The holiday season isn’t complete without the aroma of freshly baked cookies wafting through your home. Whether you’re looking to delight your guests, gift a heartfelt treat, or simply indulge in some holiday cheer, cookies are a must. If you’re one of those people who have tired of the typical chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin and sugar cookies, here are a couple of recipes that will take your holiday treats in a different direction.
FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE WALNUT COOKIES (Gluten-Free)
Ingredients:
- • 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- • ¾ cups cocoa powder
- • ½ tsp. kosher salt
- • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- • 1 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
- • ½ cup bittersweet or dark chocolate chips
Directions:
- • Heat oven to 350°F.
- • Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly coat with cooking spray.
- • In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, cocoa powder, and salt.
- • Using an electric mixer, beat together eggs and vanilla.
- • Add sugar mixture and mix to combine; fold in walnuts and chocolate chips.
- • Spoon batter (about 1½ tbsp per cookie) onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
- • Bake, rotating positions of pans once, until cookies are puffed and tops begin to crack, 12 to 14 minutes.
- • Let cool on baking sheets 5 minutes, then slide parchment and cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE SNOWBALL COOKIES
Ingredients:
- • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- • ½ cup powdered sugar ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- • 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups all-purpose flour (spoon and level, do not pack)
- • ½ teaspoon salt
- • ¾ cup mini chocolate chips or chopped nuts
- • Additional powdered sugar for rolling (about 1 – 1½ cups)
Directions:
- • Pre-heat oven to 350°.
- • Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- • Mix butter, ½ cup powdered sugar, cocoa, and vanilla with an electric mixer until fluffy.
- • Add flour and salt and mix until the dough comes together.
- • Stir in the chocolate chips. If dough is too soft, chill it until you can work it easily with your hands.
- • Scoop 1 tablespoon balls of dough and place on prepared cookie sheet.
- • Bake cookies for 7-10 minutes until bottoms are just slightly brown and the tops are no longer glossy.
- • Remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes, until you can handle them.
- • Fill a small bowl with 1 cup powdered sugar and roll each cookie in the sugar until coated.
- • Place on a rack to cool.
- • Once cookies are cooled, you may want to re-roll them in more powdered sugar.
