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Nettie McBirney, a woman who revolutionized the baking industry decided she could do a cooking column under the nom de plume of “Aunt Chick.” She began the column at a time when Oklahoma was still suffering from the Great Depression.
Aunt Chick was an international figure for her culinary inventions and made a splash in the field by organizing teams of cooks trained to demonstrate cooking. Such teams were employed at department stores like Macy’s in NYC and in many major cities across the nation. Her Christmas cutters, launched in 1948, were an instant hit, making her famous and gaining her international recognition.
Aunt Chick’s cookies have been a part of our family tradition for over 60 years. The first time I used the cookie cutter to make the Santa cookies was for…
I use to work for Aunt Chick when I lived in Tulsa Okla. I helped package hundreds of these cookie cutters to get them ready for shipping. I rented a…
I would like to share a song I wrote about my mother’s cookie molds. I have carried on the tradition of using her cutters and they are now in their…
My great aunt gave me a complete set of cookie cutters in the 1970s when I started my own family. We have made and decorated cookies ever since. So much…
My mother born in 1920 made Santa Cookies during my childhood in Berkeley. We put them in baggies, tied with a ribbon, and hung them on the Christmas tree. When…
I grew up in Ontario, Canada in the ’50s where my American parents settled after the war. My mother always made 5 kinds of Christmas Cookies. My favorite being Anise…
There on the internet, late last night was the Christmas Cookie Cutters our family cherished so very, very, much. Wow! I could not believe my eyes. I hit the jackpot…
My mother started making Santa cookies in 1952 when my older sister was in Kindergarten. The tradition continued until she was unable to make the cookies. At that time, 1983,…
The first Christmas I remember Santa Claus was in 1953, I was almost 6 years old. I remember Christmas before this particular Christmas but Santa Claus had not figured into…
My mother brought the first Christmas cutters when they came out. Please tell me I have to make a lot of Santa’s cookies for my grandson’s work about 70 or…
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