From the Recipe Creator:
I save my snowdrop cookies for special occasions. The crunchy, buttery sandwich cookie has a puckery lemon filling. —Bernice Martinoni, Petaluma, California
Although lemon is often synonymous with spring or summer, these snowdrop cookies add a pleasant tanginess to any Christmas cookie display. To save time, make the cookies ahead and freeze them. When you’re ready to serve, thaw the cookies in covered containers and make the filling fresh. Add a wintery touch by dusting the cookies with confectioners’ sugar.
Christmas Cookie Recipes FAQWhat are the most popular Christmas cookies?
The most popular Christmas cookies are classic recipes like gingerbread cookies, cutout cookies, gingersnaps, frosted sugar cookies, and thumbprint cookies with jam, chocolate kisses or icing.
Global cookies are also popular around the holidays. There are many Italian Christmas cookies, as well as Linzer cookies from Austria, shortbread from Scotland, Swiss zimtsterne and Norwegian rosettes.
Beyond the festive options, classic cookies like chocolate chip, peanut butter and oatmeal raisin are commonly baked around Christmas.
What’s the best way to decorate Christmas cookies?
The best way to decorate Christmas cookies is with a thick frosting and holiday sprinkles, especially if you’re decorating with little kids. But there are so many ways to decorate Christmas cookies!
For detailed gingerbread or flooded cutout cookies, royal icing is your best bet. While there are some common royal icing mistakes to avoid, the learning curve is small, so you’ll get a hand on this method quickly.
If you’re looking for frosting-free decorations, try using an embossed rolling pin or cookie stamps to imprint a pattern or message in the dough.
Are there Christmas cookie recipes for dietary restrictions?
There are certainly Christmas cookie recipes for those with dietary restrictions. Gluten-free Christmas cookies include macarons, amaretti, peanut butter cookies, meringue and gluten-free versions of classic cookies. Other allergy-free cookies could be nut-free cookie butter blossoms or egg-free pignoli cookies.
For diabetics, sugar-free cookies and diabetic-friendly cookies are your best bet.
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