Erin French Shares Her Grandmother's Super Secret Holiday Cookie Recipe

Recipes & Cooking

August 23, 2022

Eating these cookies was a spiritual experience

Erin French’s grandmother had such a perfect cookie recipe that she would not even share it with her own family. But Erin found it and added her twist that has us suddenly wishing all of our dresses had cookie pockets.

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