Holiday Bonanza! Cookie Q&A and A Very Dickens Christmas
Holiday Bonanza! Cookie Q&A and A Very Dickens Christmas  
Podcast: Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos Story
Published On: Fri Dec 19 2025
Description: Enjoy this episode from our friends at Milk Street Radio! We answer your calls with Vaughn Vreeland (of New York Times Cookie Week fame) to help you bake the best cookies of the season; historian Pen Vogler breaks down classic Christmas dishes featured in Charles Dickens’ stories, from turkey to plum pudding; author Kat Lieu shares her recipe for Old-Fashioned Cantonese Shortbread; and reporter Mackenzie Martin shares the true story of a Wisconsin holiday tradition, the wildcat sandwich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices