These Soft and Chewy Christmas Cookies Have an Ingenious Secret Ingredient
The following post was originally featured on Alexandra's Kitchen and written by Alexandra Stafford , who is part of Collective Food . There is a woman here in town who, I have no doubt, would defeat Bobby Flay in a Christmas-cookie throw down. Her name is Kelly, and I met her this past summer at a lawn-games Olympics party. After one bite of her legendary cookies, I immediately enlisted her to make a batch for a similarly themed neighborhood gathering. The cookies were the hit of the evening. (Sorry Simone.) I've never asked Kelly for her recipe - I sense it's treasured - but at one point while we were talking, she let on that cream cheese was the secret. In preparation for holiday cookie season, I did a teensy, teensy bit of research online and found this recipe, and while they're not quite as delicious (or beautiful) as Kelly's, they do the job - they hold their shape when baked, they're sweet, tender, and tasty, and most important, the children love them....