Tried and true holiday cookie recipe for cookie exchange and gift basket

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids adore lemon. Lemon cookies, tarts, etc. Key lime anything is also a hit.

Do you have a favorite recipe?

Only for lemon Passover cookies. They’re pretty good for a Passover dessert (which comes with constraints on ingredients - no wheat flour - or leavening, ie baking powder or baking soda) but I imagine most people would rather have a more traditional flour-based cookie.

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Two cookies I love that folks seem to enjoy are snickerdoodles and thumbprint cookies. Both similar to sugar cookies but the cinnamon/jam add a lot. I use all the jams in my fridge (except marmalade because it leaks) for the thumbprints.

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/soft-thick-snickerdoodles-in-20-minutes/

https://sugarspunrun.com/thumbprint-cookies/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids adore lemon. Lemon cookies, tarts, etc. Key lime anything is also a hit.

Do you have a favorite recipe?

I’d love a tried and true recipe for lemon ricotta cookies.

The ones I found are hit or miss. The Giada recipe has mixed reviews.

Looking for a real lemony, pillowy cookie with a tart frosting.

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Molasses cookies from cooks illustrated.

Chocolate chip cookies are not a holiday cookie. And those Hershey kids cookies are terrible.

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I make a cranberry shortbread for cookie swaps and relatives every year. They are pretty simple and delicious, but you mustn’t overtake them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids adore lemon. Lemon cookies, tarts, etc. Key lime anything is also a hit.

Do you have a favorite recipe?

Not the PP, but this recipe is a favorite: https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/glazed-lemon-cookies.
Also, I love Thimble cookies (maybe thumbprint cookie is more common name), and you can fill them with different things. We always do lemon curd in some and raspberry jam in some. If you want to be fancier, Linzer cookies are the same concept, more advanced to make. But can use a range of fillings from lemon curd to jam to Nutella.

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Thumbprint cookies with either red and green or blue and white icing. Delicious, pretty and festive!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids adore lemon. Lemon cookies, tarts, etc. Key lime anything is also a hit.

Do you have a favorite recipe?

Not the PP, but this recipe is a favorite: https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/glazed-lemon-cookies.
Also, I love Thimble cookies (maybe thumbprint cookie is more common name), and you can fill them with different things. We always do lemon curd in some and raspberry jam in some. If you want to be fancier, Linzer cookies are the same concept, more advanced to make. But can use a range of fillings from lemon curd to jam to Nutella.

Thanks! The lemon cookie recipe is on my list to try next.
Also thanks for the reminder that NUTELLA is a great ingredient to add to holiday baking. Just a little special! Anyone made their own?

Finally, agree that Tollhouse is not special, y'all. We make those every other week.