Eye-Catching Holiday Cookies
Beautiful holiday cookie platters are just a matter of finding the right recipes.
The season of decorative holiday cookies is one of the most delightful if you love to bake. If you do a cookie exchange, it is all about finding both delicious and beautiful cookie recipes to wow your baking friends, as well as satisfying the family members who will be eating them. These seasonal cookies are sure to impress at any cookie-swap gathering; try Italian-inspired Pignoli Cookies with a chewy almond flavor or Chocolate Snowcap Cookies with a striking coat of pure white atop the fudgy rounds.
Almond Linzer Cookies
In this almond cookie recipe, star-shaped cutters give these classic jam-filled sandwich Linzer cookies holiday sparkle, but you can also use a more traditional round or scalloped cookie cutter. Almond flour adds crunchy texture and nutty flavor. Look for it near other specialty flours in natural-foods markets.....
Button Shortbread Cookies
This healthy shortbread cookie recipe uses white whole-wheat flour instead of white flour. The light-colored flour is mild in flavor, adding nutrients without overpowering the classic shortbread taste. These cookies are easy to make, so they’re perfect for a holiday cookie swap or afternoon tea. These cookies are also wonderful to bake with small kids because they’ll love poking the buttonholes in the shortbread dough.....
Chocolate Snowcap Cookies
This fudgy chocolate cookie recipe is a hit with chocolate lovers. Bake the cookies right after rolling them in confectioners’ sugar: if they sit, the sugar absorbs into the dough and the rich chocolaty cookies lose their snowcapped look......
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