Must-Try Winter Dessert Recipes
One of the reasons why the holiday season is one of the best times of the year is because of the endless number of recipes! Specifically, during the holiday season, there are countless recipes to try out with friends and family or even by yourself! Not only are they delicious, but they are also relatively easy to make. More importantly, the recipes listed below are just a few of many that will get you into the holiday spirit!
Ingredients
1o tablespoons/ ⅔ cup of unsalted butter (softened or room temperature)
¾ cup of brown sugar
⅔ cup of molasses
1 egg at room temperature
1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
3 ½ cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
½ teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of ground ginger
1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon of ground allspice
½ teaspoon of ground cloves
Step-by-Step Instructions
Beat the butter in a large bowl until it is smooth and creamy. Add brown sugar and molasses and beat until mixed. Then, add the egg and vanilla extract until it is fully combined.
In another bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. After, slowly incorporate the liquids into the dry ingredients. Eventually, a thick batter will form. Divide the dough in half and wrap them separately into plastic wrap. Make sure to form the dough into a disk shape and set it in the freezer for a minimum of three hours.
Be sure to preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then, line baking sheets (preferably 2-3 large ones) with parchment paper or baking mats.
Remove the chilled disks of cookie dough. Then, flour your surface area, hands, and rolling pin; doing this will prevent the dough from sticking to your hands or the pin. Roll out the disks of dough into ¼ inch thick pieces. Then, cut the dough into different shapes and place them an inch apart on the cookie sheets.
Bake the cookies in the oven for about 9-10 minutes (cooking times may vary). Tip: the longer the cookies are in the oven, the crunchier they will be. So, if you want them to be softer, I suggest you leave them in the oven for 8 minutes if the cookie cutter is smaller than 4 inches. If it is larger than 4 inches, cook for about 11 minutes.
Once the cookies are done, let them sit for 5-10 minutes
Ingredients
2 ¾ cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
½ teaspoon of baking powder
½ teaspoon of salt
1 cup of unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 cup and 2 teaspoons of sugar
2 tablespoons of light brown sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
¼ cup of sugar
Step-by-Step Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
With butter and sugar, cream the ingredients together into a large bowl until it gets fluffy.
Add the egg and mix into the cream and butter mixture. Along with that, add the vanilla extract.
Finally, combine your wet and dry ingredients together to form the dough into a ball. However, make sure to not overmix.
With the dough, make 1 ½ tablespoons-size balls of the cookie dough and roll them in sugar. Then, set the balls onto the cookie sheet.
Bake your cookies for 7-8 minutes (times may vary). Make sure to not allow the cookies to get golden on the edges.
Take out your cookies and set them aside to dry for 5-10 minutes.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
1 cup of unsalted butter (softened)
1 ½ cup of sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla
2 ¾ cup of flour
1 ½ teaspoon of cream of tartar
½ teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of salt
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture
¼ cup of sugar
1 ½ tablespoon of cinnamon
Step-by-Step Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Cream the butter and sugar together until it is fluffy. Then add the eggs and vanilla extract together and combine.
Mix in your dry ingredients. In another small bowl, add your sugar and cinnamon for the mixture that will be used to roll the balls of dough later on.
Wrap the dough and refrigerate it for 20-30 minutes. Then, roll it into balls and put them into the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Place parchment paper on cookie sheets and place the balls onto the sheets.
Bake for 9-11 minutes (times may vary).
Take them out of the oven and let them cool.
Ingredients
12 oz of chopped semisweet chocolate (chocolate chips work too)
12 oz of chopped white chocolate
½ teaspoon of peppermint extract
8 crushed candy canes
Step-by-Step Instructions
Place parchment paper onto a baking sheet.
In a bowl, fill the bottom of it with 3 inches of water and bring it to a simmer over medium heat. Then, reduce the water and add a heatproof bowl on top. Pour semisweet chocolate into the bowl and stir until melted. Then, stir in the extract.
Pour the mixture into the baking sheet and spread evenly.
Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
With the same double boiling method used for the semisweet chocolate, melt the white chocolate chips.
Pour the melted white chocolate mixture on top of the semisweet chocolate mixture on the cookie sheet. Then, add the crushed candy canes on top and set the bark in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Enjoy!
These are just a few recipes to get into the holiday spirit! Be sure to try them out with friends, family, or yourself!
