Baking

This is a spicy and versatile version of classic gingerbread that we first published in 1961. Roll it out and cut it into shapes, or press beautiful patterns into it with a cookie stamp.

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The chewy, sweet-sharp taste of candied ginger lends spicy kick to this classic icebox sugar cookie.

We’d say candied cherries are deliciously retro, but glacéed fruit happens to be newly cool again, as it was when this roll-and-slice recipe first appeared in Chatelaine in 1949—and we couldn’t be happier about it. Don’t skip toasting the almonds; their nuttiness makes the cherry flavour sing.

This customizable cookie is made of sugar, spice and everything nostalgic. Lustre dust and vodka—yes, vodka—are the secret to their gorgeous finish.