1 Batter, 4 Holiday Cookie Variations December 10, 2019

Rule your holiday hustle- bustle with one, and only one, go-to cookie batter personalized to your sweet tooth’s content.
At long last, we present… drum roll, please… the ONLY holiday cookie batter you’ll ever need. Because we have a feeling you’ll be too busy hustlin’ and bustlin’ this season to spend time searching for four separate recipes. Just an inkling, really.
Fortunately, this recipe is a blank slate for all your holiday cookie cravings.
Cookie Dough Base
Yields 12 Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 Egg
- 1 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Cup Cornstarch
- 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter, cubed
- 3/4 Cups Brown Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 Cup Milk
- Pinch Salt
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- Combine dry ingredients (flour, cornstarch, sugar, and salt) in a food processor.
- Add butter and mix until well combined.
- Add vanilla and egg. Mix well.
- Slowly add milk, mixing until dough is smooth and sticky.
- Separate dough into 4 bowls.
- Add custom flavors to each bowl (see below).
- Drop a rounded tablespoon of dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes, then let cool.
1. White Chocolate, Pistachio, and Cranberries
Top cookie rounds with white chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and crushed pistachios before baking.
2. Honey Butterscotch Pecan
Add 1 Tablespoon molasses to the dough, then top cookie rounds with pecans before baking. Once baked, drizzle caramel syrup on top.
3. Gingerbread and Spice
Add 1 Tablespoon ground ginger, 3 teaspoons cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon all spice to dough. Once baked, decorate with a drizzle of white icing and red and green sugar sprinkles.
4. Chocolate Peppermint
Add 2 Tablespoons powdered cacao to the dough. Before baking, top cookie rounds with dark chocolate chips and bits of a crushed peppermint stick.
And if these cookies don’t make your home smell dreamy enough, try experimenting with DIY natural room scents for an idyllic winter wonderland aroma.
Do you have diabetic diets?
Not at the moment, but we’re always looking for ways to better serve our customers. We’ll let our chef team know that you’re interested!
-Jordan from the community team
How many cookies does one batch of dough make?
Good question, Christine! The cookie dough base recipe yields 12 cookies, so if you divide that in four for each flavor combo, then you’ll get 3 cookies/flavor (3 white chocolate, 3 honey butterscotch, 3 gingerbread and spice, and 3 chocolate peppermint). So of course, we’d recommend doubling (or tripling) the recipe for good measure 🙂 Happy holidays!
Can I use regular sugar instead of corn syrup?
Hello fresh should have a holiday cookie box. You guys prepare the dough and send in box with all additional ingredients. I love making holiday cookies, but dread making the dough. Unless I am reading this post incorrectly, these are just the recipes?
Great idea, but yes, these are just the recipes!
Dear HelloFresh:
While I very much enjoy and appreciate your meals and your recipes, I must tell you that you are doing your company no favors by floating “holiday cookie” recipes while avoiding the reason for the season. The holiday in question is Christmas and your lack of engagement with the actual holiday that is being celebrated is noted and not appreciated. Many nationalities around the world celebrate the CHRISTMAS holiday with special CHRISTMAS cookies and other dishes. True that not every one of your customers is a Christian or celebrates Christmas. But you should perhaps remember that those of us who ARE Christians and/or who do celebrate CHRISTMAS do so with recipes that are about CHRISTMAS and not just some generic “holiday”.
Please reconsider your approach to celebrating Christmas with your customers.
Hi Loretta! Our readers come from all different backgrounds and celebrate many different holidays. We want everyone to be able to enjoy a sweet, homemade treat this holiday season, regardless of what they celebrate. We appreciate your feedback and are so happy to have you cooking with us 😊
Cookie batter is such a great idea especially at Christmas time.