If you look forward to winter holiday desserts all year long, you're not alone. I have sudden cravings for a cold glass of coquito in April, and sometimes think about a croquembouche festooned with drips of caramel in July. Now that it's finally December, it's time to dig into all those great seasonal goodies. But this year, we have a bit of a twist: Cookies Meet Classics, a baker's dozen of your favorite holiday sweets as cookies.
We called up some of our favorite bakers, creators, recipe developers, and cookbook authors to shrink a banquet table of winter treats into a mailable cookie box. In other words, we cookie-fied the classics. That means that you can have the flavors of mulled wine in a two-bite snack, and a perfectly portioned Yule Log for one. These treats are ideal for sharing and dropping off at doorsteps, or just making into a festive platter for yourself. And if you have to dig out the recipes again in June, well, I'm not about to tattle on you.
