Bellas Cookies Continues Holiday Tradition
Summary
In 1796, American Cookery, written by Amelia Simmons (considered by food historians as the first American cookbook) described making rolled and cut sugar cookies, called Christmas Cookeys, but it wasnt until the 1930s when shaped cookie cutters became made of tin that the Christmas-cookie explosion formally started.Making a return to their cookie lineup this year is their "Silver Lake Shortbread," which is a clean ingredient version of a Twix bar, "Snowballs" or also commonly called “Russian Tea Cakes,” and "Thumbprints" which are delectable hand rolled cookies filled with an organic red raspberry jam.Among the items offered this year are a few previous Holiday customer favorites as well as some sneak previews of new cookies to expect in 2007.Youll find specialty cookies on Valentines Day, Easter, Mothers Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving... but December is the big month for Bellas.Making a return to their cookie lineup this year is their "Silver Lake Shortbread," which is a clean ingredient version of a Twix bar, "Snowballs" or also commonly called “Russian Tea Cakes,” and "Thumbprints" which are delectable hand rolled cookies filled with an organic red raspberry jam.Also available this year are chocolate almond macaroons & rum cakes (made with Dogfish Head Brown Honey Rum) and two new signature cookies... the "Choco-Mint" which tastes like a “Thin Mint” and a preview of a 2007 release called the "Woo-Woo" a white chocolate cherry cookie.Bellas Holiday Cookies range in price from $7-20 and are available through online and phone ordering.