Christmas Cookies by Gooseberry Patch is wonderful Christmas Cookbook and is full of every kind of cookie or treat recipe. Included are recipes like basic sugar cookies, chocolate cream macaroon tarts, almond brittle, chocolate truffles and even cookie mixes in jars. Each section in this Christmas Cookbook is divided with pages of ‘To’ and ‘From’ labels you can print, cutout, decorate and attach to a plate of yummy fresh baked cookies to give to your friends and family. They even give all the information you need to create memory making events with your family and friends this holiday season. This Christmas Cookbook is beautifully done, very informative and the recipes are great!
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What is a Cookie?
Cookies are most commonly baked until crisp or just long enough that they remain soft, but some kinds of cookies are not baked at all. Cookies are made in a wide variety of styles, using an array of ingredients including sugars, spices, chocolate, butter, peanut butter, nuts or dried fruits. The softness of the cookie may depend on how long it is baked. Select this link to view our Farmhouse Christmas Cookbook.
Cookies are broadly classified according to how they are formed, including at least these categories:
Drop cookies are made from relatively soft dough that is dropped by spoonfuls onto the baking sheet. During baking, the mounds of dough spread and flatten. Chocolate chip cookies, Tollhouse cookies, peanut butter cookies, and oatmeal cookies are popular examples of drop cookies.
Refrigerator cookies are made from stiff dough that is refrigerated to become even stiffer. The dough is typically shaped into cylinders which are sliced into round cookies before baking.
Molded cookies are also made from stiffer dough that is molded into balls or cookie shapes by hand before baking. Snickerdoodles are an example of molded cookies.
Rolled cookies are made from stiffer dough that is rolled out and cut into shapes with a cookie cutter. Gingerbread men are an example.
Pressed cookies are made from soft dough that is extruded from a cookie press into various decorative shapes before baking. Spritzgebäck are an example of a pressed cookie.
Bar cookies consist of batter or other ingredients that are poured or pressed into a pan, sometimes in multiple layers and cut into cookie sized pieces after baking. Brownies are an example of a batter type bar cookie.
Sandwich cookies are rolled or pressed cookies that are assembled as a sandwich with a sweet filling. Fillings may be with marshmallow, jam, or icing. The Oreo cookie, made of two chocolate cookies with a vanilla icing filling is an example.
Fried cookies include traditional cookies such as the krusczyki, rosettes and fattigmann as well as a newer American trend of deep frying ordinary drop cookie dough.
