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From Icebox Pinwheel Cookies to Red-and-White Meringue Kisses to Apple Cider Caramels, find new inspiration for the best of seasonal baking with Holiday Cookies.
 
This instant holiday classic is packed with 50 recipes, each gorgeously photographed and meticulously tested, along with dozens of decorating and packaging ideas. Filled with reimagined favorites like Giant Molasses Spice Cookies and Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies; confections like Peppermint Bark, Smoked Almond and Cacao Nib Brittle, and Dark Chocolate–Hazelnut Fudge; and detailed instructions for gorgeous gingerbread houses, cookie place cards, and edible ornaments, this is a cookie book like no other. Because the recipes are easy to scale up or down, Holiday Cookies is perfect for cookie exchanges, gift-giving, and just enjoying throughout the season. From a veteran baker and recipe developer, each cookie in this collection is guaranteed to be a stand-out, and destined to become your new Christmas classic.

From the Publisher

Chocolate-Stenciled Shortbread Rounds

You need only a tiny amount of cocoa for dusting over the stencil on these small, pretty cookies, which makes dressing them up a delicate job. These shortbread rounds are so lovely, however, that your time and effort will be well spent. The stencil I used is of a small, intricate snowflake, but nearly any holiday-inspired shape will work just as long as it’s made from a firm material. For the sides, I use clear coarse decorating sugar, but you can use a colored sugar if you prefer.

Recipe - Makes about 36 cookies

Sift the flour into a bowl, then whisk in the salt. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and confectioners’ sugar and beat on medium speed for about 3 minutes, until light and creamy. Add the vanilla and beat until combined. On low speed, add the flour mixture and beat just until incorporated and the dough starts to come together. Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and divide in half. Shape each half into a disk 3⁄4 to 1 inch thick, then wrap each disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Position two oven racks, evenly spaced, in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

On a lightly floured work surface, roll out one dough disk about 1⁄4 inch thick. Using the cookie cutter, cut out as many cookies as possible and carefully transfer them to a prepared baking sheet, spacing them evenly. Gather up the dough scraps, reroll them, cut out more cookies, and add them to the sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough disk.

Pour the decorating sugar onto a small flat plate. One at a time, gently roll the edge of each cookie in the sugar and return to the baking sheet.

One at a time, lay the stencil over a cookie and sift a light dusting of cocoa powder over the stencil. Lift the stencil straight up and move it to the next cookie. Repeat until all of the cookies are decorated.

Bake the cookies for 16 to 18 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden, switching the baking sheets between the racks about halfway through the baking time. Transfer the baking sheets to wire racks and let cool for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer the cookies to the racks and cool completely before serving.

Special Equipment

1 3⁄4-inch round cookie cutter; 1 1⁄2-inch (or smaller) stencil in design of choice.

Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1⁄2 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1⁄4 cup coarse decorating sugar 1 tablespoon Dutch-process cocoa powder (see page 153)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Speed Press (September 5, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399580255
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399580253
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.77 x 0.71 x 9.3 inches
Reviewer: Barb dawson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Greatest cookie book!!
Review: It’s small, tons of pics for the novice baker and easy to follow recipes. I bake for my neighbors and they love the cookies

Reviewer: gottaread
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wonderful Cookie Recipes (And Confection Recipes)
Review: This has fun recipes and terrific tips. There are many classics as well as what I'll call new classics. Love the Around The World chapter. The book even included holiday confections--love the recipe and tips for Peppermint Bark. The Cookie Exchange Party has very appealing recipes and creative options. I made the malted milk chocolate cookies, and all I can say is that they are so good they are addicting. I attached a picture of them and other recipes I made from Elisabet's book. The icebox pinwheel cookies are tasty and so darn pretty. They are easy to make, just take a little longer with preparation. The chocolate dipped (and I made some without chocolate) are so good I've been asked to make them every year during the holiday season. A beginner baker will appreciate all of the details and how-tos--especially the end of the book that addresses special ingredients and the resources for them. An advanced baker will get some ah ha's from the tips and very much enjoy the recipes. All recipes and instructions are detailed, straight forward, and well thought out--especially for any level baker. I'm ordering another now to give as a gift.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Ingredients aren't weighed - Measuring is EVERYTHING!
Review: I've only tried one recipe, the Alfajores one and they were delicious. The only thing I didn't like is that the ingredients are not listed in grams/weight. Cup measurements produce inconsistent results.

Reviewer: Heather H
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Gave these as early Christmas gifts
Review: I had a lot of people to buy for, for Christmas, so I got a bunch of these. I wrote a sweet note inside and wrapped it up cute. Everyone loved them. I sent them a little early, so they could use it for their holiday baking.

Reviewer: Joyce H.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A must have holiday cookie cookbook.
Review: Beautiful photos and well written wonderful recipes that you will want to know about whether or not you make the cookies.

Reviewer: KRocque
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love it! Great reference. Looks good on the counter. Feels great in the hand. Great book!
Review: Bought to sit in my cookbook stand for the holidays. I had people asking to borrow it because it has some amazing recipes in it. Love it. And I could eat holiday cookies all year round. Very glad I have this. You can never have too many cookie recipes!

Reviewer: L.A. Teacher Mom
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Need giant surface for pin wheel cookies!!
Review: I am in the middle of making the pin wheel cookies. So far she forgets to tell us to start in a big bowl. She never tells us WHaT to roll the dough out ON. Then when you roll out the dough in white, red and green, she doesn’t offer tips on how to get the dough unstuck from the surface (I used a marble board BTW). Unless you have access to a giant surface, I’m not sure how to handle it. So I did my best but rolled dough out layers on top of each other - so all the layers got smooshed. They are are in the fridge now... tomorrow we will bake and then see!

Reviewer: fawsta
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I always do better with a visual
Review: I always do better with a visual, along with recipes - and this book does the trick. Great visuals, and excellent baking instructions, so you know what you're getting into. A really fun selection that can be made around the holidays, or any time for cookie lovers!

Reviewer: Valzelice Sousa Coelho
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: eu achei esse livro bem fofo.a Elisabet fez um livro gostoso igual abraço de vó.ela dá várias dicas, cada receita tem uma pequena introdução falando sobre ela, as fotos são lindas; ela aborda todos os tipos de cookies, desde modelados, decorados, cortados com cortadores especiais, incluindo uma casinha de gingerbread com direito a molde.fala sobre decoração, ensina a fazer cobertura.é um livro para se apaixonar.

Reviewer: MW
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Beautiful book with lots of professional helpful tips.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I liked the book for the recipes also the photography was very well done.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Yum