Roll Your Way Into The Holidays!

The leaves are changing colors, the air is getting cooler…fall is here! And that means that the holidays are right around the corner. Let’s be honest- one of the best things about the holidays is the food. Food is a great way to celebrate with family, a thoughtful gift for friends, and it brings everyone together.

Baking is especially loved during the holidays- kids looking for a sweet treat and adults with a “Why not?” attitude throwing the rule book out the window. Cookies, candies, cakes, and pies! There is nothing better than some holiday baking to warm up your homes and hearts.

For all of us gals here, when September rolls around, we will (without fail) begin talking about the holidays- and better yet, what we plan on cooking and baking for the holidays. This year, we thought we’d spice things up with a little cookie bake off. Using nothing but a simple cookie recipe and a decorative rolling pin, we want to know who will come up with the cutest and best tasting cookies.

The only rule? You can’t make the same type of cookie as another gal. Which means we have to be quick to submit what type of cookie we’ll be making, otherwise we could be stuck coming up with a last place recipe. Naturally, the first submission was a sugar cookie recipe. It’s a classic- but it’s also going to be hard to beat what each of us has in our mind as what a sugar cookie should taste like. The problem with baking a classic is that you have to do it just right. The rolling pin to accompany this sugar cookie? Our Christmas rolling pin, featuring Santa Clause. It’s the perfect snowy cookie to “Ho! Ho! Ho!” home with.

The second recipe submitted are gingersnaps, which are my personal favorite. I’m a little upset I didn’t think of it first, honestly. I make a mean snap! Gingersnaps have a perfect fall flavor, and she has chosen to use the Thanksgiving rolling pin for her cookies! She’s even thinking of making them into smaller squares to be able to accentuate more of the shapes on the rolling pin for each cookie.

We’re posting the two recipes we’ve submitted below to see what your thoughts are! Do you have any cookie recipes that would be amazing with our rolling pins? We have some gals who have yet to choose a recipe, and yours could be it! Or maybe an idea on how to TRY to make some of these cookie recipes healthier? Leave us a comment at the end of the post with your thoughts!

Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies (https://bakingamoment.com/soft-and-chewy-sugar-cookies/)

Makes about 3 dozen3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened1 cup granulated sugar1 large egg1 large egg yolk2 teaspoons vanilla extract2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour¼ cup cornstarch1 teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon kosher salt

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Place the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and beat on medium-high speed until very pale and fluffy (about 3 to 5 minutes). Add the egg, and beat on medium-high speed until incorporated. Stir in the egg yolk and vanilla extract until combined. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula, then add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Stir together until incorporated.
3. Use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop to drop balls of cookie dough on the prepared baking sheets, allowing two inches in between for spreading. Flatten the balls slightly with the palm of your hand. Bake the cookies (one sheet at a time) in the center rack of the oven for 8 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are set and just barely beginning to turn golden. (Take care not to over-bake, or the cookies will not be as soft.) Cool on the baking sheet and transfer to an airtight container for storage.

Gingersnaps (https://amyshealthybaking.com/blog/2011/12/12/christmas-cookies-for-santa/)

Makes 4-5 dozen

6 tbsp softened butter, ⅔ c. + 3 tbsp sugar, ¼ cup maple syrup, 1 egg, 2 cups flour (we used almond flour), 2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp ground ginger, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp ground allspice

1. Mix butter and ⅔ cups sugar in a large bowl. Add the maple syrup and egg, mix well. In another bowl, whisk together the flour and allspice. Gradually mix into the first bowl.
2. Split the dough in half, wrap each in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 min.
3. Preheat the oven to 350°, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
4. Take the first half of the dough and shape into one inch balls. Roll each in sugar, place onto parchment paper, and flatted with the bottom of a glass to ½” thickness. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Cool on the pans for 5 min before turning out onto wire racks to cool completely.

Take one of these delicious recipes and make your cookies festive with our beautiful, customized holiday rolling pins!We have rolling pins for every occasion- Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter Holidays, Christmas, and Hanukkah.

Order a set of 4 Holiday rolling pins of any combination and save $20! You can also start with one at $29.95! They are great to customize your cookies and pie crusts, and a great gift to give to friends and family!

Sets of Rolling Pins: http://www.kustomproductsinc.com/choice-of-4-of-our-holiday-rolling-pins/

Individual Rolling Pins: http://www.kustomproductsinc.com/rolling-pins-1/