I was real bummed when my aunt refused to share her much beloved christmas cookie recipe with me, but this looks E X A C T L Y like them, so thanks Adam and get bent Kathleen!
HOLY HOLY!!! I can proudly say that I have the two HOTTEST women on this planet as MY GIRLFRIENDS! I am the unprettiest TH-camr ever, but they love me for what's inside! Thanks for listening xan
Very wholesome! Just a minor correction: The stone counter would technically heat up the dough faster, than a wooden one for instance. Stone "feels" cold, because it's able to conduct heat away from your warm hand (or heat into the cold dough) a lot faster, but in reality, it's just as warm as it is indoors.
@@es647 In all honesty one of the best batches I've made in years. Only changes I made were that I did cream the butter and sugar a bit more than he did, I added a 1/2tsp of cream of tartar, and I did a royal icing instead of a glaze. But even the cookies with just sprinkles and no royal icing were awesome. Best tip he gives here is to not over-bake them, that is so crucial with sugar cookies!
Thanks Adam! I was sick for 3 weeks so I was let go from work, I was afraid I couldn't give any presents, so this cookie recipe makes me feel like I can still contribute. I didn't have food coloring but I have a can of beats, so I used the juice on a separated half the icing. It gave it a nice holiday color and was just as delicious.
"If I can do this with my grandkids one day, I'll consider my life a win" That warms my heart. I'll certainly pray that that will happen for you, even though I'm not a religious woman.
Quick tip, if the bottoms are cooking faster then the tops, which was always an issue for me when making cookies, put one or two layers of paper towel sheets under the parchment paper. Metal is far more thermally conductive then air, and baking sheets have a tendency to force the bottoms to cook significantly faster then the tops. The paper towel will add a little bit of insulation to help it cook more evenly. For sugar cookies I would probably just do a single layer. For bigger or more dense stuff I do two or three layers. And no the paper towel won't burst into flames. As long as you aren't baking at like 450 degrees it's not a problem.
I was making cookies a few days ago. Had done a different recipe, and it wasn’t the best. I think you won’t fail me now! I now know how to make my own glaze and the classic Christmas cookie! Thanks!
Adam is such a genuinely good guy who accomplished his dream of teaching us new knowledge as often as he can. Whatever you're being paid, it just isn't enough. God speed, Adam.
I’ve always made lemon glazes for things with my Nonna, and I second this. The juice of a lemon gives you plenty of glaze, and the resulting glaze has a delightful sweet and sour flavour. I was deeply disappointed when I had my first milk glaze. This way might be better for the lactose intolerant people in your life, too - many don’t have too much trouble with butter, but still encounter problems when they have milk.
I do this with my grandsons every year. Started about 8 years ago and now I have three boys come to my house to make the cookies for Santa. Yes, my life is a win!
These videos are definitly the best on youtube! And the fact that he puts the recipe in the desription *Chef kiss*. Seriosly Adam, keep up the good work!
Adam is really only a TH-camr in terms of title, honestly. Sure all of his videos are nicely edited and have a sponsor in them but he doesn't have this phony televised personality. What you see is what you get! A home cook, father, and husband. His content is the most genuine I've seen. Adam, please stay as long as you can. You literally make TH-cam a better place.
Hey Adam, I think you was wrong saying that "stone counter helps batter not to warm up too quickly", i guess you said it just because stone countertop feels cold to touch compared to the wooden one, but truth is that stone (as well as metal) feels colder just because it's more thermally conductive(even if it's the same temperature as wood), which means that it can give off or receive heat faster than wood. Countertop is colder than your hand, so it "sucks" heat out of your hand faster than wood, therefore feels colder. But in the case of cookie dough it's the opposite way! Countertop is warmer than chilled dough, so the stone countertop will give off heat to the dough faster than a wooden one, melting dough faster. I hope I am right and it makes sense 😅
Sour cream sugar cookies are the best They stay nice and soft for a good week after baking and I think the sour cream adds a nice tangy touch to the really sweet cookie
I am excited to try this! When I was a little girl (many moons ago) my mother's friend would make sugar cookies like this to frost. I loved the dough because it wasn't really sweet. As an adult I have searched for a cookie dough like the one she made. I think yours will be very very close!! Thank you!!
Here's to the inspiration to Actually Bake Already this season! (I am so behind on baking this year and between this and Claire Saffitz's oatmeal cookie recipe I finally need to get started!)
I just love the internet for recipes, cause people all over the world make stuff in different ways. I've never heard about a milk and sugar glaze, my friends and family have always done it with lemon juice instead, I'll try this next time. Have a nice holiday season everyone
We've done sugar cookies for years. We put almond extract in the glaze (which we do use corn syrup for, because we like the shine over the crisp). I don't really have the patience for the decorating my wife and daughter like to do. But I sure do like eating them, and the actual dough and baking is easy. We also don't go anywhere near 18 minutes of baking.
My grandma used to make something similar, still remember the recipe to this day. They were especially great with some jam between two of the same shape (like little cookie sandwiches) Recipe if anyone is interested: 70 g of sugar (about third of a cup) 140 g butter (1.25 sticks) 210 g of flour (about 2 cups) Pinch of salt Vanilla if you want Egg yolk
Will definitely bring these to my family Christmas get-together! I received my "Summon Forth the Upside-down Bear" shirt, which made my Christmas a whole lot sweeter too. Thanks Adam!
Correct. The stone counter is the same temperature as the air indoors, it just conducts heat (and 'cold' given the difference in temperature) a LOT faster than e.g. a wooden table. So unless the stone surface was somehow cooled to below ambient temperature, it would transfer its heat a lot faster to the cookie dough than if it was made on a less heat-conductive material.
We made similar cookies when I was a kid, but never glazed them. We just used dyed egg washes and sugar sprinkles. My sister and I painted them to decorate. The colors aren't as bold but I prefer the less sweet variety!
Have a Merry Christmas whether it’s your thing or not. Never a bad thing to have a happy day! Adam looks like he’s having so much fun with his kids. It’s so wholesome!
So yummy! For quickly warming butter, I like to do it by putting boiling water in a cup, removing, putting the butter under the cup, and wait like 10 minutes for it to become room temperature.
Unknown I havent tried that method yet, i season my dirt, and than some salt on the grass, than I have the cow get covered in olive oil, and than I season the air
Love your videos! One thing always keeps me wondering… You say in several videos that if you want something to cool less (stay chilled for more time) then the stone works well. Depending on what you are comparing to, but I expect the effect to be reverse. Simply put it, we (humans) do not really feel temperature, we feel the loss or gain of heat. Your stone tabletop is the same temperature as your wooden counters, etc. It only feels cold because stone has larger thermal conductivity than, i.e. wood. Meaning that stone or metal tabletop will transfer heat more efficiently from/to the cookie dough. In fact, remembering your video about thawing meat, you suggest to just putting it on a metal sheet and it will thaw very fast at room temperature. Here (with the cookie dough), same principles apply: if your put it on a tabletop which has larger thermal conductivity (stone), the dough will get warmer FASTER. 😊 We get tricked by our senses a lot, so no judging, just wanted to correct you (I have to pretend to be smart, I’m a PhD after all :D). Season’s greetings!
I just sent this to my mom ^-^ We're gonna try making these this year, we haven't made cookies together in a long time. This'll be fun! Thank you for posting! :D
Regardless of the bean, it is recommended you grind coarsely with a french press. If you like the taste when you grind fine then do that, but you will get lots more coffee silt that way.
Today is my birthday. This is honestly a great birthday and Christmas food. Thank you, Adam. You’ve taught me a lot about cooking, love all your videos. Thank you for being you!
Thank you Adam, this has become my go-to for gifting cookies to friends and family, and they all love it! I’ve come back to your video since 2020 Christmas and honestly this cookie has become an eventful icon for holidays and celebrations haha. You might think I’d remembered all the procedures but no😂; I still need to watch this step by step just to be sure!
"People used to have much bigger families, I cut this recipe in half, and it still made four dozen cookies." Please, you underestimate the ravenous hunger that is family gathered for Christmas, Grandma had the right idea when she shot for three digits.
Also if you dust services a lot especially with sticky dough use rice flour. Powdered sugar can get very sticky and regular flour will develop gluten if it gets wet even a little bit.
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"If I can do this with my grandkids someday, I will consider my life a win". That's just downright beautiful Adam.
I was like “awwwwwww🥺”
Adam to his kids in 5 or 10 years: "hey no pressure, but ya got a girl yet?" *asks every month or so*
@@UBvtuber
Adam giving dating advice to his kids at 14yo:
"Yeah just hit 'em with that, "Vinegar Leg is on the left 🥴"
wholesome
@@CrossJComic exactly
Adam including the bit with his kids glazing the cookies was so wholesome.
Agreed.
Totally agreed! They’re a beautiful family
I was your thousandth like
I was real bummed when my aunt refused to share her much beloved christmas cookie recipe with me, but this looks E X A C T L Y like them, so thanks Adam and get bent Kathleen!
GET BENT, KATHLEEN!!
That’s so weird she wouldn’t lol.
Your grandkids will love these cookies, Adam
and the sponge man is here, pogggg
omicrongaming what are you doing here hello
Omicron lmaoooo what is this a crossover episode
lol hey
oh wow i didnt know youre a fan of cooking
"She's left us NO ALTERNATIVE!" Woman was a savage.
HOLY HOLY!!! I can proudly say that I have the two HOTTEST women on this planet as MY GIRLFRIENDS! I am the unprettiest TH-camr ever, but they love me for what's inside! Thanks for listening xan
@@AxxLAfriku STOP
@@AxxLAfriku I REPORT YOU EVERY TIME I SEE YOU
@@AxxLAfriku you good
GRANDMA DEMANDS TRADITION FROM BEYOND THE GRAVR
“If I can do this with my grandkids one day, I will consider my life a win” what a simple man. 5/5 stars
"I found the simple life, ain't so simple."
“why are we quoting”
“What are quoted”
"cause we got things to say"
Omg, totally agree! I felt that comment!
Adam is just such a wholesome dad, it really cheers me up whenever I see him interacting with his family.
"I've been going through a lot lately"
We feel you Adam, we feel you.
when does he say that
@@TheJoJo572 3:17
Given some of your past sponsors I wouldn’t be surprised if this one was just sponsored by Santa Claus himself.
Lol
nice one
ikr
"The North Pole Board of Tourism"
Did he outright get sponsored by a government on the spicy croaker video btw?
"And to keep them from sticking you'll need some kind of edible powder"
Adam.... have you been feeding your garlic addiction?
My mind went to coke immediately
@@bigboat8329 same
@@bigboat8329 why would your mind go to soda. but speaking of coke i think i'll have a pepsi.
@@BloodSprite-tan This is either a joke or you are an innocent child that shouldn't have seen that comment
@@BloodSprite-tan alll you wanted was a pepsi?
tape over the microwave brand is a *chef's kiss*
Very wholesome! Just a minor correction: The stone counter would technically heat up the dough faster, than a wooden one for instance. Stone "feels" cold, because it's able to conduct heat away from your warm hand (or heat into the cold dough) a lot faster, but in reality, it's just as warm as it is indoors.
4:29 I'm not going to be mocked like this, Adam
This man should write a cookbook.
"If I can do this with my grandkids one day, *I will consider my life a win."*
*salute*
I was literally less than 30 minutes away from making sugar cookies with my mom, but now I gotta watch this first to pick up any tips I can
How did it go? Good cookies?
Were they good?
@@es647 In all honesty one of the best batches I've made in years. Only changes I made were that I did cream the butter and sugar a bit more than he did, I added a 1/2tsp of cream of tartar, and I did a royal icing instead of a glaze. But even the cookies with just sprinkles and no royal icing were awesome. Best tip he gives here is to not over-bake them, that is so crucial with sugar cookies!
Thanks Adam! I was sick for 3 weeks so I was let go from work, I was afraid I couldn't give any presents, so this cookie recipe makes me feel like I can still contribute. I didn't have food coloring but I have a can of beats, so I used the juice on a separated half the icing. It gave it a nice holiday color and was just as delicious.
Adam really loading us up with recipes for Christmas time.
'Tis the season where Adam's hot chocolate recipe becomes even more relevant.
And it's such a good recipe 😭
"this is totally optional but I'd add a little white wine" *glug glug glug*
In Antarctica, isn't hot chocolate always relevant?
@@victorycoffee92 But especially around Christmas. You know, in the very midst of summer.
"If I can do this with my grandkids one day, I'll consider my life a win"
That warms my heart. I'll certainly pray that that will happen for you, even though I'm not a religious woman.
Yeah we can tell
Quick tip, if the bottoms are cooking faster then the tops, which was always an issue for me when making cookies, put one or two layers of paper towel sheets under the parchment paper. Metal is far more thermally conductive then air, and baking sheets have a tendency to force the bottoms to cook significantly faster then the tops. The paper towel will add a little bit of insulation to help it cook more evenly. For sugar cookies I would probably just do a single layer. For bigger or more dense stuff I do two or three layers. And no the paper towel won't burst into flames. As long as you aren't baking at like 450 degrees it's not a problem.
There is a certain satisfaction and consistency to these videos that not only comforts but invites, I digress thank you Mr Ragusea
Seeing the Raguseas decorating cookies together might be the most heart warming thing I've ever seen.
Adam: Let's skip the cookies this year.
Lauren's grandma's ghost: So you have chosen... death.
I was making cookies a few days ago. Had done a different recipe, and it wasn’t the best. I think you won’t fail me now! I now know how to make my own glaze and the classic Christmas cookie! Thanks!
Adam was planning on making Christmas cookies with his kids and realized it can be a video.
Alright seeing you baking and decorating with your kids put a big smile on my face :D
I was just thinking I needed to look up recipes for sugar cookies and here we are. Thanks for reading my mind 😂
Same
Same here! I've never been completely satisfied with recipes I've tried in the past. I can't wait to try out this one.
Probably my favorite video from this channel thus far
Adam is such a genuinely good guy who accomplished his dream of teaching us new knowledge as often as he can. Whatever you're being paid, it just isn't enough. God speed, Adam.
I hope that this guy never stops making videos
"It's Christmas cookies, not a special forces operation." SAY IT AGAIN FOR THE FUN VAMPIRES IN THE BACK
"Its just christmas cookies, its not a special forces operation."
Bruh christmas cookies was the original special forces.
I heard they took down the fucking soviet union or something man, crazy shit happens when the cookies go to war
@@soggybrick772 yeah cookies dont mess around
*insert tough cookie pun*
This is the thrid year I’ve made these for Christmas and they always taste just as delicious thanks for sharing adam
"It's not a special forces operation"
PTSD from the risotto video
I recommend lemon juice for the sugar icing, gives the icing a nice sweet-acidic flavour mix.
I’ve always made lemon glazes for things with my Nonna, and I second this. The juice of a lemon gives you plenty of glaze, and the resulting glaze has a delightful sweet and sour flavour. I was deeply disappointed when I had my first milk glaze. This way might be better for the lactose intolerant people in your life, too - many don’t have too much trouble with butter, but still encounter problems when they have milk.
the ending was so wholesome
Adam is the only food youtuber that actually appeals to the regular home cook!
I do this with my grandsons every year. Started about 8 years ago and now I have three boys come to my house to make the cookies for Santa. Yes, my life is a win!
These videos are definitly the best on youtube! And the fact that he puts the recipe in the desription *Chef kiss*. Seriosly Adam, keep up the good work!
Thank you grandma
Adam ragusea is a good boy
Yes
Weird to say to a middle aged man but okay
@@matthewhernandez924 ADAM RAGUSEA IS A GOOD BOI
@@matthewhernandez924 ADAM RAISE ITS A GOOD BOY!! 😡
Yes, yes he is
For the glaze, I like using lemon juice instead of water or milk. It adds a really nice acidity and flavour to the cookie.
I feel like the lemon would over power the cookie flavor? Does it still taste like “traditional” sugar cookies?
Adam is really only a TH-camr in terms of title, honestly. Sure all of his videos are nicely edited and have a sponsor in them but he doesn't have this phony televised personality. What you see is what you get! A home cook, father, and husband. His content is the most genuine I've seen.
Adam, please stay as long as you can. You literally make TH-cam a better place.
The wholesomeness in this video is exactly what everyone needed to end this year.
My life is a win. I'm going to do this recipe with my grandson today. Thank you for sharing!
I replaced the dough with toast and the icing with avocado and they turned out great!
underrated comment
Dude that part of the video with your kids was so wholesome 😭
Hey Adam, I think you was wrong saying that "stone counter helps batter not to warm up too quickly", i guess you said it just because stone countertop feels cold to touch compared to the wooden one, but truth is that stone (as well as metal) feels colder just because it's more thermally conductive(even if it's the same temperature as wood), which means that it can give off or receive heat faster than wood. Countertop is colder than your hand, so it "sucks" heat out of your hand faster than wood, therefore feels colder. But in the case of cookie dough it's the opposite way! Countertop is warmer than chilled dough, so the stone countertop will give off heat to the dough faster than a wooden one, melting dough faster. I hope I am right and it makes sense 😅
getting a video notification of a new Adam Ragusea video literally makes my day
These cookies bring me back to my childhood.
Sour cream sugar cookies are the best
They stay nice and soft for a good week after baking and I think the sour cream adds a nice tangy touch to the really sweet cookie
I am excited to try this! When I was a little girl (many moons ago) my mother's friend would make sugar cookies like this to frost. I loved the dough because it wasn't really sweet. As an adult I have searched for a cookie dough like the one she made. I think yours will be very very close!! Thank you!!
watched the video on 1000x speed just to get the full experience as quickly as possible, think i got everything. great video as always!
Christmas cookies are the cornerstone to delicious holiday.
Here's to the inspiration to Actually Bake Already this season! (I am so behind on baking this year and between this and Claire Saffitz's oatmeal cookie recipe I finally need to get started!)
Oh! Did you watch Rick and Sohla make "cookies" today on food 52?
@@RamenNoodle1985 Yes! I feel like making a cookie sampler of everyone's recipes could be a blast!
I just love the internet for recipes, cause people all over the world make stuff in different ways. I've never heard about a milk and sugar glaze, my friends and family have always done it with lemon juice instead, I'll try this next time. Have a nice holiday season everyone
"If I can do this with my grand kids one day I will consider my life a win." OK but Adam I'm crying now?
We've done sugar cookies for years. We put almond extract in the glaze (which we do use corn syrup for, because we like the shine over the crisp). I don't really have the patience for the decorating my wife and daughter like to do. But I sure do like eating them, and the actual dough and baking is easy. We also don't go anywhere near 18 minutes of baking.
My grandma used to make something similar, still remember the recipe to this day. They were especially great with some jam between two of the same shape (like little cookie sandwiches)
Recipe if anyone is interested:
70 g of sugar (about third of a cup)
140 g butter (1.25 sticks)
210 g of flour (about 2 cups)
Pinch of salt
Vanilla if you want
Egg yolk
2 seamless sponsor references, I'm impressed!
Adam, I positively love your videos. Great editing, you speak clearly, and the recipes are so easy to follow.
These cookies look so good! Also adorable kids! I always trust your recipes, just wondering would you ever show a recipe for cinnamon rolls?
Will definitely bring these to my family Christmas get-together! I received my "Summon Forth the Upside-down Bear" shirt, which made my Christmas a whole lot sweeter too. Thanks Adam!
Adam: (puts salt in coffee)
Me: Of course.
Next year white wine coffe powder
I love getting buttered up with these recipes
This is exactly how nan made cookies at Christmas time. This reminded me so much of her and I’m really emotional now. She passed early November.
God any video with his kids is always a treat but this one was extra wholesome, great video!
Your comment about doing this with your grandkids was surprisingly touching.
My family always makes Betty Crocker Merry Christmas Cookies from my mother's old book. The cookies have honey in them and they are nice and moist.
The batter actually gets more quickly warm on the stone counter than, let's say a wooden one.
Correct. The stone counter is the same temperature as the air indoors, it just conducts heat (and 'cold' given the difference in temperature) a LOT faster than e.g. a wooden table. So unless the stone surface was somehow cooled to below ambient temperature, it would transfer its heat a lot faster to the cookie dough than if it was made on a less heat-conductive material.
the stone counter has so much more mass than the dough it would disperse the heat quicker than wood
We made similar cookies when I was a kid, but never glazed them. We just used dyed egg washes and sugar sprinkles. My sister and I painted them to decorate. The colors aren't as bold but I prefer the less sweet variety!
Have a Merry Christmas whether it’s your thing or not. Never a bad thing to have a happy day!
Adam looks like he’s having so much fun with his kids. It’s so wholesome!
So yummy! For quickly warming butter, I like to do it by putting boiling water in a cup, removing, putting the butter under the cup, and wait like 10 minutes for it to become room temperature.
Adam’s kids are adorable, great to see a family chef
Last time I was this early I still seasoned my steak
Funny ragusea reference time
However I season my grass and cook my pan then season my knife to cut the cow
Unknown I havent tried that method yet, i season my dirt, and than some salt on the grass, than I have the cow get covered in olive oil, and than I season the air
my grandma had THE BEST cookie cut outs! Merry Christmas !!!
Love your videos! One thing always keeps me wondering… You say in several videos that if you want something to cool less (stay chilled for more time) then the stone works well. Depending on what you are comparing to, but I expect the effect to be reverse.
Simply put it, we (humans) do not really feel temperature, we feel the loss or gain of heat. Your stone tabletop is the same temperature as your wooden counters, etc. It only feels cold because stone has larger thermal conductivity than, i.e. wood. Meaning that stone or metal tabletop will transfer heat more efficiently from/to the cookie dough.
In fact, remembering your video about thawing meat, you suggest to just putting it on a metal sheet and it will thaw very fast at room temperature. Here (with the cookie dough), same principles apply: if your put it on a tabletop which has larger thermal conductivity (stone), the dough will get warmer FASTER. 😊 We get tricked by our senses a lot, so no judging, just wanted to correct you (I have to pretend to be smart, I’m a PhD after all :D).
Season’s greetings!
I love watching how other people do this tradition. I’m also wondering if Adam has a gingerbread cookie video in the works.
Loved the part where the kids started helping. Merry Christmas!
4:44 Stone would actually heat up the dough faster than a wood table. It feels cooler when you touch it because it is a better conductor of heat.
Thank you so much. I did this with my family and my wife and kids LOVED this! The decorating was a lot of fun. And these cookies taste delicious!!
I just sent this to my mom ^-^ We're gonna try making these this year, we haven't made cookies together in a long time. This'll be fun! Thank you for posting! :D
Your grandkids will definitely remember it fondly!
My dough is chilling in the fridge right now, I've never made christmas cookies before and am so excited to start a new family tradition!
Loved your video, I have tiny hands helping and I wanted to see a realistic video with kids, yours was the best! Simple but informative
Not only is this a great simple tutorial, but also heart warming. Thank you
the end is so wholesome
Thank you Adam for doing this video
I always love sugar cookies
ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ur first
Wow how many recipes does Grandma have that you have to MAKE EVERY YEAR
I do this with my family fairly often, the cookies are the most delicious I've ever had
Regardless of the bean, it is recommended you grind coarsely with a french press. If you like the taste when you grind fine then do that, but you will get lots more coffee silt that way.
Today is my birthday. This is honestly a great birthday and Christmas food. Thank you, Adam. You’ve taught me a lot about cooking, love all your videos. Thank you for being you!
Oh, your wife is Swedish, no wonder you're so sensible!
Merry Christmas from Stockholm!
this guy literally seasons his coffee
I do it, it's pretty good
I love cinnamon in my coffee.
Why I season my coffee and not my steak
Technically he seasoned his coffee press not his cup.
Thank you Adam, this has become my go-to for gifting cookies to friends and family, and they all love it! I’ve come back to your video since 2020 Christmas and honestly this cookie has become an eventful icon for holidays and celebrations haha. You might think I’d remembered all the procedures but no😂; I still need to watch this step by step just to be sure!
"People used to have much bigger families, I cut this recipe in half, and it still made four dozen cookies."
Please, you underestimate the ravenous hunger that is family gathered for Christmas, Grandma had the right idea when she shot for three digits.
Also if you dust services a lot especially with sticky dough use rice flour. Powdered sugar can get very sticky and regular flour will develop gluten if it gets wet even a little bit.
I love seeing that this is a family event for you!
I just did this with my grandkids so... 👍 WINNER 👍