{"id":36988,"date":"2021-12-20T00:49:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T05:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=36988"},"modified":"2021-12-20T00:49:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T05:49:29","slug":"holiday-cookie-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2021\/12\/20\/holiday-cookie-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Cookie Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36989\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2021\/12\/20\/holiday-cookie-roundup\/ninecookies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NineCookies.jpg?fit=639%2C639&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"639,639\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"NineCookies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NineCookies.jpg?fit=639%2C639&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36989\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NineCookies.jpg?resize=639%2C639&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NineCookies.jpg?w=639&amp;ssl=1 639w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NineCookies.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NineCookies.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NineCookies.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was eleven and armed with a sugar cookie recipe cut from the pages of my mom&#8217;s Woman&#8217;s Day magazine &#8211; that&#8217;s where my love of holiday baking began. I&#8217;ve since branched out to drop cookies, bars, and meringues. Here are nine of my favorites, the recipes are behind the cut. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Top row:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2021\/12\/06\/peanut-butter-oatmeal-cream-cookies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cream Cookies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2017\/12\/11\/raspberry-bow-tie-cookies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raspberry Bow Tie Cookies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2013\/07\/02\/lemon-bars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lemon Bars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Middle row:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2021\/12\/09\/coffee-cookies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coffee Cookies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/12\/21\/carrot-cake-cookies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carrot Cake Cookies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2018\/12\/10\/espresso-meringues-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Espresso Meringues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bottom row:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2013\/12\/10\/sprinkle-cookies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sprinkle Cookies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2021\/12\/13\/ricotta-cookies-with-chocolate-chips-and-orange-glaze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ricotta Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Orange Glaze<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2013\/03\/13\/caramel-cappuccino-cookies-the-best-cookies-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caramel Cappuccino Cookies<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was eleven and armed with a sugar cookie recipe cut from the pages of my mom&#8217;s Woman&#8217;s Day magazine &#8211; that&#8217;s where my love of holiday baking began. I&#8217;ve since branched out to drop cookies, bars, and meringues. Here &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2021\/12\/20\/holiday-cookie-roundup\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[176,1238,4],"tags":[4588,2170,5231,1071,5232,2947,3007,5229,5230,5233,4587],"class_list":["post-36988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holiday","category-lovin-from-the-oven","category-news","tag-caramel-cappuccino-cookies","tag-carrot-cake-cookies","tag-coffee-cookies","tag-cookies","tag-espresso-meringues","tag-holiday-baking","tag-lemon-bars","tag-peanut-butter-oatmeal-cream-cookies","tag-raspberry-bow-tie-cookies","tag-ricotta-cookies-with-chocolate-chip-cookies-and-orange-glaze","tag-sprinkle-cookies"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-9CA","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22927,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2017\/12\/11\/raspberry-bow-tie-cookies\/","url_meta":{"origin":36988,"position":0},"title":"Raspberry Bow Tie Cookies","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"December 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been wanting to make a filled cookie, and I consider these jewels of the tins! An easy five ingredient dough, filled with raspberry jam, and dusted with confectioner's sugar. 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They're crispy around the edges and soft in the center. They're in the running for the holiday cookie boxes! 1 cup old fashioned oatmeal \u2153 cup all-purpose flour \u00bc teaspoon baking soda \u00bc teaspoon\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lovin' from the Oven&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lovin' from the Oven","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/lovin-from-the-oven\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/PBOatmeal.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/PBOatmeal.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/PBOatmeal.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36928,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2021\/12\/06\/peanut-butter-oatmeal-cream-cookies\/","url_meta":{"origin":36988,"position":2},"title":"Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cream Cookies","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"December 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"It's that time of year, when I stock my freezer with Ziplocks filled with cookie dough. 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One of my favorites are the sprinkle cookies, they're like the ones you get in an Italian bakery - only better.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Holiday&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Holiday","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/holiday\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SprinkleLemon.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SprinkleLemon.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SprinkleLemon.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24696,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2018\/11\/26\/peanut-butter-molasses-cookies\/","url_meta":{"origin":36988,"position":4},"title":"Peanut Butter Molasses Cookies","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"November 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Thanksgiving has come and gone, and Christmas will be here before you know it! This is about the time when I start making cookie dough to stash in my freezer to bake later. First up - Peanut Butter Molasses cookies, this recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies - perfect for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lovin' from the Oven&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lovin' from the Oven","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/lovin-from-the-oven\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MolassesPBCookies.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MolassesPBCookies.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MolassesPBCookies.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20102,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/espresso-meringues\/","url_meta":{"origin":36988,"position":5},"title":"Espresso Meringues","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"December 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Espresso meringues dipped in chocolate - I use them like some people use Hershey's Kisses to fill out a cookie box. 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