderful words? They're so evocative of this time of year. Cinnamon is ubiquitous with Christmas....

I heard a new song the other day and fell in love with it, a combination of "The Way You Look Tonight" plus "I'll Be Home for Christmas."...

There's this amazing new cookie bakery an hour from my home. (I live in the middle of nowhere, so an hour is a pretty normal drive time...

A couple of years ago (before the curse which shall not be named befell us all), I decided to do 12 days of cookies, wherein I baked 12...

Prologue Six weeks ago… He had never broken into a church before. It wasn’t a skill set he used often, but it was always a good idea to...

“The Smithsonian is going to call soon and claim your grandmother’s VCR as an antiquity,” Jason said. “Don’t knock this VCR. Without it,...

Recently I've been going through old books, getting them ready to be part of box sets. Usually I take things away, like the word "that,"...

I have a secret. Are you ready? It's big. Lean in, here it is: I like happy endings. It's not something writers are supposed to admit. If...