And one has a surprising ingredient.
Tried-and-true styles ofChristmas cookies, in particular, can vary widely in flavor and color.
“My favorite cookie to bring to a [holiday] cookie swap is aginger molasses cookie.

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I am an equal-opportunity cookie lover, but something about ginger molasses cookies just embodies holiday cheer to me!
I feel there is something off limits about trying to recreate a favorite recipe from childhood.
They looked nothing like my grandmother’s cookies, but gave me the same feeling inside.

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“I really love a classicgingerbread cookie.
Other than that, anything chocolate.
If Im at home I do have a go at find something with chocolate in it.

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Chilled and sliced into pinwheels, it’s a fudgy, festive, peanut buttery treat.
“- Travis Milton, Hickory atNicewonder Farm & Vineyard,Bristol, VA

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