Beat egg whites in mixer bowl at medium speed until frothy. Add cream of tartar, beat until stiff (about 1 minute more). Beat in vanilla, ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Gently fold in the cookie crumbs.

This post is part of our series on my cookie swap tradition. Every December, for the past ten years, I’ve invited friends to join me in a cookie exchange. Over the years, our party has evolved into a ...

Chrusciki played an important role in Sandi Murphy's childhood, and just one whiff of the fried, twisted cookies can work like a time machine. Her "babci," she says, using the Polish endearment for ...

Marie Patrick of Land O’Lakes prepares the dough for Angel Wings, a Polish treat she and her husband knew as Chrusciki. Today the fried goodies are sometimes called winks or bowties. Culture Editor ...

ABOUT THIS TIME of year while other mothers were baking cookies, she was making angel wings. My brother, my sister and I were helping. For years my mother was in charge of the Christmas pageant at the ...

Make Karlynn Johnston's khrustyky (Ukrainian angel wing cookies), puffed wheat squares and homemade peppermint patties You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...

Crisp and light and sprinkled with powdered sugar, Grandma’s angel wings were a beloved, although a bit messy, holiday treat. They always left sugar trails on the tablecloth, like a dusting of snow.