I started the recipe and when time came to add the oranges, I totally forgot to actually make them. I couldn’t find the candied orange peel the recipe called for (which is strange because I feel like it is a popular item for holiday recipes maybe it was sold out), so I had to make my own. These cookies were super fun to make through the chopping of the pistachios and chocolate, to the crumbly texture of the dough. Shortbread is a relatively easy cookie to make and I highly recommend if you want easy preparation with little effort. Orange, Pistachio, and Chocolate Shortbread by Sue Li There is also a nice ripple effect (that isn’t as good as the picture because I rolled the dough out slightly too thick) However, one of the prettiest cookies had a nice, shiny, ribbon that was very picturesque. I think this is mostly my fault because since the dough was slightly hard and the caramel didn’t mix well as I mentioned earlier, there was a lack of those characteristic red ribbons I was hoping for. Also, if you are afraid of spice, don’t be! Gochujang is already a mellow spice level and its combination with the sugar simply gives the cookie a mild savory flavor. The cookie was also super chewy, which I appreciated as a chewy rather than crunchy cookie supporter. However, when you did get a bite with the caramel, it was a delicious complex flavor that you wouldn’t know had pepper in it, but you definitely could tell was more than just an average caramel. When I made the dough, it was slightly to firm which hindered my ability to swirl the gochujang sugar mixture, and therefore it was a little more spread out in the dough than I would have liked, which made the flavor slightly less intense. The idea of the pepper paste being mixed with brown sugar to turn into a caramel was a heavenly idea, especially if you are like me and like a savory/sweet combo. I was so excited to see how the gochujang turned out in these cookies because this fermented Korean pepper paste is delicious and I use it quite often. Additionally, I had all the ingredients I needed to make them! The recipe also highly encouraged these to be mixed by hand, and since there was no need for a stand mixer, these also got approval in my book. These cookies were a breeze to make and only required 15 minutes of fridge chilling. Extra points will be awarded to those that have that extra oomph of holiday pizazz, however, a cookie is a cookie, and that is festive enough for me. The cookies have been reviewed based on a variety of factors- ease of preparation, flavor & texture, and visual appeal. The ingredients were obtained and the quest began…. This was a fair deal to me, as I knew there would be a lot of cookies. We struck a deal that if she sponsored me, she would have the majority of the cookies to give to her family and friends as early Christmas gifts. My sister, the perfect target for when I need something. NOTE: Sadly, I did run out of time and only eight were completed….My mission was becoming increasingly difficult and I realized I would need a sponsor for all my ingredients so, I went to the biggest sugar monster I knew: my sister. That’s right! And there were many more before I made the final cut. So, instead of making just 7 recipes (which, my peers already thought was far fetched) I couldn’t help but make ten. Now, as I went to retrieve these recipes, I went down a cookie recipe rabbit hole where I was faced with not only this year’s cookie week recipes, but also the year before, and the year before. I love cookies and I love to make them and since I didn’t have any plans for the weekend, I decided to set out on a grand feat: to bake every recipe from cookie week. Every December as we approach the holidays, the NYT Cooking Magazine releases 7 cookie recipes for Cookie Week, arguably the most exciting time of the year.
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