Christmas Cookies Week - Today's feature recipe Empire Cookies (2024)

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‘Tis the season for baking. Do you have a cookie exchange party coming up, or are you just getting starting on your holiday baking?Welcome to Christmas Cookies Week!

Since it was my passion for baking that sparked the idea for Red Cottage Chronicles, I am very excited to be sharing three of my favourite Christmas cookies this week. Today I am sharing my recipe for Empire Cookies.

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A huge thank you to Ellen from Family Around The Table for putting this exciting Christmas Cookies week together. I can imagine it was no easy task. Not only has she brought together a huge group of bloggers dedicated to posting the very best Christmas Cookie recipes all week long, but she has also arranged for Neilson-Massey to sponsor a giveaway.

Nielsen-Massey Fine Vanillas & Flavors is giving one winner a set of their pure flavors: 2-oz each of Orange, Lemon, Peppermint, Almond, Chocolate, Coffee, Rose Water, and Orange Blossom Water.

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I will be featuring Nielsen-Massey vanilla in my recipe on Wednesday. That will also be they day that I link to the contest where you can enter to win the prize pack.

I chose to start this week with one of my absolute favourite Christmas Cookies. Empire Cookies, or Empire Biscuits as they are also known by. Who can resist seedless raspberry jam sandwiched between two buttery shortbread cookies. And, lets not forget the yummy glaze and the cherry on top!

I mean really, how festive is that?!

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I have only been making Empire Cookies for a couple of years, but my love for these cookies go way back.

There is a bakery in Niagara On The Lake, who always have a display of freshly baked cookies in their window. There can be 15 different kinds of cookies in the window, but the Empire Cookie always stands out. With its snow white glaze, the shiny red cherry and just a hint of the delicious raspberry jam inside, I couldn’t resist popping in and buying two or ten!

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They really are simple to make. Just a basic shortbread recipe, raspberry jam (I prefer seedless), some icing sugar and maraschino cherries. I don’t know why I wasn’t making them sooner. I always had this misconception that they were time consuming and fussy to make. Was I wrong!

You can have them in the oven in about 10 to 15 minutes, and then once they are cool another 15 minutes or so you will have them assembled and iced.

Despite being so simple, they are always the first cookies to go come Christmas time. I have no doubt they would be a huge it at a Christmas Cookie exchange! They freeze well too. Just be sure to allow sufficient time for the glaze to set and then carefully lay them between wax paper before freezing!

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This is just the beginning of #ChristmasCookies Week, and it is off to an amazing start. Be sure to check out all the links below and you will have your Christmas baking finished in no time!

Oh, and don’t forget to subscribe to Red Cottage Chronicles. Not only will you never miss another post, you will also get your password for our VIP Printables Library.

Until next time……

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Empire Cookies

2017-12-03 17:21:12

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Serves 18

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Prep Time

30 min

Total Time

40 min

Prep Time

30 min

Total Time

40 min

Ingredients

  1. 2 cups butter, softened
  2. 1 cup granulated sugar
  3. 4 cups sifted all purpose flour
  4. 3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
  5. 10-12 maraschino cherries, halved
  6. 2 cups confectioners sugar
  7. 1/8-1/4 cup milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mat.
  2. In the bowl of electric mixer, on medium/high speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth, about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low and gradually add the flour, mixing between each addition, until well blended.
  3. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and roll to 1/4 inch thick. Using a 2" round cookie cutter, cut into rounds and place on prepared baking sheet. Gather dough scraps, re-roll and continue to cut rounds until dough is all gone.
  4. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until just golden on the bottom. Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes on baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack. Cool completely.
  5. Sift confectioners sugar into a medium bowl. Add 1/8 cup milk and whisk until you have a glaze that is of spreadable consistency. If glaze is too thick, add a drizzle of milk at a time until you reach spreadable consistency.
  6. Sandwich a dollop of jam between 2 cookies, repeating until all the cookies are used. Spread a layer of glaze onto the top of each sandwiched cookie and top with 1/2 a maraschino cherry in the centre.
  7. Allow glaze to completely set.

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Christmas Cookies Week - Today's feature recipe Empire Cookies (2024)

FAQs

What is the number 1 Christmas cookie? ›

Among those who can make a single choice, frosted sugar cookies lead the list (32%), with gingerbread (12%) and chocolate chip (11%) rounding out the top three. Snickerdoodles (6%) come in fourth place, followed by butter (4%), peanut butter (4%), and chocolate (4%) tying for fifth.

What's the most eaten cookie? ›

Chocolate chip cookies

What is the most popular type of cookie? It might just be this one.

Which Christmas cookies last the longest? ›

Shortbread cookies and spritz cookies are real holiday troopers, lasting a bit longer than the rest. These buttery and crumbly cookies are a great option for a holiday cookie. Shortbread is known for its rich flavor, while spritz cookies are often made with a cookie press.

What was the first Christmas cookie? ›

History. Modern Christmas cookies can trace their history to recipes from Medieval Europe biscuits, when many modern ingredients such as cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, almonds and dried fruit were introduced into the west.

What is the #1 cookie in the United States? ›

The chocolate chip cookie is far and away America's favorite cookie This should come as no surprise to anyone who enjoys the tasty treat. More than 53% of American adults prefer the cookies over the next most popular kind, peanut butter.

What is the most popular cookie in the United States? ›

America's favorite cookie and the one dubbed “the American cookie” is the Chocolate chip cookie. Chocolate chip cookie is simply tantalizing both in flavor and in texture. The chips of both milk and dark chocolate provide you with a rich and strong flavor while the butter makes the cookies velvety.

What is the oldest cookie in the world? ›

Pizzelles are believed to be the oldest cookie in history, first made in the 8th century in south-central Italy. The traditional pizzelle cookie is made from a sugar/butter-based batter that is pressed between two hot irons, usually sporting a design.

What cookie did Oreo copy? ›

Hydrox cookies have a sweet filling and a crunchy cookie shell. The Oreo cookie, introduced in 1912, was inspired by the Hydrox. The Oreo eventually became more popular than Hydrox which resulted in Hydrox being thought of as a copy of Oreo.

Which cookies freeze best? ›

As a general rule of thumb, 'drop cookies,' which include oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies, and 'cut-out cookies,' such as gingerbread and sugar cookies, are freezer-friendly.

Can you leave Christmas cookies out overnight? ›

Curious how long cookies last at room temperature? Most homemade cookies will maintain their taste and texture for up to 3 days. If you leave them out for too long, the cookies begin to harden or dry out. To prevent cookies from becoming stale, cover them with plastic wrap or keep in an airtight container.

What cookie was not invented until 1938? ›

Chocolate chip cookies are claimed to have originated in the United States in 1938, when Ruth Graves Wakefield chopped up a Nestlé semi-sweet chocolate bar and added the chopped chocolate to a cookie recipe; however, historical recipes for grated or chopped chocolate cookies exist prior to 1938 by various other authors ...

What Hallmark movie was the cookie recipe stolen? ›

Annie faces her first obstacle as CEO of Cooper's Cookies when grandma's secret recipe is stolen. While investigating the theft, she works with local baker Sam to recreate the beloved recipe.

What country invented Christmas cookies? ›

The First Christmas Cookies

Those who would like to take credit for the invention of the Christmas cookie will have to arm wrestle the Germans for it. They believe that Weihnachtsplätzchen, a term that refers specifically to cookies and broadly to holiday treats, encompasses the origin of Christmas baking.

What is the most popular cookie in December? ›

What are the most popular Christmas cookies? Our survey found frosted sugar cookies and chocolate chip cookies to be the most popular Christmas cookies in the country. They were the fan favorites in 39 states.

What is the number one selling cookie? ›

Oreo is the best-selling cookie in the world. It is now sold in over 100 countries. Oreo was first produced in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company, now known as Na-Bis-Co.

What is the 2nd most popular cookie? ›

Nabisco Oreo was the second ranked cookie brand of the United States with about 674.2 million U.S. dollars worth of sales in 2017. Cookies are part of the snack food category and defined as small, thin, baked treats in the United States.

What is Santa Claus's favorite cookie? ›

Chocolate Chip cookies

Santa himself lists these as his favorites, and he prefers them soft and gooey with lots of chocolate chips. If you decide to leave these out for him, make sure there's a glass of cold milk nearby!

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