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Cranberry orange shortbread rounds
Slice-and-bake butter cookies with bright orange zest and little pockets of dried cranberry.
98 min · About 24 roundsA little baking inspiration is on its way…
Christmas cookie recipes
Gingerbread and festive cookie-box favorites, with make-ahead advice for a calmer holiday bake.
Before you start
Plan your cookie box around storage needs. Keep crisp cookies away from soft ones, and pack strongly spiced or peppermint cookies separately. Cool every batch completely before closing tins to avoid trapped condensation.
Make dough ahead where the recipe allows, and decorate only after cookies have cooled.
Seasonal
Christmas gingerbread people
Spiced molasses cutouts ready for simple icing smiles and a place on the Christmas cookie tray.
102 min · About 24 three-inch cookies
Seasonal
Peppermint chocolate Christmas cookies
Rich cocoa cookies dipped in white chocolate and finished with crushed candy canes.
62 min · About 20 cookiesBuild your baking confidence
The baking notebook
Chewy or crispy? It’s all in the details.
The small changes in sugar, butter, and baking time that make a big difference in every bite.
6 min readMake-ahead baking
A calmer holiday starts with frozen cookie dough
What to freeze, how to label it, and when to bake from frozen instead of thawing.
4 min readThe baking notebook
Help your holiday cutouts hold their shape
Keep gingerbread arms and star points intact with a few careful dough-handling habits.
4 min read