Kristen Johnson of Santa Monica was one of the 10 winners of last year’s Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off with almond candy cane cookies: “My mother, Wendy Johnson, had me brainwashed as a ...

A gluten-free twist on chocolate chip cookies, these almond butter-based cookies are an easy-to-make crowd-pleaser. Share on Pinterest These easy-to-make cookies are gluten-free and dairy-free.

What if there were chocolate peanut butter cups that you had to eat because they’re pretty much your multivitamin for the day? What if your doctor was like, “You have to eat these. I’m prescribing you ...

Every year, my mom makes a peanut brittle recipe that she clipped from the Wednesday food section of The Columbus Dispatch decades ago. It's simply not Christmas without it. If she didn't bring it to ...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the kitchen, it’s that baking should not be complicated. Some of the best recipes have the simplest method or the least amount of ingredients. Too many flavors, ...

For this year's Readers' Choice Week, we asked our readers to prove their cooking prowess by sharing their best recipes with us—and dang, you guys are good. These are the five winning recipes—and the ...

Sandi Goldner's friends have come to expect her cookies for holidays and special occasions. For Easter, she makes egg-shaped macaroons and decorates them with white chocolate and colored sprinkles.

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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, ...