“I’m not a baker.” Maybe it’s what I do for a living, or maybe I just give off confidante energy, but I’ve lost track of how many times friends and strangers alike have felt compelled to confess this ...

It isn’t too early to start thinking about holiday cookies. This week kicked off the return of the Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off, a tradition that began here 15 years ago. The Times is ...

Preheat your ovens and roll out the parchment paper: It's cookie-baking season. We are rich in cookie recipes from top pastry chefs, from around the world, and from our own families. Whether you're ...

Nothing says Christmas quite like festive, fresh-from-the-oven cookies made with your family. But maybe this is the year you try something new. If you're looking for some cookie inspiration this year, ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. By Becky Krystal Dec. 1 at 11:41 a.m. So much about the holiday season is ...

Making festive cookies for the holidays doesn’t have to mean owning six types of sprinkles or having three different sugars on hand. In fact, some of my holiday favorites have shockingly few ...

While I love dessert, I admit that baking can be intimidating. Reading through recipes calling for the use of precise kitchen scales, layers upon layers of ganaches and frostings and fondants, and a ...

The L.A. Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off is back, and after judging more than 150 entries, we have our winners. Here are this year's 10 best reader cookie recipes — a collection of reinvented ...

It's the perfect low-effort, high-reward dessert.

A fifth book from the founder of the famous cookie company, this collection of cheerful vignettes presents approaches to life's challenges in a series of "recipes" for success (e.g., "Humble Pie I: ...

Arguably the best part about the spooky season is all the scary-cute treats that are on offer. There’s always Halloween candy, of course, but there’s also the pumpkin-shaped, candy-filled, ooey-gooey ...