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Christmas cookies: the classics… and with a twist!

Cookies are Santa’s favourite. They are the star dessert of the holiday season. Why not add a whimsical touch to your classic recipes? Here are nine simple and decadent variations to get inspired!

Shortbread cookies

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1 with chocolate and cranberries

Mix chocolate chunks and a handful of dried cranberries in with the dry ingredients.

2 with peanut butter

When you cream the butter and sugar, add peanut butter and one egg. Next, roll the log of uncooked dough in coarse sugar and finely chopped peanuts.

3 with dulce de leche and sea salt

Sprinkle three pinches of sea salt over the dry ingredients. Before baking, use your thumb to make a well in the middle of each cookie and fill it with dulce de leche.

Oatmeal cookies

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1 as a chocolatey energy bar

Place the mixture into a rectangular dish. After it bakes and cools, drizzle a fine layer of melted chocolate on top and cut it into squares or rectangles.

2 with blueberries and chia seeds

Add two tablespoons of chia seeds to the dry ingredients, then a half-cup of frozen blueberries when you mix the wet and dry ingredients.

3 with dates and coffee

Replace the brown sugar with six or seven pitted Medjool dates soaked in hot water and mashed into a purée. Add one tablespoon of instant coffee to the dry ingredients.