When it comes to Southern holiday traditions, tea cakes are the perfect accompaniment at big celebrations or if you just want to eat a few while you drink coffee, hot chocolate or, of course, tea. And ...

Southern Buttermilk Tea Cakes inspired by Kim Prince of Hotville Chicken. (Portrait by Christina House / Los Angeles Times; cookie photo by Silvia Razgova / For The Times; food and prop styling by ...

We asked several L.A.-area pastry chefs and cooks to contribute their favorite holiday cookies. Each is a simple, homestyle cookie that reflects each contributor’s memories of holidays past. While ...