Last month was
National Cookie Month and, in case you didn't know, we featured a different cookie recipe each day. If you missed any of them, then you're in luck, we've compiled them all for you right here. There were some basics like snickerdoodles and shortbread, but there were also some new finds like potato chip cookies.
I was searching for a final cookie recipe to round out
National Cookie Month when I stumbled across one that looked like caramel apples. They were so cute and seemed like the perfect Halloween treat, so I headed to the store and grabbed a bag of caramels. The cookies themselves are pretty simple to make; they're basically a dyed sugar cookie dipped in caramel and put on a stick.
Although the majority of you
prefer coconut macaroons to the classic French sandwich cookie, I love the French version. When I eat a French macaroon, I am instantly transported to the glorious streets of Paris. I enjoy how the cookies have a crisp, dry outside and soft, chewy inside.
Having a good, reliable sugar cookie recipe in your repertoire is a must for every home baker. Sugar cookies are incredibly diverse and can be turned into many different kinds of cookies. For a clever take on place settings think about making these sugar cookie stand outs.
If
spider cookies aren't really your style, how about ghost lollipop cookies. You don't need a special ghost shaped cookie cutter to make these screaming spice cookies, since they get their shape from a bent, used tuna can. The eyes and open mouth are melted Jolly Ranchers, and the white face is fluffy frosting.
Halloween is a great time to get creative with experimental baking. Take these
cookies, for example: The dough is arranged in long tubes and shaped to look like a brain. You will need an entire bottle of food coloring to make the deep red blood glaze.
In honor of
National Cookie Month, Sugar staffer
Nancita decided to resurrect a recipe she "invented" at age 5. Since I know you guys like
snickerdoodles, I thought you would appreciate this story.
Writes Nancita:
I invented this recipe when I was five, after first encountering a Snickerdoodles cookie. I thought it was a funny name and wanted to come up with my own cookie with a silly name.
Has anybody gotten their hands on this new
3-D Halloween Cookie Cutter Set ($11.99) from
Williams-Sonoma. Bringing a new dimension to holiday baking, the Halloween-shaped cookie cutters allow home cooks to make
cookies that can be assembled into standing, 3-D sculptures. I'm not exactly sure how they work, but it seems like a fun project for kids.
In my opinion, one can never have too many cookie cutters. They come in such a wide variety of fun shapes and sizes that I find myself investing in a new one each time I make a batch of
cookies.
For this chocolate shortbread cookie recipe, I'll be getting a bat-shaped cookie cutter. A witch hat, tombstone, or black cat would be fabulous as well.
