Ho Ho Ho! How about some Christmas baking to brighten your day? I have to admit, I'm not much of a baker. Never have been, and probably never will be. I find cooking much more interesting and exciting, and if I bake, I end up eating all the deliciousness that equals large butts and big thighs. No bueno.
I don't have any Christmas baking traditions, nor do I feel the need to bake during the Holidays, but I can make an exception, especially when a wonderful company like Reynolds sends me parchment paper sheets to try out! Twist my arm! :)
The first recipe I made was Snickerdoodle Sandwich Cookies. These were a little time-consuming, but the final product was not only impressive to look at, but delicious. I brought these to a dinner party and got many compliments. My cookies ended up rising more than I really wanted, so the final product was more rounded that flat, but still tasty. I do have to point out that the recipe makes WAY too much frosting. You could easily get away with cutting the frosting recipe in half, and maybe even a third. The frosting is really thick and hard to beat, so you'll likely need to add in additional milk. In fact I ended up busting my hand mixer on the icing. Adios mixer, it's been a good 8 years. *sniffles* The icing is also VERY sweet, so you don't want to overdo it. Resist the urge to put a ginormous mountain of icing between the cookies!
Using parchment paper really simplified the baking process. I followed the recipe exactly (well, except I used freshly grated nutmeg in a slightly reduced amount because of its potency) and I made sure I rolled each ball the same size (they were 30g each raw, and yes I'm crazy!). This ended up making 36 cookies, so 18 sandwiches.
