It’s that time of year where people are getting into the festive holiday spirit with nostalgic traditions like setting up the Christmas tree, wrapping presents, and baking lots of sweets, particularly Christmas sugar cookies.
In Leelanau County, classic Christmas sugar cookies are keeping bakers and pastry chefs as busy as ever this holiday season, and are one of the most popular varieties requested in cookie platters. Aside from sugar being the main ingredient and reason why people love the taste, the memories made while baking or decorating them keeps the classic sweet a sought after option time and time again.
“A lot of grandparents will come in who don’t want to bake but want to decorate with the grandkids, so it’s pretty popular that way,” said Rachel Fischer, who is working the front of the house at Chimoski Bakery in Suttons Bay this season. “I like the sugar cookies here because they’re not overly sweet and the (buttercream) frosting isn’t super sweet either, so it’s not like you’re totally sugared out.”
