The crystallized ginger adds bite and texture to these sweet, chewy wafers, which already have a delicate base note from the ground spice and touch of grated fresh ginger.
This recipe is part of the Barbara Kafka Dessert Anthology.
For tender doughnuts, be careful not to overwork the dough. For convenience, the doughnuts may be cut in advance, wrapped and frozen, then go straight from the freezer into the hot oil.
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Dark Hot Chocolate With Vanilla Cream
Dark Hot Chocolate With Vanilla Cream
A general proportion to follow for a single serving of this rich hot chocolate is 6 tablespoons of the dark chocolate cream to 1 cup of milk and 2 tablespoons of sugar.
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Crispy Vanilla-Spice Sugar Cookies
Crispy Vanilla-Spice Sugar Cookies
These easy sugar cookies have a distinctive crisp texture and an enticing spice taste that makes them memorable.
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This classic sugar cookie recipe can easily be multiplied. Enjoy these traditional Christmas cookies on their own or as an accompaniment to ice cream or fruit salad any time of the year. Add glycerin to the icing for a glossy look.
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Making marshmallows is as close to magic as you can get in the kitchen. These marshmallows have a smooth vanilla flavor and a hint of chocolate in each bite.
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These cookies taste like a cup of spicy Mexican hot chocolate. You can find golden syrup in the British food section of your grocery store, or subsitute corn syrup.
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Nothing says the holiday season like these festive spiced gingerbread cookies, decorated with orange-flavored icing.
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The pastry for this rugelach is especially buttery, tender and sweet. Use the recommended apricot jam, walnuts and currant filling, or substitute plum jam and chopped almonds or dried fruit.
Read more about this recipe in Diane Morgan's The Christmas Table.
Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookie Bark
Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookie Bark
Melting the chocolate chips on the cookie base helps the peppermint adhere. The peppermint can be replaced with toffee or white chocolate.
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I'm always tweaking my "ultimate" chocolate chip cookie recipe. This time I mixed white and brown sugars and added more vanilla. I really think the cookies get better each time I bake them.
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Gingerbread is a Christmas classic that should be served warm from the oven. Top it with hard sauce or vanilla ice cream.
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