By Lauryn Azu, Louisa Chu, Tatyana Turner
From Chicago Tribune
Our three winning cookie recipes for the 36th annual Holiday Cookie Contest offer an ideal variety of cookies for spreading cheer this season.
Below, find the recipes for Decorated Snickerdoodle Sugar Cookies, the third-place recipe from Christine Mayer of Evanston; Marbled Pistachio Almond Cookies from DeKalb County’s Andrew Yohanan; and our first-place winner, Chicagoan Caroline Crispino’s Chocolate Salted-Caramel Surprise Cookies.
Happy baking.
Third place: Decorated Snickerdoodle Sugar Cookies
Decorated Snickerdoodle Sugar Cookies by Christine Mayer on Nov. 15, 2022. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
Christine Mayer, Evanston, Illinois: These cookies are a buttery, cinnamon-y treat. Every year, I bake decorated sugar cookies for my family for the holidays, and these were a favorite — not only for the great taste, but also because the snow-dusted trees evoke a cozy feeling of holiday cheer….