Grandma created these handheld treats after sampling mince pie, a traditional holiday dessert, when she and Grandpa visited London one Christmas.

Every December, we always looked forward to the afternoon of cookie baking at Grandma’s.

This Christmas wreath was almost too pretty to eat!

These adorable gingerbread folk were such a hit at the cookie swap Grandma organized for all the aunts and cousins.

We thought it was so clever, the way Grandma transformed a simple star shape into a jolly Santa!

A couple weeks before Christmas, Grandma made these cookies and packaged them in pretty boxes to give to her neighbors.

I always thought these festive, candy-filled cookies were hard to make until Grandma showed me how easy they were.

My aunts were divided as to whether these sickly green cookies were creepy-gross or laugh-out-loud fun. Grandma assured them that they were fun.

One year Grandma made these no-bake, chocolate-covered cookies for my class Halloween party. They were such a hit!

“Eewww, gross!” we’d cry as we devoured these tasty green eyeballs.