Yes, it's true. The air is deliciously filled with smells of gingerbread, figgy pudding... ...and mulling spice! It's the start of the always anticipated Christmas baking season. Below I will share with you three tried and true recipes, The Sugar Cookie, The Christmas Cookie and the always popular, Mocha Star. First, I wanted to take a look at the origin of Christmas cookies. Some of my favorite are the Danish butter cookies and I've yet been able to perfect the ones that were once made by my Mother's best friend for 50 or so years, Kristen Skovsgaard. Her creations were undoubtedly the best on the planet. Here's what I've been able to dig up on the "birth" (if you will) of the Christmas cookie. The term cookie first appeared in print in the year 1703. The origin of the cookie itself comes from the recipes of Medieval Europe. Some believe that the gingerbread cookie was the first flavor to be asso...
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