One Dough Holiday Cookie Box

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December is the month when everyone bakes cookies. Delicious cookies can lift your mood and make you smile. Baking cookies is the perfect activity for your kids. I love to bake cookies and I love to give them to my neighbors and to my friends. I think homemade gifts always have a very warming message to the receiver. What if I tell you that with this recipe of one simple dough, you can make 6 (yes, SIX) different types of cookies? In fact, I call this recipe – a “no-stress recipe”. The last thing you need during this Holiday time of the year is adding more stress. One Dough Holiday Cookie Box is exactly what you need.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

If you want to surprise and impress your family and friends, I recommend this recipe. One dough and 6 different cookies. You will be amazed! Try also the Thanksgiving Macarons Box.

Ingredients

• Butter: Use unsalted butter at room temperature
• Sugar: Powdered sugar, sifted
• Egg: Eggs room temperature
• Flour: Use all-purpose flour.
• Flavors and Decor: Use different chocolates and toppings to decorate cookies. Use pistachio paste, salted caramel, or nuts.

How to Make the Main Dough for Cookies

In a mixing bowl beat softened butter until light and fluffy. Slowly mix in powdered sugar. Add eggs 2-3 times, and mix well after each addition. Add all-purpose flour Mix well until combined. Divide the dough into 6 parts (about 390 gr- 400 gr each part).

How to make Pistachio cookies

To the main dough, add 60 g Pistachio flour and 40 g of all-purpose flour. Mix well. Roll dough between 2 parchment paper and let cool in the fridge for 30-40 minutes. Use cookie cutters to cut out your favorite shapes. I’ve decorated it with Opalys Valrhona White Chocolate and chopped pistachios.

Tip from Marina: You can make pistachio flour in the food processor or Thermomix. 

How to Make Hazelnut Cookies

To the main dough add:

• 40 gr hazelnut flour
• 40 gr all-purpose flour

Mix well. Roll dough between 2 parchment paper and let cool in the fridge for 30-40 minutes. Use cookie cutters to cut out your favorite shapes. I’ve decorated it with Azelia Valrhona milk chocolate.

How to Make Chocolate Cookies

To the main dough add:

• Add 40 gr all-purpose flour
• 40 gr  Valrhona cocoa powder
• 20 gr powdered sugar

Mix well. Roll dough between 2 parchment paper and let cool in the fridge for 30-40 minutes. Use cookie cutters to cut out your favorite shapes. To decorate these chocolate cookies, I used Strawberry Inspiration Valrhona Chocolate and Valrhona Dark Chocolate Pearls.

How to Make Lemon Cookies

To the main dough add

• 40 gr all-purpose flour
• Zest of one lemon 

Mix well. Roll dough between 2 parchment papers and let cool in the fridge for 30-40 min. Use cookie cutters to cut out your favorite shapes. These lemon cookies I decorated with Yuzy Inspiration Valrhona Chocolate.

How to Make Linzer Cookies

To the main dough add

• 70 gr almond flour
• 40 gr all-purpose flour

Mix well. Roll dough between 2 parchment paper and let cool in the fridge for 30-40 minutes. Use cookie cutters to cut out your favorite shapes. To assemble Linzer cookies, first, sift powdered sugar over the top of the cookies with the hole. Then, put some of your favorite jam into the center of the second cookie. Last, top with powdered sugar.

How to Make Coconut Cookies

To the main dough add:

• 40 gr all-purpose flour 
• 10 gr shredded dry coconut (unsweetened)

Mix well. Roll dough between 2 parchment papers and let cool in the fridge for 30-40 min. Use cookie cutters to cut out your favorite shapes. To assemble coconut cookies, put melted white chocolate ( I used Opalys Valrhona white chocolate) into the center of the cookie without a hole. Top with the cookie that has the hole, and fill that hole with the shredded coconut.

Tips from Marina: Put the cutout cookies on the baking tray and keep them in the fridge for 15-20 minutes before baking. When you bake cookies, try to bake the same-sized cookies on one tray to avoid uneven baking. 

This recipe is just for inspiration; be creative with your own decoration. The possibilities are endless. Make it fun, get your kids and family involved. One dough Holiday cookie box could be a small box, too. Simply use half of the ingredients.

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