In the heat of the unairconditioned kitchen, my grandma tells stories about her grandma to the music of the sizzling griddle and the spinning fan. As the hand of the outdoor thermometer creeps close ...

When the Welsh Cookies were ready to eat, I figured a spot of tea would do nicely to accompany them. One of the first steps involved cutting the shortening (I’m using butter and cutting it with a pair ...

CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — The Welsh Tea Shoppe is where strong family traditions continue with a bit of a modern twist. Visiting The Welsh Tea Shoppe in Clarks Summit is like a trip to an old-world ...

This recipe, from Paula Bonchak of Bonham, took second place in the Family category in our 2015 Holiday Cookie Contest. Mix the butter, flour and baking powder together until it forms a fine crumb.

WILKES-BARRE — If you ask 96-year-old William Cordy what makes his church’s Welsh cookies so tasty, he’ll tell you it’s the sweet dried fruit you’ll find in each flat biscuit. “Raisins are a lot ...

Nancy Liotta’s mother, the late Dorothy Stevens, had a saying about Welsh cookies. “She would say, ‘If it doesn’t have lard, and it doesn’t have currants, you don’t call it a Welsh cookie,'” Mrs.

SCRANTON – Using an age-old secret recipe, St. Matthew’s United Evangelical Lutheran Church on Jefferson Avenue makes and sells Welsh cookies to raise funds to help keep the parish going. A small ...

Feb. 28—In all the years of Local Flavor, no recipe has been as popular as Welsh Cookies. There's something about the heavenly taste of the cookies' buttery dough and sweet and tart currants that make ...

Aug. 9—Experience the charm of Wales without the trip across the pond. Northeast Pennsylvania residents can get their fix of tea, pastries and more inside the Welsh Tea Shoppe, 312 S. State St., ...

CRAFT AND GIFT SALE: A craft and holiday gift sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Dallas Eastern Star Building Association, 15 Foster St., Dallas. Eastern Star members ...