The lowest-waste holiday party plan

A cookie swap is the perfect, low-waste holiday party. The menu is simple (cookies!), and everyone actually wants to take home the leftovers. So we asked the pastry geniuses over at Cool Beans to develop a recipe that’ll help even the least experienced bakers whip up holiday cookies that’ll impress. They came up with a single dough that easily adapts into three different sweet treats. Not only will it make you feel like a total pro, but it also works with either plant-based or regular butter, and it won’t fill your pantry with a bunch of ingredients you might only use once.