In past years, I've written a blog post that includes a list all of the recipes I made for our annual holiday party; it comes in handy both for my own reference and for guests who ask me for recipes afterwards. So even though we had to cancel our 2020 holiday party thanks to COVID, I still wanted to compile a list of all of the recipes I used for the boxes of holiday cookies that friends picked up at our house at the end of December. Because I offered multiple dates for cookie pickups over two weeks, I'm going to list the recipes for weeks one and two separately below.
Week 1 recipes:
- Eggnog Snickerdoodles by Vaughn Vreeland, from The New York Times
- Gingerbread Biscotti by Abby Dodge, from Fine Cooking
- Compost Cookies by Christina Tosi, from Momofuku Milk Bar
- Chocolate Sprinkle Sugar Cookies by Erin Clarkson of Cloudy Kitchen
- Chocolate Chip Cookies by Jacques Torres, from The New York Times
- Sticky Ginger Squares from King Arthur Baking
[A photo showing of all of the cookies above, except for the sticky ginger squares, is at the bottom of this post]
- Stamped Brownie Cookies by Yossy Arefi
- Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies by Erin McDowell, from The New York Times
- Chocolate-Espresso Revel Bars by Shauna Sever, from Midwest Made
- Kahlúa Fudge Bites by Abby Dodge, from Food & Wine
- Pebbly Beach Fruit Squares by Alice Medrich, from Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy
- Chocolate Chip-Mint Cookies by Mollie Katzen, from Still Life with Menu Cookbook
- Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Nutella by Bill Yosses, from The Perfect Finish
- Dulce de Leche Cake Truffles by Christina Tosi, from All About Cake
- Ginger Crunch by David Leibovitz
- Almond Cloud Cookies from King Arthur Baking
- Homemade Pecan Sandies by Stella Parks, from BraveTart
- Tahini White Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Melissa Weller, from A Good Bake
- Sweet and Salty Rice Crispy Treats by Edd Kimber, from One Tin Bakes
- Gianduja Blondies by Edd Kimber, from One Tin Bakes
- Hazelnut-Brown Butter Brownies by Stella Parks, from Food & Wine
[The second photo below shows the ten cookies listed above, starting with the chocolate chip-mint cookies on the upper left, and moving clockwise]
I had 42 scheduled pickups of cookie boxes during week one. However, I badly miscalculated how many cookies I would need and had a ton left over. So I got in touch with a friend who had a pickup scheduled for week two, and I asked if I could stop by the wine store he manages to bring him an early extra box of cookies, as well cookies for his co-workers. He said sure, and I asked how many employees were working that day, since I wanted to pack everyone a separate box (because, you know, COVID). Honestly, I was expecting his answer to be five or six employees, but he told me that there were 18 people working that day! Unbelievably, I had enough cookies to pack a sizeable box for our friend and his family, as well as 18 additional ones for his colleagues (they were small -- as I recall, they had maybe seven or eight cookies each)!
By contrast, I had only 24 scheduled pickups for week two, so my list of recipes for that week is shorter (and it includes two repeats from week one).
Week 2 recipes:
- Pan-Banging Molasses Espresso Cookies with Chocolate by Sarah Kieffer, from The Cookie Collection
- Chocolate Mint Sugar Cookies by Sarah Kieffer, from 100 Cookies
- German chocolate jimbo cake truffles by Christina Tosi, from All About Cake
- Milk Chocolate and Raspberry Blondies by Melissa Weller from A Good Bake
- Compost Cookies by Christina Tosi, from Momofuku Milk Bar
- Liam's #toughcookie Cake Truffles by Christina Tosi, from All About Cake
- Eggnog Snickerdoodles by Vaughn Vreeland, from The New York Times
- Pistachio Pinwheels by Claire Saffitz, from Dessert Person
- Pan-Banging Triple Chocolate Cookies by Sarah Kieffer, from 100 Cookies
- Pan-Banging Snickerdoodles by Sarah Kieffer, from 100 Cookies [also, this time I added the cream of tartar, and holy cow, these were amazing]
- Sesame Florentines by François Payard, from Payard Cookies
- H-Bars by Victoria Weisenberg, from the Chicago Tribune
- Salted Halvah Blondies by Claire Saffitz, from Dessert Person
- Spouted Wheat Vanilla Chai Bars from King Arthur Baking
- Buckeye Bars by Shauna Sever from Midwest Made
- Coconut Slices by Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, from Honey & Co. The Baking Book
[The nine cookies listed above are included in the second photo below, starting at the top and moving clockwise]
A lot of things about 2020 sucked. And I was definitely disappointed that we couldn't host our holiday party for the first time in 13 years. But I really enjoyed still being able to bake holiday cookies for our friends, and because cookie pickups were scheduled over several days, I was able to produce a wider variety of baked goods compared to what I could prepare for a party on a single evening. It was great ending 2020 on a baking high note.
Previous Holiday Party Coverage: 2019 Holiday Party Recap; 2018 Holiday Party Recap; 2017 Holiday Party Recap; 2016 Holiday Party Recap; 2015 Holiday Party Recap; 2014 Holiday Party Recap; 2013 Holiday Party Recap; Holiday Spice Cake with Eggnog Buttercream (2012); Stump de Noël (2011) and 2011 Party Recap; 2009 Party Recap; 2008 Party Recap Parts I, II, and III.
Previous Holiday Party Coverage: 2019 Holiday Party Recap; 2018 Holiday Party Recap; 2017 Holiday Party Recap; 2016 Holiday Party Recap; 2015 Holiday Party Recap; 2014 Holiday Party Recap; 2013 Holiday Party Recap; Holiday Spice Cake with Eggnog Buttercream (2012); Stump de Noël (2011) and 2011 Party Recap; 2009 Party Recap; 2008 Party Recap Parts I, II, and III.
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