How to Make the Best Holiday Cookie Assortment

Best care packages ever No Images? Click here   The question of how to assemble a holiday cookie platter, care package, or gift basket may not seem that complicated: Just make a bunch of your favorite cookies and give them away! But the reality can be a little more complex, especially when all the cookies wind up having a similarly short shelf life, leaving the recipient with a box of treats that go stale before the end of the week, rather than an assortment of goodies that can be savored throughout the holiday season. For that reason, it's helpful to mix and match cookie styles to create a longer window of enjoyment—think tender lemon meltaways, soft and chewy no-bake cookies, delicately crisp gingerbread men, crunchy biscotti, and sandwich cookies with a creamy filling. Browse the full how-to →   The Best Gift Box   Cookie Gift Boxes With Clear Window "No peeking" rules don't apply to holiday cookies—in fact, sneaking a look at what's inside makes the treats all the more enticing. Stella just swings by her local grocery store and buys some boxes from the baker, but likes the festive flair of these collapsable ones.       Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

It's Your Last Chance to Get 20% Off the ThermoPop

Get One Now No Images? Click here   Time Is Ticking: Get 20% Off the ThermoPop​ The ThermoPop is normally $34, but until midnight it's 20% off ($27.20). Grab one now to stuff in stockings or gift to friends at this discounted price before the sale ends. We've long been fans of the ThermoPop from ThermoWorks. It's an excellent and affordable instant-read thermometer and it's a great starter thermometer if you're not quite ready to shell out for the Thermapen. While it's rated to give readings in three to four seconds, the ThermoPop actually comes in closer to under three. Plus, the dial is large, easy-to-read and backlit, which comes in handy when you're going hands-first into a dark oven. What's more, it comes in a wide range of colors, so if your kitchen is color-coordinated, you can find one to fit right in.   Get Yours Now     This email may contain links to Amazon or other partners; your purchases via these links can benefit Serious Eats. Read more about our affiliate linking policy.   Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

Your Next Weeknight Meal Plan (And Weekend Cooking Project!)

What to Cook Next Week No Images? Click here   After a busy day, the last thing you want to do is spend hours in the kitchen pulling dinner together. Luckily, we have a wealth of delicious weeknight meals that will have you in and out of the kitchen in one hour or less. Meet our weekly dinner plan: Five easy dinners for five busy weeknights, all sent in advance so you can get your shopping done ahead of time. Cook along with us!   Your Week Ahead MONDAY Shrimp Fra Diavolo (Spaghetti With Spicy Tomato Sauce) Lobster fra diavolo is a classic Italian-American pasta dish. Shrimp make an excellent stand-in for a Monday meal, as long as you know how to infuse the spicy tomato sauce with some real shellfish flavor.   TUESDAY Easy, Creamy One-Pot Salmon Chowder We take fancy salmon chowder and make it in a single pot, with results that are still creamy, satisfying, delicious, a great use of leftovers or inexpensive fish, and—most important—really, really easy. WEDNESDAY Baked Eggs With Creamy Greens, Mushrooms, and Cheese Three kinds of leafy greens combine with mushrooms, garlic, leeks, mustard, and spices to form the base for a baked-egg dish that's a bit like an omelette turned inside out. THURSDAY Thai-Style Beef With Basil and Chilies (Phat Bai Horapha) Phat bai horapha is a ubiquitous street dish in Thailand, where cooks wielding woks will rapidly stir-fry sliced or minced meat flavored with garlic, shallots, fish sauce, and fiery Thai bird chilies, finish it off with a big handful of purple basil. You, too, can be one of those wok-wielding cooks in your own kitchen. FRIDAY Cheesy, Gooey Croques Monsieurs A good croque monsieur is all about nailing texture, bread-to-filling ratio, and the goo factor. This recipe is a case study in getting it right. Nothing we want more than a simple, satisfying sandwich at the end of a long week.     Your Weekend Project Ah, the weekend. Visions of time-consuming kitchen endeavors dancing in your head all week long, and finally you have the time to pursue them. But which one to choose? Let us help you guide your efforts with what we're taking on over the weekend.  Quick Gingerbread Cookies In case you missed it, Stella released her recipe for easy-peasy gingerbread cookies this week. While they're not labor-intensive or time-consuming, they are darned festive, and make for a perfect weekend baking project with family and friends.     Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232-2017 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe