Holiday cookie recipes

Recipes for 2009 holiday cookies were prepared by chefs at the Seattle Culinary Academy at Seattle Central Community College. The recipes, printed on decorative, 8 ½ x 11 inch paper, are attached with a fanciful clip. These three-hole-punched pages are great for adding to your recipe collection or giving as a hostess gift. If you missed previous years' offerings and would like a 32-recipe packet featuring cookies from 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, they are also available.

For the 2009 recipes, send $3.50; for the four-year package, send $7.50 in check or money order (please do not send cash), with your complete mailing address to: Holiday Cookies, The Seattle Times Food Department, P.O. Box 1735, Seattle, WA 98111

The 2009 recipes

Dark Chocolate Coconut Cookies

Chocolate Cinnamon Madeleines

Cranberry Shortbread Cookies

Speculaas

Pumpkin Bars with Hazelnut Streusel

Espresso Cookies

Salted Caramel Nut Bars

Carrot Cake Cookies

The 2008 recipes

Gerry's Sugar Cookies

Chocolate Crinkles

Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake Squares

White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Cookies

White Chunk Fudge Cookies

Honey Pecan Squares

Classic Thumbprint Cookies

Cinnamon Refrigerator Cookies

The 2007 recipes

Orange-Chocolate Bars

Viennese Chocolate Snowflakes

Chocolate Almond Toffee

Old-Fashioned Russian Teacakes

Chocolate Meringue Stars

Split-Second Cookies

Mary's Butterballs

Cinnamon Nut Crunch Shortbread

The 2006 Recipes

Holiday Biscotti

Swiss Hazelnut Half-Moons

Shortbread Snowflakes

Ginger Pecan Slices

Oma's Butter Walnut Cookies

Mint Chocolate Bars

White Christmas Brownies

Coconut-Chocolate Swirlies