Recipe Round-up: 5 Classic Cookie Recipes to Make This Winter
Out of all the seasons, Christmas and winter time is the most popular time for everyone to be baking! Compared to all other baked goods, cookies are probably the most common item to make. They are generally pretty simple, easy to transport and even easier to share or serve amongst a large group. These 5 classic cookie recipes are perfect to always have in your recipe book all throughout the winter season!
Classic Cookie #1: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are one of the most classic options that almost everyone will love. This recipe is equally delicious and easy to whip up on any day. I love to double or triple this recipe and freeze half or more. That way, a warm chocolate chip cookie is never more than a few minutes away!
Use this link to find the full recipe for these easy chocolate chip cookies.
Classic Cookie #2: Peanut Butter Cookies
Just after chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies are a close second for one of the most classic cookie options available any time of year! This quick and simple recipe is just as easy to make as chocolate chip cookies. No matter the time of year, these peanut butter cookies are sure to be a crowd pleaser at any party.
Use this link to find the full recipe for these delicious peanut butter cookies.
Classic Cookie #3: Brown Sugar Icebox Cookies
When it comes to classic cookie recipes for entertaining, you’re bound to find icebox cookies in the mix! Icebox cookies are designed to be made well ahead of baking and stored in your fridge or freezer. That way, when you have unexpected guests, you can pull the prepared dough out of the freezer, cut into your desired thickness and bake! Within just 10-15 minutes, you can serve your guests a delicious, warm, homemade treat.
Use this link to find the full recipe for these brown sugar icebox cookies.
Classic Cookie #4: Vintage Molasses Cookies
Molasses cookies are a hallmark of the winter and Christmas time. The depth of flavor along the sweet spices of cinnamon and ginger are a perfect pairing for the short days and cozy nights spent inside. This vintage recipe from a 1965 cookie book is the perfect way to incorporate a timeless cookie into every winter gathering!
Use this link to find the full recipe for these vintage molasses cookies.
Classic Cookie #5: Simple Shortbread Cookies
Shortbread cookies are another true classic cookie recipe that is a must-have at any Christmas or winter party. With just four ingredients, this recipe is probably the most simple to make!
Although this recipe is a true classic plain short bread cookie, you can make a few simple adjustments and make almost infinite flavor profiles for this delicious christmas cookie. Some additional flavor options include orange, almond, lavender, mint and maple!
Use this link to find the full recipe for these delicious shortbread cookies.
Christmas Cookie Baking Tips
Mix Your Dough and Freeze It
If you are looking ahead to your Christmas festivities and don’t think you can pull off mixing AND baking a bunch of cookies before every party or get-together, I get it!! When you find a pocket of time to mix some cookie dough, mix up a double batch of cookie dough and freeze them! When you want cookies, you can simply pull out what kind of cookie you want to bring, prepare your baking sheet and bake!
Freezing cookie dough is a giant time saver when you know you’ll want cookies at a later date but know you won’t have much time to do everything.
Mix Multiple Doughs On The Same Day
When you can set aside some time to mix up some cookie dough, your bowl is already dirty with (likely) the same or very similar ingredients. So, why not mix up another kind of cookie while your tools are already dirty? You get twice the cookie dough and only have to wash your tools once!
The only time I recommend skipping this tip is if you’re making a separate kind of cookie that will be for someone with allergies to a specific ingredient.
Mix up more than one batch
When you’re mixing up a batch of cookies for one event, go ahead and double or triple the recipe and freeze what you don’t use. When you get short notice of needing to make a sweet treat, you can pull the dough out of the freezer and bake with ease!
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