Christmas cookies are no easy feat - that's why you'll want to start with a reliable recipe. These are some of the top rated,most approved recipes from your favorite Food Network stars. Most of these are classic Christmas cookies, so you can guarantee they'll be crowd-pleasers.
Alton Brown: Sugar CookieAccording to Alton Brown, and his sugar cookie recipe is the most versatile recipe on the planet. You can drop and bake them,roll them in a log and slice into icebox cookies, or roll into a lean sheet for festive cookie cutters. This is definitely my favorite recipe - I always use it as the base for my ugly Christmas sweater cookies.
Sunny Anderson: Chocolate Chip sweet Cane CookiesPumpkin pie spice and crushed sweet canes are the two secret ingredients to transform any chocolate chip cookie recipe into a Christmassy cookie.
Giada De Laurentiis: Holiday BiscottiYour holiday cup of coffee deserves a slight slice of holiday biscotti. Giada's is full of lemon zest, and pistachios,and dried cranberries. She gives it a Christmas flair by dipping it in white chocolate and sprinkling the top with red and green sugar crystals.
Patrick and Gina Neely: Spiced GingerbreadWhat gives gingerbread its iconic flavor is fresh spices, brown sugar, or molasses. You'll want to top those cookies with a royal icing. Though the icing contains egg whites and fresh lemon juice,once the icing firms up atop the cookies, it's safe to store on the countertop in an airtight container.
Ina Garten: Jam Thumbprint CookiesIna's thumbprint cookies have one slight trick: roll the dough in coconut flakes to offer a contrasting crunch and beautiful toasted presentation. Alex Guarnaschelli: Greek Christmas CookiesBrandy, and vanilla,and whole cloves execute these buttery kourambiedes (aka Greek Christmas cookies) even more agonizingly tasty.
Aarti Sequeira: Garam Masala-Chocolate GingerbreadOne way to forgo buying tons of spices is to simply buy one spice mix: garam masala. It's the key ingredient in Aarti's chocolatey gingerbread.
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