Peppermint Pinwheels
All the holiday joy of Candy Canes, available year round through these marvelously minty sugar cookies! Ingredients: 3 cups flour ¾ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp peppermint extract ½ cup finely ground peppermint candies Preparation: Whisk flour,...
Katherine’s Mocha Chunk Cookies
The perfect cookie to pair with coffee. These were great to bring to the library during Finals’ Week as a student, and are a delicious way to make after-dinner coffee with friends and family a full course of its own. Ingredients: 2 ½ cups flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ½ tsp baking soda ¼...
Lisa’s Lemon Slices
If you like Girl Scout Savannah Smiles, you definitely need to try these. Perfectly tart and sweet, these are a wonderful sunshine-packed snack. Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour ¼ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 2-3 large lemons ¾ cup butter, softened ½ cup + 2 tbsp granulated sugar ½ cup confectioners’ sugar ½ tsp...
Cardamom Oatmeal Cookies
A fantastic twist on traditional! The cardamom brings out the natural flavor of the apple butter while the cinnamon perfectly complements the oats. If you’re looking for something with even more of a twist, try swapping 2 teaspoons of our Moroccan Breakfast Spice for the spices called for, and dried chopped dates for the raisins....
Darien’s Date-Nut Pinwheels
This recipe makes a batch of soft, sweet, nutty cookies with an amazing texture. It’s almost like a cinnamon roll in cookie form, between the dates and the brown sugar. These pinwheels are decadent, but also carry that natural, fruity, date flavor, keeping them from being cloyingly sweet. If you’re a fan of Turkish coffee,...
Gran’s Bourbon Balls
Bourbon balls have long been a signifier of family gatherings for me, ever since I was a small child and they were placed on a counter just out of my reach. (Because the alcohol doesn’t cook off, you may want to do the same for the cookie-grabbing small children in your household.) This is a...
Liz’s Peanut Butter M&M Cookies
The classic kid-friendly party cookie that has lasted throughout the ages, given the equally classic twist of peanut butter! If you’re hoping for a more spiced-up version of this, try adding a pinch of cinnamon to the mix- or apple pie spice, if you’re so inclined. Ingredients: ¼ cup peanut butter ½ cup crisco or...
Leslie’s French Lace Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup flour 1 cup finely chopped pecans and walnuts ½ cup corn syrup ½ cup shortening 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed Preparation: Preheat oven to 375ºF. Blend flour and nuts. Bring corn syrup, shortening, and sugar to boil in sauce pan over medium heat; gradually stir in flour and nuts. Drop batter by...
Ginger Molasses Stars
Ingredients: 1 cup softened butter 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp baking soda ½ cup molasses 1/3 cup milk 3 ½ cups flour Preparation: In large mixing bowl, beat butter on medium high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, ginger, and baking soda; beat until combined. Beat in molasses...
Susan’s Coconut Cranberry Chews
Ingredients: 1 ½ cup butter, room temperature 2 cups sugar 1 tbsp grated orange peel 2 tsp vanilla 1 large egg 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 1 ½ cup dried cranberries 1 ½ cup sweetened flaked dried coconut Preparation: Preheat oven to 350ºF. In large bowl, beat butter,...
Lemon Anise Biscotti
Home-made biscotti is much easier than it seems, and is well worth the effort! For an added bakery-level treat, try dipping the flat end in melted white chocolate and letting it cool on parchment paper. Ingredients: 2 cups unbleached flour 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 egg white...
