Sarah Ann DueñasAustin American-Statesman
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Christmas is just around the corner, and families from coast to coast will gather to celebrate the holidays and prepare their favorite festive treats.
This year, Google Trends shared a map with USA TODAY of uniquely searched Christmas cookies by state in 2023. The map shows cookies that were overrepresented in a state compared to the country as a whole.
The most searched holiday cookie in Texas was the classic Italian Christmas Cookie. It was also a top search for 14 other states.
Neighboring states had a craving for a different kind of cookie. In Oklahoma, people are searching for Ricotta Christmas Cookies, New Mexico searched for Mexican Christmas Cookies, Louisiana had Pinwheel Christmas Cookies on the mind and Arkansas was looking for Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies.
While many states searched for cultural Christmas cookies like Italian and Mexican varieties, others opted for the ever-popular gingerbread cookies orpeanut butter blossoms.
Check out the map below for the uniquely searched Christmas cookies:
How to make Italian Christmas Cookies
This Italian Christmas Cookies recipe comes from our sister paper in Ohio.
Makes 2 dozen
Ingredients for cookies:
- ½cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3½cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
Ingredients for Icing:
- 2 cups powderedsugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 tablespoons water
- Sprinkles, for garnishing
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and grease your baking sheets.
To make the cookies:Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs, add vanilla and dry ingredients.
Knead and add flour as needed to keep dough from sticking to hands. Pinch off dough and roll into small balls; place on baking sheets and bake for 10 minutes.
To make the icing:Combine all ingredients and mix until creamy. Dip warm cookies into the icing and decorate with sprinkles (we used green and red).
Place cookies on a wire rack with wax paper underneath to collect drippings while icing hardens.
—Carla Tipton, Dublin
In other cookie news:
Delicious treats: 10 delicious chocolate chip cookies to try in Austin
Chocolate chip cookies: They are bigger than baseballs and called the best in Texas
Camille Fine, USA Today trending visualproducer and The Columbia Dispatch contributed to this report.
