Today is the start of the second annual 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies bloghop. I again am joining other fabulous food bloggers around the net who will post a new cookie recipe every Friday for the next 12 weeks. I plan to post new cookie recipes, as well as a couple of my favorite cookie recipes that for some unknown reason I haven’t blogged about yet. Hopefully, we’ll end up with some great ideas and fabulous cookies to give away to friends and family for Christmas. I can’t believe Christmas is only 12 weeks away.
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My first recipe comes from a cute little cookie cookbook, One Dough Fifty Cookies. I was the winner of a cookie contest hosted by the wonderful Jaime, of Sophistimon. (Thanks Jaime!) My prize was from Ice Box Bakery and included fun cookie baking accessories in addition to the cookbook. Ice Box Bakery sells premium all-natural cookie dough, ready to slice and bake. You can buy Ice Box Cookie dough at many locations, including Whole Foods in Utah.
The cookbook gives you a master cookie dough recipe that makes 12 to 20 dozen cookies. Then it gives you 50 recipes to use to change the basic butter cookie dough into nearly any type of cookie you’d like to make. You can make all the cookies at once, or you can freeze part of the dough and make different kinds of cookies later. This would be a great option if you are pressed for time but still want to make a wide variety of cookies.
I tried two of the recipes in the first section of the book, Spritz and Hand-Formed Cookies. The first cookie, Jelly Bowls, is a basic thumbprint cookie which used ½ of the Master Dough recipe and ¾ cup of jam. I used my homemade peach and strawberry freezer jams.
The second recipe, Zesty Lime and Almond Sticks, was my favorite of the two. Both cookies are a crisp, crumbly and lightly sweet cookie, but I loved the added zip from the lime and the extra crunch from the almonds in the lime cookies. I added a white chocolate drizzle to dress them up a bit.
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Zesty Lime Almond Sticks
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole natural almonds
- ½ recipe Master Dough*
- 1 ½ teaspoons freshly grated lime zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
- 3 large egg whites lightly beaten with ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. In a food processor, process the almonds until finely ground. (I used almond meal.)
- In a large bowl, beat together the dough, lime zest, juice and ½ cup of the ground almonds with an electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly combined.
- Chill the dough, if necessary, until firm enough to roll.
Notes
Be sure and check out all of the fabulous cookies the other 12 weeks of Christmas Cookies bakers baked up for this week. If you’d like to participate weekly in our 12 weeks of Christmas Cookies posts, we’d love to have you join us and add your cookie recipe links. April, https://abbysweets.blogspot.com/, is the group’s founder, you can contact her at aprilsattic at comcast dot net to join.
Heavenly Housewife
These look so fun and sweet, deffinitely a great christmas cookie.
Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
*kisses* HH
Sue
Barbara, Your cookies look so delicate, buttery and GOOD!!! Thanks for the heads up about the fun cookie group! I emailed April and want to join in! 🙂
Katy
I love the sound of the lime and almond together! Great cookies. Can’t wait to see what everyone bakes each week!
amanda @ fake ginger
The lime almond sticks sound wonderful! I also love the idea of that cookbook – it seems like a real time and sanity saver!
Nic
Those cookies are gorgeous and congrats ou your win.
I am a bit scared now that you reminded me how close Christmas is!
Laura
Yum, although you’ve gotten me into a Christmas panic…
Sophie
What lovely, festive & specila cookies!!
they look truly wonderful,…ooooh!
Wende
These look wonderful but more important easy! Can’t wait to try them.
Jamie
Christmas? Already? Wow! But I love hollday baking and decorations and all what makes it feel so festive. These cookies are perfect! Love the thumbprint cookies, too pretty! I must make these!
penny aka jeroxie
Great and lovely cookies!!
Bree
I need to get that book. Those are beautiful cookies and I can’t wait to see what else you come up with.
Melynda
What a neat idea for a cook book! Your cookies sound delicious and look amazing!
deeba
Love this time of the year B when the 12 weeks of cookies begin showing up on Barbara Bakes. Gorgeous picture and zesty as I love ’em cookies!
elra
They all look superb! And, yours look absolutely delish barbara!
The Southern Cookbook
Oh my!! Christmas is only 12 weeks away?? I better get on the ball!! Time flys when you are having fun. My has time flown right by. Your cookies look awesome. Very creative. 🙂
Anna Johnston
Hey Barbara 🙂 I’m so excited about this post. I’ve decided to give all my staff a jar of cookies this year for Christmas – its my thing – but was a bit over my usual shortbread recipe (it always goes off a treat but there is only so many Christmas’s a girl can give shortbread….., know what I mean 😉
I love this recipe, going to make it for sure…., and this year my Cookie Jar gift will be my fave recipe of yours. Thanks for the inspiration lovely 🙂
Joanne
I just canNOT believe it is only 12 weeks to winter either! Craziness. I usually do 12 weeks of winter squash instead of 12 weeks of Christmas cookies. But I definitely take satisfaction in ogling all of the recipes you guys post, and this one is NO exception! I love the white chocolate drizzle as well as the lime flavoring. That is truly a great pairing.
Alison @ Ingredients, Inc
Wow! These look wonderful!
Tracy
I love both of these cookies! I’m so glad to be baking along with everyone! 🙂
Avril
Congrats Barbara on the win of your recipe! I can totally see why you won it!
Really looking forward to baking along side you for the next 12 weeks! 🙂