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Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes + chilling and cooling
Main Ingredients: Butter, baking cocoa, confectioners’ sugar, meringue powder
Level: Intermediate
Classic Christmas cookie recipes are fun to bring back every year, but it’s also fun to get adventurous. These cutouts are similar in look and texture to gingerbread, but they’re made with chocolate.
“Although I love gingerbread cookies, my grandchildren don’t like the ginger flavor. Now I use chocolate and watch them smile as they take that first bite.” —Recipe contributor Nancy Murphy, Mount Dora, Florida
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Total Time: 40 minutes + cooling
Main Ingredients: Butter, maraschino cherries, confectioners’ sugar, shredded coconut
Level: Easy
Maraschino cherries add an effortless garnish to classic cocktails, but have you ever tried them in cookies? These coconut-covered snowballs with a cherry inside will add a bit of sweetness to your Christmas cookie display.
“A juicy maraschino cherry is the secret center tucked inside these special cookies. My mom was inspired to create this by a recipe she clipped out of a newspaper more than 30 years ago.” —Recipe contributor Evy Adams, West Seneca, New York
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Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes + cooling
Main Ingredients: Sugar, lemon extract, lemon zest, aniseed, flour, eggs
Level: Intermediate
Whether you like your daily cup of coffee in the morning or as a post-dinner drink, you’ll have to pair it with these lemon anise biscotti. You can keep them plain if you like a simple cookie to dip in your coffee, or you can drizzle these biscotti with lemon glaze and top with lemon zest. Once cooled and stored in an airtight container, they’ll stay fresh for up to two weeks.
“With the growing popularity of gourmet coffees, cappuccino and espresso, I’m finding lots of people enjoy these classic Sicilian dipping cookies.” —Recipe contributor Carrie Sherrill, Forestville, Wisconsin