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What are these holiday cookies called?

My grandmother in law passed away and hubby and I were not lucky enough to receive her recipes.
I would like to give some details about these cookies and see if anyone knows what they are called.

They are pink and white and usually "braided" together and then curved at the top to form the shape of a candy cane.
they are somewhat of a "sweet" cookie, yet the pink and white parts of the cookies have two very distinct flavors.

hopefully someone can help, if anyone can help, it would be appreciated.

EASTER COOKIE RECIPE ! Help needed Pls !!!?

Okay.. I’m not sure if it’s specifically an easter cookie but anyway ..

My grandmother and I used to always make these cookies for the Holidays .. And I cannot find her recipe anywhere, nor remember the name .. Anyone familiar with it?
You basically make a regular soft like dome shaped cookie (sry I’m not real big on the details of it) anyway.. and you make 3 types of frosting things and dip the cookies in it. – they’re different color of frostings, I think red yellow and green and .. you may not "dip them" per say.. but spread it ontop of the cookies…
Sry, I’m not a big help..I wish I could draw you a picture because I see it in my mind but I’m having trouble describing it…

If any of this rings a bell pls let me know !!

What are these holiday cookies called?

My grandmother in law passed away and hubby and I were not lucky enough to receive her recipes.
I would like to give some details about these cookies and see if anyone knows what they are called.

They are pink and white and usually "braided" together and then curved at the top to form the shape of a candy cane.
they are somewhat of a "sweet" cookie, yet the pink and white parts of the cookies have two very distinct flavors.

hopefully someone can help, if anyone can help, it would be appreciated.

Is the tradition of Hanukkah dying?

I am just wondering because the Hanukkah category has a new question every couple of hours while the Christmas category has a new question every couple of minutes. It just seems like Hanukkah is being ignored or something.

If it is, I can see why. Nobody in my family is really religious anymore. We celebrate Hanukkah, Passover, and Rosh Hashanah. My grandmother makes hamantaschen cookies for Purim. However, we never go to temple and I feel as though the traditions will start to fade once the elders in the family pass away. I am not a very religious person myself. We even have a Hanukkah bush for the children in the family and to be honest I don’t oppose. I love the spirit of Christmas. In the end, I believe in God but other than celebrating the holidays with the family I don’t really classify with a specific religion.