Christmas baking: gingerbread, stollen and mince pies
Gingerbread cookies, Linzer cookies, shortbread, stollen, panettone, a Bûche de Noël and mince pies – recipes from King Arthur Baking and BBC Good Food.
Bakes for the weeks before Christmas. Stollen keeps for up to two weeks, so it can be made early, and cookies keep well in a tin; the Bûche de Noël is best made a day or two before. Baking together? Send everyone the whole set with one link.
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This molasses-dark, ginger-and-spice flavored cookie is perfect for gingerbread men. We roll it a bit thicker than usual, to give the gingerbread cookies just a hint of chew. 
Jam-filled, vanilla-almond Linzer cookies with a hint of lemon. 
Shortbread is a wonderful starting point for all kinds of sweet adventures. Top it, flavor it, or both. Make shortbread cookies with King Arthur today. 
A traditional German fruitcake for the holidays. 
Traditional Italian Christmas bread made with an overnight starter for enhanced flavor and keeping qualities. 
I've long been intimidated by a Bûche de Noël, but here’s what I learned about making roll cakes without cracking. 
Mince pies recipe | Good Food Paul Hollywood prefers melt-in-the-mouth pastry for his fruity mince pies, so this recipe is nice and short, from BBC Good Food.