Tag: cookies

Ricotta Cookies

Submitted by Jill Engvaldsen I have been making these cookies since I was not quite a teenager and they’ve always been a hit. Most crinkle their noses… Ricotta Cookies? and then they get quiet as they bite into these moist and lovely cookies, wonderful with tea! CREAM the following: 1/2 lb butter 2 C Sugar […]

Anise Cutout Cookies

Hi Heather,These are my families favorites since the 70’s derived from the Antoinette Pope’s New Cooking School cookbook. I usually use anise flavoring as I find the seeds to be too similar to insects occasionally found in the flour! My mother prefers to roll the cookies out onto the anise seeds and add a smaller […]

Meloni Courway’s Spice Molasses Gingerbread Cookies

(to leave out for the big guy in red) Makes 40 medium cookies 6 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons ground ginger 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon clove ½ teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature ¼ cup vegetable shortening 1 cup […]

Best holiday cookies…ever

Last year I spent days making these shortbread cookies from the French Laundry. They are the absolute best shortbread I have ever had. In my life. I’ve adopted them as my holiday cookie of record. But they’re far from traditional for my family. This weekend four generations of our clan will come together to make […]