Category Archives: Cookies

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, happy family and friend time… However and whatever you celebrate this time of year, I hope it is fun and full of love, peace and good things. I wanted to put all of the recipes for cookies and other goodies I made this holiday season in oneContinueContinue reading “Holiday Cookie Roundup”

I had never heard of leckerli until a few years ago, and I wish I had. Leckerli is a dense, chewy spice cookie bar from Switzerland. It is made with a heavy dough of honey, nuts, candied fruit and spices. If you had described it to me, I probably would not have been that excitedContinueContinue reading “Leckerli”

I have been making these as long as I can remember. My mom and I made them growing up, and my grandma made them too. I believe someone told me my grandma originally got the recipe for these from the newspaper. In any case, if you know my in real life, you have probably gottenContinueContinue reading “Norwegian Christmas Cookies”

I saw this recipe on the Milk Street instagram account and I haven’t made cookies similar to this before so wanted to try them out. The recipe says they are based on Basler brunsli cookies, which are Swiss holiday cookies. I have never had those, so can’t compare to these, but I liked the ideaContinueContinue reading “Chocolate Almond Spice Cookies”

This soft glazed gingerbread recipe is from Tartine bakery in San Francisco and it is by far my favorite gingerbread cookie to make. There are a few reasons for this. One, it holds its shape/pattern decently when baked, so it works great with cookie stamps or an embossed rolling pin (I use both). It isContinueContinue reading “Soft Glazed Gingerbread”

I love making shortbread cookies. They are so simple and easy, but so delicious to eat. I make my brown butter shortbread cookies for Christmas every year. It is also fun to experiment with other flavors of shortbread. I love citrus shortbread, especially lemon. These cherry chocolate shortbread cookies are a bit more festive though,ContinueContinue reading “Chocolate Cherry Shortbread”

These soft ginger cookies are one of my all time favorite cookies. They are perfect for holidays, but fantastic enough to make any time of year. They have the perfect balance of spice, sweetness, texture and flavor. They are delicious with a little dip in white chocolate, like the picture, but equally good without it.ContinueContinue reading “Soft Ginger Cookies”

As I mentioned in my butter cookie post, this time of year I am always baking cookies to try out for my holiday cookie boxes. I have been seeing different hot chocolate cookie recipes for a while now, and wanted to try them. I am totally sold. These cookies have great chocolate flavor, are crispyContinueContinue reading “Hot Chocolate Cookies”

It is getting to be that time of year where I start thinking about holiday baking. I usually make cookie boxes for my neighbors and friends, and I am always looking for new recipes to use. There are a bunch of cookies that I just have to include every year though. These butter cookies areContinueContinue reading “Butter Cookies”

Black Forest Thumbprint Cookies These black forest thumbprint cookies came about because as I have mentioned before, my daughter is a big fan of the cherry/chocolate combo and likes pretty much anything black forest flavored. So I decided to try making a variant of my favorite raspberry almond thumbprint cookies using those flavors. My momContinueContinue reading “Black Forest Thumbprint Cookies”