Cranberry Pistachio Pudding Cookies

CRANBERRY PISTACHIO PUDDING COOKIES Prep Time: 15 mins Cookie Time: 12 min Yield: 36 pieces Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 (3.4oz) package instant pistachio pudding mix 2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup dried cranberries Reynolds parchment paper…

Chocolate Peppermint Patty Cookies

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT PATTY COOKIES Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8-10 mins Yield: 30 pieces Chocolate cookies with a fun surprise inside-a peppermint patty! Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose Gold Medal flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1⁄4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup Dutch processed cocoa 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar…

Spitzbuben: Traditional Austrian Cookies

SPITZBUBEN Makes about 35 pieces Ingredients  250 g of flour, 1 egg yolk 1 pinch of salt 150 g cold butter 100g icing sugar 1 vanilla sugar Apricot jam for filling and powder sugar to decorate Directions All the ingredients for a quick pastry and knead about 2 hours Allow to rest in the fridge….

Melomakarona: Greek Christmas Cookie

MELOMAKARONA Prep Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 Mins Yield: 30-40 pieces Ingredients 1 1/2 cups light olive oil or 1 1/2 cups corn oil 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature 1 cup beer (or more) or 1 cup orange juice (or more) 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves 2 oranges, zest…

Croatian Bear Paw Cookies

Traditional Christmas cookies in Croatia. Croatia is in my Bucket List! CROATIAN BEAR PAW Make about 72 pieces Ingredients 600 g all-purpose flour ½ tsp baking powder 200 g of granulated sugar 400 g ground Walnuts 200 g butter, room temperature 1 whole egg 2 tbsp liquid honey 1 tsp vanilla essence powdered sugar for…

Zimtsterne: German Cinnamon Stars

Gluten-free traditional German holiday cookies with powdered sugar, almonds, cinnamon and meringue. Soft, chewy and delicious. ZIMTSTERNE: CINNAMON STARS Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Level: Intermediate Makes: About 24 cookies Ingredients  2 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar, plus more for rolling 15 ounces sliced almonds, with skin (about 4 1/2 cups) 1 1/4 teaspoons…