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Two Holiday Cookie Recipes

Chestnut sandwich cremes and maple pecan panforte, for you
I have never been much of a Christmas cookie baker. Instead, for the past several years, I’ve been the lucky recipient of my friend Liz’s elaborate cookie box, an endeavor that takes at least three family members and several days. Together, they produce thousands of cookies. As we get closer to the holiday, I wait eagerly for the text that lets me know …
Bronwen Wyatt ∙ 45 LIKES
Rebecca Blackwell
Both of these recipes look delicious and I LOVE the quote from Tim Mazurek. As a former christian turned atheist, I am all about embracing the cookie platter as one of the best ways to celebrate the season.
Olive
Wow! These look so good! For the chestnuts, I often see them sold at Asian markets in small vacuum sealed pouches as a snack. They are kind of wet and soft when you take them out. Are these the chestnuts you’re talking about?

My Newest Holiday Cookie Recipes

Plus a creamed corn recipe for Christmas dinner and an exclusive discount.
I can’t say that creamed corn and cookies have a lot in common, but both are holiday staples in my house. My 12 Days of Christmas Cookies rolls on, and you can find the latest recipes below, plus details on how to win some of my favorite cookbooks.
Stephanie Hansen ∙ 2 LIKES
Stephanie Hansen
This is great to hear! I too love that little cookie! Try orange marmalade or lemon curd at Easter time!
Vickie
Wow the raspberry thumb print cookies were delicious, so good they disappeared. They were easy to make so I’ll make more, then move on to the next cookie!


muddy buddy cookies

plus a lot more holiday cookie recipes
happy saturday! here’s what’s new (& updated) on fresh bean bakery this week (spoiler: it’s a LOT of cookies, for cookiemas!)
Erin Kyles ∙ 4 LIKES

’Tis the Season 🍪

My 12 favorite cookie recipes
We love baking cookies. It’s a holiday tradition I’ve adopted (even though I’m Jewish) because I love it so much. Last weekend, my oldest was seeing Wicked with Adi, so it was my turn to spend quality time with our youngest. Obviously we baked.
Melissa Ben-Ishay ∙ 10 LIKES
Blythe Lipman
I love your book!
Blythe Lipman
Beautiful cookies❤️

My ideal Christmas cookie box

A collection of cookie recipes that represent my ideal festive season
Bringing to life three generations of baking
Afia ∙ 141 LIKES
Maggie
I am totally new to Ghanaian flavors and cooking and this post is an excellent introduction! Baking cookies is my first love and I am very excited to find some of these (new to me) ingredients and give a few of these recipes a go. Thank you! I am thrilled to have found you.
Maryann Obiorah
Thank you for sharing these amazing recipes. I bought some of these spices back from Ghana over the summer and am looking forward to trying them when baking.

Cookie Tin Tips

The creative, wise, and wonderful Sarah Chang offers her suggestions for crafting crave-able Holiday cookie boxes, plus an option to get some of her homemade creations for yourself.
Happy Sunday, y’all! This week we have something new: a guest column! And I couldn’t be happier to have one of my absolute besties taking the reigns of this sleigh to deliver you tips for making the most epic cookie tins. I met Sarah Chang in London, where we were contestants on the Great American Baking Show. It turns out that we live 15 minutes from e…
Sarah Chang ∙ 5 LIKES

Cookie Baking Ideas

And introducing...
Normally at this time I would have counters deep in gingerbread cookies, caramel crumb squares and jam-filed suvaroffs. Maybe by next week, but this week, I have been burning the midnight cooking oil, finishing up edits on go-round #2 on my cookbook manuscript. I had a screech-owl of a late night/early morning yesterday as I prepared to send it back to …
Marissa Rothkopf ∙ 98 LIKES
Natalia
Crate train from the day you get her/him. Start potty training with treats immediately and be consistent with both. Lots and lots of praise. Harness or good collar. Lots of age appropriate chews - we use benebone. No toys with stuffing so he won’t eat them as the stuffing is not digestible.
Valerie Monroe
M, congratulations on the addition to your family! I have no suggestions except don't name him after your dear father (as we did), because it will make your widowed mother uncomfortable when you must tell your pup to sit, roll over, shake hands, and perform other dog-related commands. xo



The Cookie Issue

Let's Get Lost, Issue #31, December 7, 2024
❤️ Did you know that if you hit the heart or recycle symbol at the top or bottom of this post, it makes it easier for other people to find this newsletter?
Rebecca Blackwell ∙ 51 LIKES
Julie McCoy
Downstate NY they’re called black and whites. Upstate NY they’re called half moons and are even sold in supermarkets. I have no idea why. BTW, Your cookies look amazing. Every Single. One.
Betty Williams
Wow wow wow! These all look so tempting but that coffee and cream sandwich cookie is calling my name!


Susanality’s Greatest (Cookie) Hits

Plus, a few meditations on gratitude after my house fire
If you happened to be following my Instagram stories, you might know that this week was a little (okay, a lot) different from the usual for me. As I write this newsletter on Tuesday afternoon, it’s been almost a full week since I experienced a fire in my home. Here’s what happened.
Susan Spungen ∙ 45 LIKES
jude
so glad you're okay, susan.
wishing you ease during this renovation.
Sandra H.
I am thankful you are okay and wish you well. The cookies all look delicious!



not quite another cookie box

for those who prefer savoury over sweet
Hello! It’s two weeks until Christmas. This year, I’m feeling quite disorganised, but rather than being stressed, I’m quite ambivalent about my level of disorganisation. I think this is a good thing! I’m just enjoying the festivities and have given up worrying if the last of the gifts will arrive in the post in time or what we will be eating on the day.…
Julia Matusik ∙ 17 LIKES
Ruth Stroud
Wow, just in time, Julia! I love the idea of a savory box and was just thinking of what crackers to serve with cheese at my holiday party. It never occurred to me to make my own, but these all sound perfect—and great for gifts, though perhaps not this year. I’m already behind on everything!😉
Claire Ruston
PS. If you want to indulge in more sweet cookie spectator sport. NYT Cooking just did a brilliant cookie series on their YouTube.
(Watching other people make festive food definitely has nothing to do with me not having enough time 😂)

Here, I Made These

Three holiday cookie recipes that make perfect gifts and create lasting memories.
My neighbors know the signs: the afternoon air fills with hints of ginger and chocolate, clear cellophane packages appear on doorsteps, and suddenly, everyone's a bit friendlier. This is my version of holiday diplomacy.
Jack McNulty ∙ 28 LIKES
Mark Diacono
Hazelnut shortbread has been too long from my plate and this is a timely reminder! Thank you
Elianne
This is why I love you live in Switzerland. You make all those Swiss delicacies I grew up with accessable again in my current way of living. If I don’t bake these cookies this time of the year, my mom will. Thank you!!
My sisters and I called those Haselnuss-Stängeli “hondenbrokken” (Dutch, litteraly translated it means dog cookies). We all loved them!

Holiday Recipes

As I plan for holiday potlucks and gatherings, I am turning to our winter issue. We’re fortunate to have a myriad of talented chefs, bakers, and artisans in our region and this season, four chefs contributed some of their favorite holiday recipes to our publication. Whether you are planning a large party, or an intimate dinner for two, I encourage you …
Lisa Archer | Edible BR

Overflowing with easy recipes

Chilli crisp pastas, tray bakes & more.
Friends, this edition has it all. Easy weeknight dinners, fun drinks for mornings and afternoons, the perfect cinnamon buns, and somehow two pastas featuring chilli crisp.
Sonya Gee ∙ 32 LIKES
Sophie Roberts
100% making that iced tea this week!
Reannon
I want everything you’ve shared!
Have a lovely Christmas & thank you for sharing so much great stuff throughout the year x



Fennel Tadka Biscotti with Pistachios and White Chocolate

It's cookie season!
Hey everyone!
Jordan Smith ∙ 20 LIKES
Julia
I made these and they are now baking, they smell amazing. Unfortunately I didn't see a mention of the 95g of pistachios in the instructions for mixing so missed including them in the dough. I now assume that they should be coarsely chopped and stirred into the dough?
Sophia Real | Real Simple Food
Love the sound of these cookies! And borrowing the technique of making tadka to amplify the flavour of spices in your cookies is genius!

Strawberry Shortbread Cookies

Holiday Cookie Edition
Hey upper east siders. Gossip girl here. Haha. That was so random. For some reason the opening scene of the show just wrapped my mind. I must re-watch over the Christmas right after I watch The Holiday and Carol.
Christiana ∙ 7 LIKES


Three Things

Easy dinners, this year's cookie swap cookie, holiday music that hits
Greetings eaters and readers! Hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgivings. I was so honored to see that Suleika Jaouad re-upped my writing prompt on Isolation Journals over the weekend. That newsletter is such a beacon of light for anyone interested in writing or even just interested in writing as therapy. (How much do I wish her
Jenny Rosenstrach ∙ 136 LIKES
ClaireB
I'm grateful for the tip about Christmas with the Tallis Scholars. Beautiful! To return the favor, I'd like to recommend A Chanticleer Christmas. Their annual Christmas concert here in San Francisco is a seasonal highlight, and their rendition of Ave Maria is particularly gorgeous!
Adrienne E
This is perfect timing! I’m baking for friends, co-workers and neighbors this weekend. I want to add both of these cookies. By the way, I went to Eric’s recipe and randomly watched the video. How have I never watched a NYT cooking video??? I always just read the recipe. And weirdly, I have made multiple Eric Kim recipes and never knew how absolutely delightful he is!!!!