Raspberry preserves sandwiched between buttery cut-out cookies.
Cut Out Cookies
Raspberry Linzer Cookies
These wonderful cookies require a bit of extra effort to make and assemble. But the delight of family and friends when serving them makes them all worthwhile. And they are beautiful-looking!
Cucidati I
The name of these filled pastries is Cucidati, which is Sicilian for Buccellati, or "little bracelets". You may substitute butter for part or all of the lard if you wish.
Golden Sesame Cookies
A light sugar cookie with toasted sesame seeds. To make a double batch, I double all the ingredients but the butter and they still taste delicious.
Great Grandma Candy’s Cookie
Delicious sugar cookies with a bit of extra flavoring thrown in.
Apple Half Moons
Short Cut – try using chunky applesauce in place of apples. Or go wild with fruit preserves!
Bethany’s Favorite Valentine Cut Out Sugar Cookies
Soft and moist with a light vanilla and almond flavor. Got these from a friend’s wedding.
Holiday Lebkuchen (German Spice Cookies)
Since my mother’s parents came from Nuremberg and Munich, Germany, lebkuchen has been a holiday tradition in my family ever since I was little. We don’t like the usual candied citrus peel, however, so I use apricots and dates instead. Great served with hot tea.
Springerle VI
Soft at first, these cookies harden into ‘dunkers’ after about 3 weeks. (Yes, they keep a long time!) They need a mold for the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch cookie, but I bet that they can be made by simply cutting them out. You can substitute other flavorings for anise – lemon and almond are good.
Scandinavian Snowflake Cookies
Fried snowflake cookies, Scandinavian-type. My kids love these, especially at Christmas time.
Casino Night Mini Fruit Pizzas
You can make mini fruit pizzas to resemble cards or dice by using square and rectangular cookies, strawberries cut vertically to look like hearts and blueberries for the dots on the die.
Ginger Uniques
This is a shortbread. I make it unique by adding 1 tablespoon chopped crystallized ginger to the batter. If you like ginger, you’ll love this.
Rochelle Sable
The French word sables means ‘sand cookies’ or ‘sandies,’ so named because of their fine, crumbly texture. The hard-cooked egg yolk adds extra richness to the orange-scented cookie.
Old Fashioned Cookies
This recipe has been in my family for over 150 years. Every one in the family loves them.
Peppermint Ammonia Cookies
This is a recipe for cookies that my grandma used to make when I was a child. They are very light cookies.