Colonial Spice Cookies: History and Recipe with Candiss Cowan

In this video, Candiss gives a little history on spice cookies made during the Colonial era. The ingredients were costly, which is why they were made only once a year during the holidays. She explains a recipe from Colonial Williamsburg prepared in two ways: English and Dutch.

In this video, Candiss gives a little history on spice cookies made during the Colonial era. The ingredients were costly, which is why they were made only once a year during the holidays.

She explains a recipe from Colonial Williamsburg prepared in two ways: English and Dutch.

Get cookies in a jar!

Visit our Holiday Gift Shop between 12/4 and 12/22 to buy a jar filled with all the dry ingredients—just add butter, molasses, and heavy cream. Discounts for members.

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Scott House Journal, September 2025

This edition of the Scott House Journal features Clarence “Korky” Korker and the photographs of Ridgefield he captured, now being digitized by the Ridgefield Historical Society.

The Scott House, headquarters of the Ridgefield Historical Society was a buzz this summer with thirteen summer interns working on projects including Battle of Ridgefield and Civil War Research and our Oral History Project.

Meet the Historical Society’s Summer Interns

The Scott House, headquarters of the Ridgefield Historical Society, has hosted more than a dozen interns this summer working on research, collections and social media. Meet the interns and see

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