![]() We don’t want to forget what the whole point of a cookie is - to share a memory, to share a laugh and share love,” Mattson said. “Cookies are the original gesture of love and happiness. No matter what kind of cookies you make or how you present them, at this time of year it’s worth remembering it’s the thought that counts. ![]() Using kitchen items like bowls, apothecary jars or even oversized cookie cutters to corral smaller cookies or elements on the board adds extra visual interest. Mattson would likely use items that echo the cookie flavors on the platter already, like bits of candied ginger or citrus or simple candy canes. To make them, she simply cooks the cranberries briefly in simple syrup, lets them sit overnight, drains them, then tosses them in sugar. “Sugared cranberries are great for cocktails, too.” “I like to use cranberries that have been sugared or tossed in edible glitter so they have a nice sparkle,” Moore said. “Add a little greenery to your board to add more texture.”įor those who prefer the DIY route, Moore pops homemade butter mints into a cookie collection or turns to another seasonal staple. “To make your life easier, you can add some store-bought things like gumdrops, round peppermints, or different ribbon candy would be really pretty,” Wimborough suggested. Tracy Mattson, owner of Cookie…take a bite! in Santa Rosa We don’t want to forget what the whole point of a cookie is - to share a memory, to share a laugh and share love.” Wimborough uses a similar method, with royal icing and swirls of food coloring for her dipped sugar cookies. “I started doing swirl frosting (with food coloring), just dipping the cookies in the swirl, and they create designs on their own.” She still uses a powdered sugar and milk frosting but a much quicker method. “We did them very simply, with powdered sugar and milk frosting in all the different colors, and we were frosting them by hand with toothpicks. ![]() “It was a week-long process,” Moore said. But elaborate designs in royal icing, although fun, can be time-consuming, as Moore recalled of decorating cookies as a child with her grandmother. Less-demanding decoratingĭecorated sugar cookies are almost a given on any cookie platter. Her cookie boxes feature a gluten-free chocolate cookie that tastes like a brownie but in cookie form, rolled in a sugar coating. “There should be a little something for everyone,” Moore said. It’s a tradition she and her cousins still do every year they even held a decorating party over Zoom during the height of the pandemic.Īlso, to be a real cookie platter hero, Moore makes a point to include something for those with dietary restrictions. Wimborough grew up decorating sugar cookies with her grandmother and cousins. They’re looking for something that reminds them of their childhood.” “It’s not a time when people are as adventurous. “Around the holidays, people tend to go for tradition,” Wimborough said. For texture, she’d include a shortbread cookie as a crisp counterpoint to a soft sugar cookie.Īnother thing to consider when choosing recipes is nostalgia. Bakes at: Flour Girl ( and cookie: Lemon Poppy Seed Thumbprint Cookiesīaking item on their Christmas list: The recently published cookbook “Gateau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes” by Aleksandra CrapanzanoĬut-out sugar cookies or gingerbread men, like the ones Mattson sells at her bakery every holiday season, are an easy way to add a variety of shapes.
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