Recipe: Chocolate Caramel Cookie Sticks

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Get ready to sleigh the season with Chocolate Caramel Cookie Sticks—crispy, chocolatey, and pure magic. Trust me, you’ll be thanking me later.

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Chocolate Caramel Cookie Sticks

Servings: 20 - 24

Ingredients

1/3 cup (80g)unsalted butter, room temperature 
1/4 cup (75g) butterscotch or salted caramel sauce
1 cup (120g) all purpose flour 
1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips

Instructions

• In a medium bowl, using a fork whisk butter until smooth and creamy. Stir in the butterscotch or caramel sauce. Add the flour and mix until combined and dough forms. If the dough is too sticky, add a bit more flour until a smooth silky dough ball forms. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for a minimum 30 minutes to overnight. The longer it rests in the refrigerator the more flavour is infused into the dough.

• Preheat the oven to 350F 

• Roll out dough into a rectangular, about 1/4 inch thick. Then cut the dough into strips, about 1/2 inch in width. Lift the strips and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet leaving a small space in-between each strip. 

• Place in the oven on the middle rack and bake for 10 mins or until edges are very lightly browned. 

• Allow cookies to cool completely. 

• Melt the Chocolate: 30-second bursts in a bowl at regular power, with a quick stir in between. Just make sure to keep heating in short bursts, as opposed to minutes-long intervals, to avoid potentially scorching. 

• Dip each cookie stick into melted chocolate, top with sprinkles and refrigerate for 5-10 minutes until the chocolate is set.

Recipe: Ginger Crackle Cookies

'Tis the season to indulge in the warmth of the holidays, and what better way to celebrate than with the timeless allure of ginger crackle cookies? These chewy, spicy, and downright delicious treats have earned their stripes as a Christmas classic, but truth be told, they're a year-round sensation that transcends seasonal boundaries.

Ginger Crackle Cookies

Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 40 cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 2 1/4 tsp ground ginger

• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp ground cloves

• 1/2 tsp pink himalayan salt (any salt will work)

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter , softened at room temperature

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

• 1 egg at room temperature

• 1/3 cup molasses

Extra

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar for rolling the dough balls

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment and set aside.

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.

• In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, beat butter, ½ cup granulated sugar and brown sugar on medium until smooth, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses until combined. Gradually add the flour mixture to the bowl on low and beat until just combined.

• Using a 1-tbsp cookie scoop portion out the dough and roll into balls. Pour that extra ¼ cup granulated sugar into a shallow bowl and roll the dough balls in the sugar to coat and arrange 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

• Into the oven and bake until edges are lightly browned, about 10 min. Let cool for 5 min, and transfer to a cooling rack.