Another classic cookie, popular around Christmastime, made from balls of chocolate dough, rolled in powdered sugar and baked, developing a crackled surface.

Chocolate Snowcaps

Chocolate snowcaps are another old classic cookie that is popular around Christmas.  Little balls of chocolate dough are rolled in powdered sugar and placed on a baking sheet. As they bake, they spread out and develop cracks, that reveal the chocolate cookie underneath, leaving behind a cracked powdered sugar coating. Cool looking and delicious tasting.

A buttery dough, rolled in coconut or finely ground walnuts or pecans, and finished with a thumbprint of jam, always a Christmas favorite.

Jam Thumbprints

Jam Thumbprint Cookies have long been a favorite holiday cookie.

This, like most thumbprint cookie recipes, is the same standard recipe with loads of butter and dabbed with dot of jam, but I love the addition of the coconut that Ina Garten uses. Not a common addition in the typical thumbprint, but I think it makes a big difference.

This cookie is a winner - give it a try!

Bake these on a plain, ungreased baking sheet. I used a silpat on the first batch and the cookies spread too much.

These tender pecan cookies—shaped into classic crescents—are a melt‑in‑your‑mouth Southern favorite. Made with buttery dough, finely chopped pecans, and a generous dusting of powdered sugar, they bake up soft, crumbly, and irresistibly nostalgic, delivering simple ingredients, cozy flavor, and timeless charm.

Pecan Cocoon Crescents