Sarah's Test Kitchen

I saw this recipe in Eating Well magazine and it looked like a fun experiment for this holiday. I  must admit I had never used whole wheat flour before! It definitely made a ton of cookies which makes it perfect to prepare goodies for lots of friends. I did discover that if the dough is stiff the cookie will be too 😕. The first batch was better/softer than the second batch. I pulled the second batch dough out of the fridge and was impatient about letting it come up to temperature.  I discovered it's best to use chilled dough, not room-temp but also not hard and chunky. These were really fun to make, although laborious. They're also pretty messy. But they're really good!! I hope you get to try it yourself!

My first few years of teaching over 20 years ago were rough to say the least; however, the relationships that developed there over time with students, faculty, and staff, I cherish to this day. Every Christmas the lady in the front office would make this incredible snack that I looked forward to each year during exam week. She always brought a huge bowl of it and had fun cups or plates so we can "scoop and go" during those busy days. It just wasn't Christmas without it. She called it "Trash" because it had a little bit of everything in it! I just had to have the recipe. It has been a staple in my Christmas baking routine ever since. When I first began making it many asked for the recipe, so to distinguish mine from others, I called it "Sarah's Christmas Trash" although it totally didn't originate with me! Marty, the office receptionist began a trend that would last for years to come. She and so many precious people I had the privilege of teachi...