Christmas Cookie
101 recipes found
Anne Severson’s Gingersnaps
Gingersnaps have long been the workhorse of our family Christmas cookie plate. Oh, sure, there were dalliances with other cookies, trends that came and went. We endured the rum-ball phase, and experiments with questionable fudge recipes. But these gingersnaps, not the sexiest cookie and perhaps not the most delicious, had long been the most reliable cookie, the most universally loved.
Ammonia Cookies
Jenan Madden, the manager of a book store in Seattle, shared this recipe with The Times. She acquired it as a child from a favorite baby sitter. “The taste is great,” she said. “And it’s fun telling people what they are called.” (Ammonia cookies are in fact made with ammonium carbonate, a form of baking soda, not cleaning ammonia, which is poisonous.)
Moira Hodgson's Gingerbread Cookies
Toasted Coconut Shortbread
These cookies have the taste and texture of one of those Danish holiday cookies that come in the little blue tins. The coconut in these cookies adds fat for an even more buttery treat with faintly nutty notes and no noticeable tropical flavor. Dipping each cookie into a pile of sanding sugar before baking gives the finished product a sweet and salty balance.
Thumbprint Cookies With Toasted Nuts and Whole Grains
You can use any type of toasted nut or whole-grain flour in this recipe, generating infinite possibilities. Cashews, pumpkin seeds, pistachios, hazelnuts; barley, brown rice or oat flour; any jam you like. We chose pecans and rye flour, aiming at a cookie with a little salt and tang.