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| Cranberry Noels, candy cane and Christmas tree cookies
We made these last year, and the year before, and the year before. The recipe is here.
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| Cherry Chocolate Chunk cookies |
Jib Jab with Tim
It was really fun making these cookies. It's really helped me get into the holiday spirit. These are some of the best holiday cookies I've ever had. My sister-in-law introduced us to them several years ago.
Cranberry Noels
These are incredible cookies. Such an awesome combination of butter, sugar, cranberries, coconut and pecans. There are a couple techniques and tricks to keep in mind. First, when you roll them out, make the dough thin. Also, you are going to tend toward browning them. DONT. These are best if you don't brown them. It's really a balancing act, between thin and making sure you don't brown em. In the end, these go in the premium cookie section. They are a step above the traditional chocolate chip or sugar or snickerdoodle cookie.
One more note. I used sweetened coconut from the grocery store. Later, I was at Whole Foods, and they have a much better selection of coconut in the bulk section. It looks a lot fresher and it's less expensive. The more I shop at Whole Foods, the more I think it's not only better food, and better choices, but often less expensive.
Cherry Chocolate Chunk
Another totally premium cookie. Bring these out for your special family and friends. :-) If you have had them, you know who I am talking about. If not, ask for them. They are a special treat. These are a combination of intense cocoa, sour cherry, and big chunks of bittersweet chocolate chunks.
Trader Joe's has the dried cherries and the huge bittersweet bars. They do a 500 gram bar, which is a bit over 16oz. It's bittersweet with almonds. I crushed the chocolate into really large chunks, which is tasty, just messy if they are still warm.
All said, these are going to make a nice gift for our neighbors, if the rain breaks long enough to deliver...
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