I am not a cookie maven but I would say freeze unrolled, as the detail of the stamp may get compromised in the friction otherwise.
You may want to ask yossi herself on insta — some of these folks are quite responsive.
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Yes to freezing the dough, no to stamping first.
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Agree!
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Here’s this year’s (repeat) of the Halloween cookies. I got 9 cookies out of a half batch, but one did not live to see the glamour shot. I subbed half the Dutch process cocoa with black cocoa powder, but otherwise as per the recipe (cited up-thread).
I may try and track down the spider version of the Nordicware stamp for next year’s bake. New to me this year, was a nifty ¼” rolling pin which took a lot of the guesswork out of things.
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So cute!
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Why have a yucky spider when you have very cute cats??? (Admitted arachnophobe who has a very tough time in October. It gets worse every year, I don’t know what is wrong with people, lol.)
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Which is why I don’t have the spider stamp. Total arachnophobe here, and I can’t imagine eating them. 
Fortunately, we’re past the worst of it in our yard (late September/early October is horrifying). That fear is what makes me think - after all - they’d be a good Halloween cookie.
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No. Just no.
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I use to work with a girl who was scared to death of spiders. It’s a real fear. I don’t care for them myself, but living out in the country in Texas I’ve learned which ones to avoid. Garden spiders can live and brown spiders deserve to die. Always bad news.
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But back to Holiday Baking 2025.
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Oh those look great.
They kept the stamp REALLY well.
It’s a learning curve. I get a little better at it each time. Next up: Christmas stamp cookies.
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Anyone thinking of introducing some new cookies this year?
Some new-to-me recipes I’m considering testing for this year:
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Those all look amazing!
I definitely want to try those ginger cheesecake cookies - two of my favorite things in one! Please post when you bake them!
yeah they really caught my eye as well. i would happily bake 10 different kinds of ginger cookies for xmas, and call it a day.
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last year i learned how to candy ginger myself - it’s delicious used in baked goods.
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i’m not sure which to try first. i think the fig sables. i’m curious to see if it’s possible to slice neat sable slices when there are chunks of dried fruit in there….
I’m rooting for the lamington thumbprints.
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