Dessert

My earliest memories of birthday cake were of Red Velvet.  Being a December Baby, it was the natural selection and since my mom baked many of these a Holiday Tea for the teachers at the school where my dad was the superintendent, I always felt lucky …

Russian Teacakes are another of my mom’s Christmas Holiday Coffee cookie recipes.  I love these delicious little cookies that can be a mess to eat.  That is why I also like to dip the bottoms in melted chocolate.  It helps to contain the confectioner sugar …

This recipe for Jan Hagel cookies always reminded me of shortbread when I was growing up.  So, now that I bake my own instead of enjoying my mom’s, I sometimes like to dip half the bar into melted chocolate and sprinkle with either chopped nuts or …