Have you started baking cookies yet? The Holiday season is upon us and the nights are getting longer and colder…its a great excuse to turn on your oven, thrown on an apron and make a delicious mess in your kitchen! Does your family have some favorite recipes that you pull out every Holiday? I have put together a few tried and true favorites below, all Santa approved!
Gingerbread
Gingerbread will forever be a Christmas classic and this recipe from Food. is simple and easy. No need to stick with just gingerbread men shapes, you can use whatever cookie cutters you have and go nuts! Roll out your dough thinner for crispier cookies or keep them thicker and bake for a couple minutes less if you like your gingerbread a little chewy. These are great to let kids decorate with icing and sprinkles. Leave some “naked” and they are a lovely breakfast treat with your coffee…or broken up on top of some vanilla ice cream!
Sugar Twists
This Sugar Twist recipe from keyingredient is definitely not a simple one but is so worth the effort! Like gingerbread, the dough needs to be refrigerated for several hours or overnight. There is quite a lot of rolling and cutting and twisting but if you enlist help from all your household elves it will be a party with scrumptious results that everyone will love! These also keep really well in the freezer. Go ahead and make a big batch, freeze them in bags and pull out throughout the season when you are expecting company or just need a treat.
Snowball Cookies
Snowball Cookies are an Italian favorite and pair well with any hot beverage. This recipe from Delish requires baking staples your probably already have on hand and can be whipped up fairly quickly. They do make a bit of a mess to eat (the more powdered sugar the better) so its always nice when you can make them truly bite sized and they can just be popped right in your mouth!
Sugar Cookies
A Holiday cookie list wouldn’t be complete without Sugar cookies. They are the best, most fun cookie to decorate and there are so many fantastic and creative ways to do so, inspiration below! This classic recipe from Betty Crocker also includes a frosting recipe.
I hope you are able to take some time away from the hustle and bustle to make memories with your family in the kitchen this season. Don’t forget to stock up on milk to go with all those cookies!
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