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!
Christine
December 13, 2013Cucidati!
Josh G.
December 13, 2013Spritz cookies hands down!
Beth
December 13, 2013My favorite Christmas cookies (or any time of the year cookies!) are my mom’s molasses cookies.
Karen Dawson
December 13, 2013Lime Sugar Cookies!
Patty
December 13, 2013Molasses Crinkles for me!
Avra-Sha Faohla
December 13, 2013Good old sugar cookies!
Cheryl
December 13, 2013Love to make a sliced spritz type cookie that has sliced candied cherries, walnuts and rolled in coconut. Very easy and festive.
Susan M.
December 13, 2013So hard to choose just one but I’m going with Snowballs!
Carla S
December 13, 2013My favorite holiday cookies are windmill cookies.
Itzia
December 13, 2013my favorite holiday cookie is a molasses cookie
Kelly D
December 13, 2013I like sugar cookies.
Katie
December 13, 2013I like making Mexican Wedding Cookies… they look festive with the powdered sugar on the outside!
Katherine
December 13, 2013Shortbread! So easy and delicious!
sprite
December 13, 2013Spritz cookies. I love me some sparkles.
carrie
December 13, 2013Pfeffernuts. But I’ll take any molasses-based cookie.
Deckled Edges
December 13, 2013Chocolate Chili Crinkle Cookies. Yum!
Rachel
December 13, 2013My favorite holiday cookies are gingerbread men! I miss the ones my grandma used to make.
Sara
December 13, 2013Gingerbread cookies!
Nancy W
December 13, 2013Welsh Griddle Cookies.
Kristen
December 13, 2013My mom’s pecan thumbprints
Maureen
December 13, 2013Frosted gingerbread men.
Nick
December 13, 2013Snickerdoodle
Larry
December 13, 2013Almond crescent cookies
Shaina
December 13, 2013I love anything with chocolate and peppermint, or good old fashioned sugar cookies with fun holiday decorations!
Kat
December 13, 2013Coconut Kiss Cookies! Like peanut butter blossoms, but with coconut instead of peanut butter!
Anna C
December 13, 2013I love spritz cookies, nice and buttery!
Justin S.
December 13, 2013Ginger-molasses. If they’re in fun Christmas shapes, even better!
greta
December 13, 2013I love liners cookies, but I will make the jam from scratch and mix in holiday spices into the dough and jam. Yum
Susan
December 13, 2013Almond Crescents
JG
December 13, 2013Soft ginger cookies
sharon
December 13, 2013We like sugar cookies, have to give the double vanilla sugar cookies a try.
Elizabeth
December 13, 2013Almond Shortbread thumbprints spell Christmas for me, courtesy om grandmother.
wendy
December 13, 2013Definitely cookie press cookies made into a sandwich, with apricot jam in the middle, then dipped in chocolate. YUM. my all time favorite. My family calls them “Joyce’s cookies” after our neighbor who first made them for us when I was a kid.
Martha
December 13, 2013Molasses Sugar Cookies
April
December 13, 2013Sugar cookies!
trav
December 13, 2013Shortbread cookies. Yum
Michelle
December 13, 2013Sugar cookies!
LauriM
December 13, 2013I love make Molasses Cut-Out cookies instead of the normal sugar cookie ones.
Vimitha
December 13, 2013Beautifully decorated sugar cookies…
Eva @ Eva Bakes
December 13, 2013Snickerdoodles!
Angie@Angie's Recipes
December 13, 2013My favourite is molasses cookies!
Mels
December 13, 2013snickerdoodles. all year round. but especially during the winter, to nom with a mugful of hot chocolate.
kristin
December 13, 2013green christmas trees (Spritz cookies)!
Rianna L.
December 13, 2013Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies!
kayceebeebee
December 13, 2013Peanut butter kiss cookies
ladywild
December 13, 2013gingerbread
neonmoon10
December 13, 2013shortbread
Erin
December 13, 2013Mmmm, chewy, soft molasses cookies!
beccalecca
December 13, 2013sugar cookies!
Kelli
December 13, 2013I love Mexican wedding cookies aka Russian Tea Cakes aka snowballs!