An undeniable craving for warm spices and brown sugar immediately strikes when I see the first signs of the holiday season. Chewy cookies with a crisp exterior have always been my favorite texture, ...

These cookies are based on a recipe I’ve shared in this column before: Oatmeal Molasses Cookies with Chocolate Chips. That’s a go-to sweet treat for me, but I’ve given them a holiday twist with my ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

I am puzzling over what to call these cookies. For roughly 20 years, they’ve just been oatmeal cookies, because these are the ones we make. They have dried cranberries instead of raisins, because all ...