12 holiday cookie recipes to light up the holiday season, including oatmeal, shortbread, red velvet, and meringue
The scene in “The Wizard of Oz” when Dorothy steps out of her black and white house into the Technicolor world of yellow brick road is one of the most breathtaking movie moments I have ever seen. The air caught in my throat, and I was still terrified no matter how many times I watched it.
That’s exactly how I feel about this year’s holiday cookies. Seeing them all together for the first time in our photo session, just like you guys here, I got a little choked up. The color, the joy, the love that our team and contributors put into it – it’s like stepping out of the darkness and becoming a rainbow.
As in 2020, our cookie issue, now in its 17th year, is what keeps our spirits up even as the world around us continues to be rocked by pandemics, natural disasters and social unrest happenning. Once again, we retreated into our kitchen as a retreat. We tested, we tasted. We delivered cookies and developed a transit system across the Washington area, sharing both our workload and the fruits of our labor.
We intentionally create a wider net – stretching beyond our small corner of the world – when recruiting recipe developers. We contacted chefs, bloggers and authors from around the country as well as in several international locations. Only true goal: Score dozens of other outstanding recipes for Our ever-expanding holiday archive.
In this collection you will find a fascinating, eclectic range of cookies and candies. Looking for a traditional cut and rolled cookie to decorate? We have those. How about easy cookies that are both nostalgic and novel? They are here too. Gluten-free and vegan options? Check and test. You’ll find ingredients that appeal to many palates, with recipes that include chocolate, nuts, spices, dried fruit, and more. Some items shimmer and sparkle, others are frozen. They are accessible and accessible, and even if a recipe requires you to take a step above, trust us that the effort is well worth it (and the alternatives on offer as well). very delicious).
Try one or try them all. Either way, remember to share with your friends and family. Now we present to you this year’s recipes:
Tamarind biscuits Mantecadito
Pastry Chef Washington Paola Velez Return to her Dominican roots with this simple sugar cookie taken to the next level with nutmeg and sweet and sour tamarind sauce.
Sweet potato and walnut cake
Nashville chef and blogger Charles Hunter III takes the standard cookie in a whole new direction, adding soft, honey-glazed sweet potatoes and a dreamy drizzle of cinnamon and icing.
Vegetarian egg biscuits
This dairy and egg free dish from blogger Jessica Hylton Leckie is a soft and chewy bell for holiday drinks. Her cashew and almond-based versions go into both cookies and yeast cakes (and you’ll have plenty more to munch on while you sip).
Chocolate Macadamia Nut Kisses
If you’re a fan of Italian bacon, you’ll love this version of the pastry chef Pichet Ong, the channel posts his current post in Hawaii using macadamia nuts in cookies sandwiched around chocolate ganache made from caramel.
Shaped and Ginger Terrazzo Tiles with Disco . Line
Expect elegance with a dash of color and a touch of ginger in these chocolate-filled baked and sliced cookies from Toronto cookbook author Tara O’Brady.
Spiced biscuits
Baker Arturo Enciso in Long Beach, California, bring the heat with these adorable chopped pretzels (cactus shape highly recommended but not required) with a tangy blend of cinnamon and cayenne pepper that accentuates the steaming flavors. lead of whole wheat flour.
White chocolate, rosemary and macaroons
For a delightful coffee or tea party, Australian cookbook author Thalia Ho demonstrates her interest in botanical ingredients by combining pine rosemary and fresh orange zest with the caramel sweetness of toasted white chocolate chips.
Red Velvet Hat Cookies
Cookbook author and “Great American Baking Show” champion Vallery Lomas Taking inspiration from the classic cake in these cookie cutters are garnished with white chocolate and can be made to your liking, though Christmas stockings and candies are equally great.
Cardamom Kaju Katli
Mithai is a popular Indian sweet, and New York-based chef and waiter Surbhi Sahni Share this vegan, gluten-free, and no-bake gem from her collection, made with soft, creamy cashews and loads of fragrant cardamom.
Chewy Cranberry Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
Chicago Pastry Chef Aya Fukai Upgrade the classic oatmeal raisin cookies by swapping in tart cranberries and adding tropical coconut along with walnuts for a soft, crunchy treat like family.
Saltine S’mores
More candy than cookies, this “dessert lasagna” from Chicago baking instructor Emily Nejad will leave you spellbound with layers of saltines, chocolate ganache and sublime homemade marshmallows.
Shortbread that has been marbled
This recipe marks the return of our holiday cookie project. Denver Baker Elana Berusch teach you how to customize Your own eye-catching version in her signature kaleidoscope is sweet.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/interactive/2021/holiday-cookie-recipes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_lifestyle 12 holiday cookie recipes to light up the holiday season, including oatmeal, shortbread, red velvet, and meringue