We have no Russian heritage, but my kids love them! For many years, we made cookies (lots of different kinds of cookies) at Christmastime and passed them out to all the neighbors as gifts. Our way of saying, ‘We’re glad you’re our neighbor.’ The kids always insisted that this kind make the list. Go ahead, try them. They’ll probably end up in your recipe file too. We had as much fun making them as we did handing them out (and sneaking a few for ourselves).

The best part of the pie? The crust of course! Here's one that will have your family asking for pie everyday. They won't even care what filling you put in!

This crust is just as flaky as the pie crust on this site, but a little sweeter.  It is a perfect way to sweeten up your dessert!

We LOVE cheesecake!  This one has cream cheese AND chocolate AND berries...mmmm!  You'll have to try this one.  We did.  Becky made this to share at our Wednesday night Bible study.  I think we have a little competition going on there.  LOL!!  It's one of the most delicious kind!

Everybody needs a good chocolate chip cookie recipe!  Here's one that's soft (thanks to the ½ tsp. of cold water), but crispy around the edges (if you use real butter).  It's been tested by the most scrutinizing pallettes!

I got a hankering for a streusel-topped cranberry muffin one day.  Did you know they don't sell those in Nebraska?  Well, if they do, I couldn't find any.  So, I set out to find a good recipe.  What follows is a couple of different recipes thrown together.  Hope you like it.

This is a recipe I found on Titus 2 Christian Homekeepers message board.  Hubby's favorite cookie is gingersnap, so I was thrilled to find this recipe.  It's easy and makes alot!  It is posted here by permission of Karen Twombly of Maine.  Thanks Karen for sharing your mother's great recipe!

My mom always made scalloped potatoes at least once a month.  Easy, cheap staple foods that we always had around made this a great fix for a family of 13!  Here's my own twist on this 'old standby'.