When it comes to Christmas cookies my family tends to stick to some tried-and-true recipes we make every year. Every few years mom would slip a new cookie or two into our traditional mix of cookies. One year this little cherry number was added. While not a hit with dad, who thinks Chocolate Pinwheels and Chocolate Chip Cookies should be the only cookies made, their not-too-sweet flavor and bright color are a nice addition to any cookie tray.
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In the baking world, Christmas cookies tend to have Type A personalities; pushy, demanding attention, rigidly organized and highly status conscious. So every once in a while it’s nice to see a cookie with a Type B personality. These Sesame Seed Cookies are very tender with a cake-like texture that's subtle and simply flavored.
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Two of my favorite things in life came out of Iowa; these cookies and the person who gave me the recipe.
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The Christmas cookie extravaganza continues with the winner of the 1988 Chicago Tribune's Christmas Cookie Contest: Fay Kuhn's Thumbprints, substituting dairy-free margarine for the butter, of course.
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One of my favorite Christmas cookies is Chocolate Pinwheel refrigerator cookies. My mom has been baking ever since I can remember. (Last year she made and froze over 44 dozen of them.)
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Have you ever gotten up Thanksgiving morning to find your turkey isn’t completely thawed, or worse yet, you forgot to take it out of the freezer? As you sit there wondering how you can get the turkey thawed out in time, I know one thought will cross your mind, because it’s crossed all of ours when we're in this situation…"Can I cook it frozen?"
The simple answer is YES. Keep reading to find out how!
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The best and easiest pie crust you'll ever make is from Cook's Illustrated. I love the magazine and cookbooks but they're not known for simple recipes but trust me, this one is. The only problem is it's loaded with almost a cup of butter. I was hoping I could replace the butter with dairy-free margarine and still get great results and I did. Honestly, it also works pretty well with all shortening too just not as tasty.
One tip, if you like to roll your pie crusts out sandwiched between sheets of wax paper (like my mother does) this dough will not work since it's too wet. Use generous amounts of flour on your work surface and rolling pin and turn the dough every few seconds so you're sure it's not sticking to the counter.
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For years my dad has said we should only make two kinds of cookies for Christmas; Chocolate Pinwheels and his favorite, Chocolate Chip. For some reason I just can't wrap my head around chocolate chip cookies for Christmas. I know many will argue with me and say you can use red and green chips (which, in my humble opinion, are AWFUL) or use something like red and green M&Ms. I could possibly go with the M&Ms if they were dairy-free but I'm still not sold.
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