This is a recipe we like to make every year from a 1950's publication. It indicated it made 3 dozen and cost .93 cents! I retained the actual ingredients in the recipe to reflect the era of the recipe. However, the corn syrup can be substituted with 1 tbsp. each of honey and maple syrup. The cat under the tree is our boy Zorro who loves the magic a Christmas tree brings. Happy Holidays!

Happy Holiday Baking!

Iced sugar cookie cutouts, gingerbread men, pink and green leaf and rainbow cookies are classic favorites of any holiday cookie tray.

A cozy, holiday treat!

Cookies for the holiday season!

Yum!

Open your eyes, deliciously Christmassy.

Inspired by my childhood Christmas holidays in 1960's. Every year was the same. My Italian grandmother came up from the Bronx to stay for 2 weeks. She made her famous Honeyballs.It was my job to add the sprinkles. My mom made Butter cookies, and experimented with food coloring and maraschino cherries for decorations. My dad had colorful hard candy (that only he liked) in various key locations. All three have passed, but these memories live on, and my daughter now has the original butter cookie press.

Spending the Holidays with our family this year after a decade abroad, means that we can indulge in traditional baking and cooking again - lots of Beigli (swirls with poppy seeds and grated walnuts), Linzer (soft, buttery cookies with a star or heart shape centre filled with home made jam) and endless variations of Truffles (with coconut, pistachios, caramel, peanut butter, rum - my favourite).
Wishing everyone a relaxed festive period and Happy (Hungarian) Holidays ahead xx Ivy

I recently followed this easy recipe to make peppermint bark and thought it was so easy and tasty - I had to share!