From the 'Burg to Your Kitchen

This weekend, I am snatching up my mother’s Kitchen-Aid mixer and baking some Christmas cookies for my family. As an avid baker, I cannot wait.

This week, I chose two classic recipes at our house for Christmas cookies and hopefully, they can become part of your family’s Christmas traditions as well.

Snickerdoodles

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1-1/2 cups sugar

2 large eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

2-3/4 cups flour

1-1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp salt

Cinnamon-sugar mixture

1/4 cup sugar

1-1/2 Tbsp. cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large mixing...