Remember the Chocolate Whoopie Pies I posted the recipe for last summer? Well these are a more festive version made with pumpkin.
I can’t imagine the Holidays without the smells of pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon, clove, and other spices. It just seems like those scents and flavors hold the key to unlock the Christmas Spirit in the Scroogiest of Scrooges. The pumpkin cookie is spicy and tender and the filling is creamy and resplendent with minced candied ginger. I suggest sprinkling the dough with green and red sprinkles before putting in the oven, or totally gilding the lily and topping …read more

These are for the more adventurous among you…jalapeno jelly is really only a little spicy and very sweet. It is awesome on cream cheese with crackers. However, everyone around here does that and I like to be a little different.
These are always a beautiful cookie for gift plates or just a cookie assortment on the sideboard during the holiday season. This year I am going to try to use the Wilton edible glitter with them to see how they come out.
In any case, give them a try.
Red & Green Thumbprint Cookies
Almond Jalapeno Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
Almond …read more