I have saved the best for last – Christmas cookies, that is. This is as close to cookie perfection as you can get – my opinion – one that I hope you’ll share. I don’t understand or know the origin of the name of this cookie. So don’t ask. In times of strength that have [...]
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December 19 2009
Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
Yet another debut Christmas cookie. Just one more cookie recipe after this. I’m finished, but you still have time to bake. These appealed to me for a lot of reasons. I like the combination of cranberry and orange. Almond extract – pure, of course – is one of my favorite flavorings. These are infinitely adaptable. [...]
December 17 2009
Cherry Pistachio Biscotti
More Christmas cookies. We don’t generally stray to far from the family standards, but this year is an exception. Good move. These biscotti are delicious enough to hoard. On the plate, or in your hand, they just look like a little Christmas gift with their festive bits of red and green and a creamy wrap [...]
December 16 2009
Lebkuchen – Aunt Mary’s Taste of Christmas
I like to think of these as heirloom cookies. They were always on the holiday cookie plate when I was growing up. But then they disappeared for some reason. Many years later, I rediscovered them. They were an added bonus to Aunt Mary’s Christmas package to my mother-in-law, Marty. At Christmas visits to Springfield, you [...]
