Spiced Gingerbread Cookies
Julianne Jones’s wonderfully zingy gingerbread cookies have a tender and cakey texture, yet they’re sturdy enough to decorate. As an alternative to the icing here, you can sprinkle the tops of the cookies with demerara sugar (a coarse, raw cane sugar) before baking for a nice crunch. Slideshow: Amazing Christmas CookiesRecipe from Food & Wine America's Greatest New Cooks