The Sway’s Annual Cookie Contest 2023

Deleting Your Cookies? We’ll take them off your hands. ‘Tis the time of year to enter them into The Sway’s Cookie Contest, aka our thinly-veiled ploy to (literally) grow [...]

The Sway’s Annual Holiday Cookie Contest

Cookies Aren’t Just for Santa They should also be for the one who delivers tidings of informative joy to your inbox all year round. So we’re bringing back The Sway’s [...]

Oreo Truffles

Submitted by Brittany Hampton/SLAM Southern Pines Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package of Oreos 1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese, room temperature 2 bags semi-sweet chocolate chips   [...]

The Best Sugar Cookies

Submitted by Genevieve Walker   Dough Ingredients 4 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 2 tbsp. Pure vanilla extract 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. Baking [...]

Holiday Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

Submitted by Katharine Roberts Ingredients: 3 sticks unsalted butter 3 cups sugar (can substitute 1/2 cup for brown sugar) 4 eggs 2 tbsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground [...]

Double Chocolate Espresso Bean Cookies

Submitted by Tina Brown Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour (or mixture of white/wheat…doesn’t matter too much) 2 tbsp freshly ground espresso powder 3/4 tsp [...]

Candy Cane Cookies

Submitted By Mary Hannah Ellis These candy cane cookies are so fun to twist, and they can be made with or without the crushed peppermint on top. Peppermint lovers can enjoy that extra crunch of [...]