As the snow was falling from the sky yesterday, these gingerbread snowflakes were adorning my kitchen table. I sat there for hours, my pastry bag filled with royal icing, having too much fun decorating each and every one. I had baked the cookies a couple of weeks ago, and stored them (undecorated) in the freezer. […]
Posts Tagged: christmas cookies
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Dec
Dec
A very snowy Saturday found me in the kitchen yesterday…alone…for my annual baking marathon. “Little a” was planning to join me, but the doom-and-gloom weather forecast kept her home. I was sad, but a marathon is a marathon and I was moving forward. I’ve made this chocolate biscotti before, but never with Andes Peppermint Crunch […]
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This is one of my all-time favorite holiday cookies. The recipe for this heavenly bar cookie comes from Land o Lakes. Seedless raspberry jam, white chips and a shortbread crumble are sprinkled atop a partially baked shortbread base, and then the pan is returned to the oven for final baking. The directions specify using […]
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Nov
Nov
I know…I know. I’m leap-frogging right over Thanksgiving and making a beeline for Christmas. Couldn’t help it, though, because I’m anxious to share my first 2014 Christmas cookie. It’s a deliciously crisp and buttery shortbread cookie with a thin layer of dark chocolate beneath. I bought this Birkmann cookie stamp a few weeks ago at […]
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Dec
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The holiday cookie blitz is on, and I’m loving these little bars! Lots of great chocolatey taste, and the soft walnuts, along with the buttery crust, add wonderful texture. I omitted the rum because I’m not a huge fan, and I cut them into two-bite pieces. If you like the chocolate/walnut combo, you’ll really enjoy […]
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Dec
Dec
I totally love baking cookies year round, but there is something special and magical about baking cookies for Christmas. Happy childhood memories of holiday baking with my mom and sister, and visions of the cookie feasts that my aunts presented to their guests, flood my soul and warm my heart. I always try to add […]
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Nov
Nov
All I can say about these cookies is that they are completely and totally DELICIOUS. I was going to a friend’s house for the weekend and thought these would be the perfect seasonal, spicy cookies to go along with a hot cup of coffee or a steaming cup of tea. (or to munch on during […]
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Includes recipes for Spritz, Mom’s Best Peanut Brittle, Hazelnut Raspberry Almond Thumbprints, Pignoli Cookies, Vanilla Drop Sugar Cookies, Almond Diamonds, Susan Branch’s Lemon Squares, Sugar Crusted Snowballs, Italian Christmas Cookies, Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies, Molasses Sugar Cookies, Toffee Turtle Bars, Double Coconut Biscotti, White Chocolate, Cranberry, Pistachio Biscotti
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Dec
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Little a and I enjoyed our marathon holiday baking weekend, and there’s so much to share. Instead of snowflakes this year, we chose to decorate ornaments and trees: The basic sugar cookie and royal icing recipes came from Sweet Sugarbelle. I just love her blog and her cookies inspire me to keep trying, although I […]
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Dec
Dec
Crispy on the outside…..soft, vanilla wonderful on the inside. These are goooood!! Print Vanilla Drop Sugar Cookies Ingredients 3 sticks butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 3/4 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp cream of tartar 1/2 tsp salt Instructions Cream together butter and sugar until light and […]
…except these little mice! I made them with the daycare children as a gift they could share with their familes. They are called Christmas Eve Mice and they’re pretty easy to make. Just dip some stemmed maraschino cherries in melted chocolate, add a Hershey kiss face, place on the pillow of a double-stuffed Oreo cookie […]
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Dec
Dec
Includes recipes for Mocha Cookies, Frosted Cranberry Drop Cookies, Gianduja Bells, Cashew Brittle, Mandelhoernchen, Cranberry, White Chocolate, Pistachio Biscotti, Raspberry Almond Shortbread Thumbprints, Italian Christmas Cookies, Molasses Sugar Cookies, Spritz
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The truth? These cookies are lots of work, but they are totally worth the effort!! For me, it was a two-day event. I cut and baked the cookies on one day, and frosted and decorated them the next. I used the No Fail Sugar Cookie recipe (minus one teaspoon of baking powder) and my favorite […]
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Dec
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The cookie baking blitz is on, so I decided to roll some dough and start with the cut-outs! Since there’s a bit of winter in the air, and I’ve been wearing my new hand-knitted mittens (thank you, Teresa :), I thought merry mittens would be the perfect choice. I used this No Fail Sugar Cookie […]
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Oct
Pignoli cookies are delicious and impressive, so a “party perfect” cookie tray just wouldn’t be complete without them! I have used the Epicurious recipe for years, and I always get great results. The posted recipe calls for canned almond paste, but I buy almond paste by the pound at a local Italian deli. This is […]
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