Even if you don’t bake much the rest of the year, you probably do some baking around the holidays. The weather is cold, the atmosphere is festive and all the pieces required to bake a batch of Christmas cookies or dig out grandma’s signature pie recipe just seem to fall into place. I do a lot of extra baking during the holidays and always stock up on baking supplies – especially vanilla extract and spices – because I know that I’m going to go through them much faster than usual. To make sure that you don’t run out of these holiday baking staples, I’m hosting a Rodelle Gourmet Baking Set Giveaway, where there will be two lucky winners! The baking set includes Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract, Almond Extract, and premium ground cinnamon and nutmeg. The jars are all very generously sized, so you’ll have plenty to get you through baking season!
To enter the contest, just leave a comment below and tell me what your favorite holiday cookie is. The contest ends Monday at midnight (12/16/2013) and two winners will be randomly selected from the entries. Don’t forget to fill in your e-mail on the comment form (it will not be made public), as that is how I will contact the winner, and good luck! Here are a couple of recipes that use these delicious flavors for inspiration:
If you don’t want to take your chances with the contest, you can also pick up one of these Gourmet Baking Sets at Costco stores this season. And while you’re in a contest-entering mood, don’t forget to enter this year’s Rodelle Challenge for a chance to win a KitchenAid Stand Mixer and lots of other awesome goodies.
 Update: Congrats to Kim and mrsblocko! This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone for participating!
Tata
December 13, 2013Almond butter cookies
Tata
December 13, 2013How come my comment didn’t show up? Almond butter cookies
Felice/All That's Left Are The Crumbs
December 13, 2013I love Russian Tea Cakes.
Amanda T.
December 13, 2013Gingerbread men
Michelle S.
December 13, 2013Rolled sugar cookies!
rose
December 13, 2013I love what my family calls “playdoh cookies”, and make them with my mom every year. They are homemade shortbreadish “slice and bake” cookies, and each batch gets a different coloring and flavor added, like almond, lemon, rum, or peppermint!
Jessica
December 13, 2013My favorite to make are peanut butter blossoms 🙂
Melissa
December 13, 2013Big soft frosted sugar cookies!
Theresa Z
December 13, 2013Jacques Torres’s Chocolate disc cookies with sea salt. Everyone in the family asks for them – year round!!!
Jannice
December 13, 2013Love your website! My favourite holiday cookies are gingerbread & homemade alfajores. Happy Holidays!
wei jie
December 13, 2013Ginger snaps!!!!!
monica
December 13, 2013Orange flavored spritz, but so many to choose from!:-)
Ek
December 14, 2013Gingerbread men
Kim K.
December 14, 2013My favorite cookies are melamacaronas. It’s a Greek cookie that’s dipped in a honey mixture.
Deb P.
December 14, 2013Sanbackles (sp?) or old time pfeffernusse. My grandmother and mother in law used to make them. Now, I do.
Beth r.
December 14, 2013Spritz
Debbie Jackson
December 14, 2013snickerdoddles
Brianne
December 14, 2013I have to say Trader Joe’s does the most amazing frosted gingerbread men w/ crystallized ginger….:)-
Lisa
December 14, 2013Ricotta cheese cookies!! Nice and moist, and yummy!!
Lisa Plungas
December 14, 2013I love pizzelles!!
Kali Ellis
December 14, 2013I love snickerdoodles. Especially when they’re homemade. It’s all about simplicity for me 🙂
richard arnold
December 14, 2013Spiced orange and chocolate cookies, they are amazing anytime of the year but even more so seem so its Christmas
stephen
December 14, 2013German sour cream twists are my families tradition and my personal favorite!
Hannah
December 14, 2013My favorite holiday cookie is the chocolate crackle cookie (although some call it other names) but it is delicious and it looks like a ground covered in snow so it’s a very wintery cookie.
Connie
December 14, 2013My favorite cookie is Peanut butter cookies.
Kim Henrichs
December 14, 2013Chocolate crinkle are my fave to make and take and…eat! 🙂
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Meryl
December 14, 2013Jam thumbprints rolled in coconut.
Aleksandra Otulska
December 14, 2013Gingerbread cookies with frosting and sprinkles. We always do a lot of them, so whole family has to decorate 🙂
Walter Wong
December 14, 2013Ginger cookie
Bill McMillan
December 14, 2013My favourite cookies are spice cookies with lime icing.
Rose-Ellen Adams
December 14, 2013My new favorite is your Chocolate Truffle Cookies! They are divine and are festive because they are rolled in powdered sugar.
stephanie
December 14, 2013Any cookie with jam!
Margaret
December 14, 2013Ginger snaps!
LeAnn
December 14, 2013Pizzelles
Veronika Naumova
December 14, 2013Peppermint sugar cookies! ♥-♥
Carole R.
December 14, 2013Crisp English Ginger Snaps
Kara
December 14, 2013I log gingerbread men.
tk
December 14, 2013soft ginger cookies
Juniper
December 14, 2013gingerbread cookies !
Pamela Wilson
December 14, 2013Coconut Macaroons. I love coconut and these cookies are just so irresistible. Can’t eat just 6.
join brooks
December 14, 2013I love making cream cheese nut tolls.
laurie
December 14, 2013Pfeffernuse-home made-sooo amazing and not too sweet, with the spices and nuts balancing out the powdered sugar (:
Amy Kazanas
December 14, 2013I can’t choose a favorite since I like to try new ones each year. This year has been all about molasses.
Shannon clafford
December 14, 2013I love gingerbread cookies!!!!!!!
Agnieszka
December 14, 2013All the cookies!
Jia
December 14, 2013Gingerbread man!!!!
Janice
December 14, 2013shortbread cookies!!
PeggyC
December 14, 2013My favorite holiday cookie are iced sugar cookies 🙂
Brianna Wagnon
December 14, 2013my favorite holiday cookie is anything with peppermint included!
Salome
December 14, 2013Toss up between peanut butter & snickerdoodles! yum