Christmas Cookies of the World

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1. Sablés, the French equivalent of shortbread, are named for their texture, which resembles ...? Sugar Sable fur Sand Silk

2. Petticoat tails are ...? English date cookies Scottish shortbread Lacy Irish biscuits German almond cookies

3. Springerle and speculatius are similar because ...? Both contain whipping cream Both are baked in complex shapes Both contain chocolate Both are based on puff pastry

4. Most cookbooks have changed the old-fashioned recipe for "royal glaze", the white icing that dries hard. Why? Because many people want to cut down on fat in their diets Because of fears of disease from raw eggs Because there have been lawsuits over broken teeth Because it's too expensive for most families

5. What spice is associated with snickerdoodles? Cloves Cinnamon Nutmeg Allspice

6. It's a good idea to cook many different sizes of cookies on the same baking sheet. True False

7. Which of these cookies woould not please those who are vegetarians? Biscochitos Gingerbread Shortbread Sugar cookies

8. When using a cookie press to make Scandinavian spritz cookies, it's important to be sure that the dough is ...? At room temperature Well chilled Very runny Free of butter or margarine

9. Kourabiedes are from Greece, of course. What shape are they? Donut Crescent Square Star

10. What sweetener do you associate with Moravian Christmas cookies? Molasses Honey Maple sugar Beet sugar