Tune in Thursday morning Talk cookies -- and restaurants -- with Rick Nelson on Thursday at 10 a.m., when he joins Kerri Miller on Minnesota Public Radio's "Midmorning" on KNOW 91.1 FM.
Go to startribune.com Bookmark our easy-to-navigate archive -- where you'll find all 42 winning recipes from eight years of the Taste Holiday Cookie Contest -- at startribune.com/cookies.
Find more recipes Discover three more reader-submitted favorites that we couldn't resist -- Peanut Croquettes, Lemon Curd Coils and Cranberry-Lemon Sandwich Cookies -- at startribune.com/taste.
Meet our bakers Meet our five bakers -- and sample their cookies -- as they bake and discuss their recipes at a fun-filled event in the Baking Lab at the Mill City Museum on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The museum is at 704 S. 2nd St., Mpls. Admission is $5 to $10; call 612-341-7555 or go to www.millcitymuseum.org.
Go to our blog Buying pistachios -- the key ingredient in our winning recipe -- isn't as easy as it sounds. For details on where we encountered the best deals on raw, shelled, unsalted pistachios, go to startribune.com/tabletalk.
