We have eaten way too many sugar cookies over the course of our lifetime, but Barbara’s sugar cookies are among the best we have tasted.
Christmas cookies
Viennese Marbled Hussar Cookies
Marbled with chocolate and vanilla batters and filled with jam, these cookies represent the best of the Viennese pastry tradition.
Gingerbread Cookies
For eating (rather than building), this gingerbread is delicious. It can be rolled and cut into any shapes you like, although gingerbread men (not to mention women and kids) are the traditional holiday treat.
Whole Wheat Viennese Vanilla Crescents
These famous melt-in-the-mouth German-Austrian cookies are usually made with white flour, so we were intrigued when we ran across a German recipe for whole wheat crescents. The whole wheat flour gives the cookies a deeper, nuttier flavor. If it matters, they’re also higher in fiber than usual. These cookies should sit for at least a week to allow the flavor of the vanilla to develop. They’re worth the wait.
Scottish Shortbread
Traditional Scottish shortbread is plain and simple, but utterly delicious. Make it in a shortbread pan (mold) for a decorative cookie.