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From Dropped to Pressed
A Holiday Guide to Baking Cookies
By Donna Smith
When ready to bake, simply slice off circles of the dough and place them on a cookie sheet. A serrated knife makes the job of cutting the dough much easier. If the recipe calls for nuts, be sure to chop the nuts very finely to make the cutting easier. Refrigerated dough is great because you can slice off as many cookies as you want, then put the rest back in the refrigerator – you always have fresh-baked cookies.
Christmas cookies make wonderful gifts for friends, family, neighbors, teachers and even your mailman! They are always the right size and are rarely returned.
Fill a Christmas tin with cookies and tie with a pretty ribbon. Sponge paint an empty coffee can with holiday colors, fill with cookies, and you have a wonderful gift. An inexpensive Christmas tray looks great filled with a variety of cookies. Place some holiday candy, such as candy canes or ribbon candy, around the cookies and cover with plastic wrap. Who wouldn't be thrilled to receive such a gift? For a teacher's gift, stack cookies inside of a large coffee mug. Wrap the mug in plastic wrap and tie the top closed with red, green and white ribbon. You can also attach a single-serving package of flavored coffee, or a wrapped flavored tea bag, to the top.
